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Re: 9-5 vs. 9-3, Accord, others?
Posted by Scott (more from Scott) on Fri, 12 May 2006 22:03:05
In Reply to: 9-5 vs. 9-3, Accord, others?, Jake
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, Fri, 12 May 2006 18:58:48
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I own a 2002 9-5 Arc V-6. The car is more of a "luxury european" versus race inspired like the Aero. I really like the low-end torque and the smoothness of the V-6. It's biggest concern is the 60K cam-belt replacement along with the idlers/tensioner. And it needs to be done on-time and correctly as the engine is an interference design. The V-6 does have a good reputation and apparently is exempt from the sludging issues of the 4 cylinder. Aside from the expensive cam-belt replacemnet, I love the car. It's very solid, fun to drive, safe, but has more road noise than I like. Mine's got every option including the Bi-Xenon headlights which are the best lights I've had on any car.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 9-5 vs. 9-3, Accord, others?, Jake
, Fri, 12 May 2006 18:58:48- Drove 9-5's yesterday., Jake
, Sun, 14 May 2006 08:22:24 - Euro preference......, Mike Lynch
, Sat, 13 May 2006 15:17:14 - Accords are OK if..., Noel, Sat, 13 May 2006 12:57:24
- another thought..., bamaSAAB, Sat, 13 May 2006 07:49:29
- Re: 9-5 vs. 9-3, Accord, others?, seemack, Fri, 12 May 2006 23:42:47
- Re: 9-5 vs. 9-3, Accord, others?, Scott, Fri, 12 May 2006 22:03:05 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 9-5 vs. 9-3, Accord, others?, john belknap, Fri, 12 May 2006 19:31:47
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