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Re: 9000 to 9-5
Posted by westernny [Email] (more from westernny) on Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:23:23
In Reply to: Re: 9000 to 9-5, SAAB-San, Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:23:28
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Just made the switch myself: '88 9000T to an '01 Aero, CPO car. Both 5-speeds. Granted, the '88 is a bit long in the tooth, but still rides pretty well and the turbo is still doing OK at 194K.
The Aero is absolutely silent on the road. It only had 27.5K on it when I bought it, but it is, after all, a four year old car. The difference in ride is enormous: the Aero is much stiffer and lower to the ground, and corners like it's on rails. With 4 Hakkas, there is very little difference between the cars in winter driving, although I still sort of feel that the 9000T is more stable in really bad conditions. I haven't driven the Aero in enough bad weather as of yet to make any meaningful conclusions, tho'.
The Aero has much more power, as you probably know. The interior lacks the large door pockets (stereo speakers take up the space) of the 9000, and the center console is much smaller as well. I truly miss the hatch of the 9000T - if my wife didn't have a 9-5 wagon, I don't think I would have bought the Aero sedan, despite how much I like it. The fold-down seats are helpful, but you've got to be careful of the stereo amplifier that's attached to the "roof" of the trunk compartment. You could easily hit the wiring harness if you tried to stuff some large things in there.
Both cars tend to have those little Saab annoyances, it's true. My own "favorite" annoyance is the failure of those little bulbs that light various switches - power windows, seat heaters, etc. ALWAYS burning out.
In fact, I have 3 out right now, but since this is a CPO car, I can get them changed for free this time.
Oh yeah, and the Aero front spoiler lip is positioned in such a way as to practically guarantee you'll scratch it up, eventually.
But, as much as I really enjoyed driving my 9000T, I must say that the 9-5 Aero is just fantastic (Black/Charcoal/BBS wheels.)
HTH
Big potential problem: with the quiet ride of the Aero and it's impressive acceleration, it's pretty easy to be going way over the speed limit before you're really aware of it.
posted by 64.24.17...
Posts in this Thread:
- 9000 to 9-5, John Ohara, Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:39:06
- Re: 9000 to 9-5, CMK, Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:39:49
- 9000 to 9-5 - I have both, Tarooka
, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:20:38 - Contrarian view, Chris L, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:35:29
- I have both, Charlie, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:31:07
- recently made the switch..., Bill7, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 05:57:05
- '88 & '92 9000 and '00 & '03 9-5 Aero..., Al S, Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:06:37
- Re: 9000 to 9-5, JG, Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:38:37
- Re: 9000 to 9-5, frogboy55
, Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:37:10 - Re: 9000 to 9-5, SAAB-San, Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:23:28
- Re: 9000 to 9-5, westernny, Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:23:23 <-- Viewing This Message
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