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Re: new 9-5 vs 9-3 Posted by Greg Abbott [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: new 9-5 vs 9-3, Tom Whitmore, Fri, 3 Nov 2006 09:36:37 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
They're very different cars. The new 9-3 is an agile, sharp-handling car - that feels smaller than it is when you drive it. The 9-5 feels bigger than it is when you drive it.
I had an '04 9-3 as a loaner for four days a couple of months ago. The first thing my wife said when she sat in it was "nice seats." She drives a Mercedes wagon as a daily driver, she knows nice seats.
The 9-5 is quieter. My 2000 9-5 has 114,000 miles and has almost no rattles or squeeks. The 2004 9-3 I drove had 67,000 miles on it, and had a really annoying noise coming from the lower part of the front passenger door (sounded like a plastic vibration). There also seemed to be a touch more wind and road noise in the 9-3.
OTOH, the 9-3 was a complete blast to drive. The five-speed automatic combined with the turbo was a very fast, responsive combination.
The choice really depends on what kind of car you want - a compact rocket for the twisties, or a bigger highway cruiser (that's still fun to drive).
If I were in the market today, I would almost certainly buy a 9-3. Instead I'm waiting to see what the next 9-5 looks like.
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