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Paddling is no substitute for Manuals so don't expect..
Posted by NateWI [Email] (more from NateWI) on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:02:12
In Reply to: Re: Sell me on a Saab 9-5, Kirk, Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:15:49
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it to respond the same way. I, like many other posters here, was convinced I needed a manual but they were very hard to find. Test drove a couple autos with paddles and was deeply disappointed. I ended up with a manual by luck of finding one. I test drove the manual back to back with an auto (exact same models except for a few trims) and that sealed it for me. HOWEVER, if a manual would not have popped up...I would have been happy with the auto and the awesome Sport mode. I couldn't realistically see myself using the paddles. Too awkward. It also feels slow (not the car but the shifting) but I'm convinced this is simply a perception thing.
I know there's a slight pause when I shift, but because I'm in control and know what to expect and how to react it feels much faster than when you trigger a button and wait for things to happen in that same pause. Just my .02
as far as long and wide?...I'm no expert. Long...maybe. Wide...not so much. Loose...much looser than I would have expected (that coming from a 96 honda civic which felt very long, but tighter). It's what you like in the end.
I'd been happy with an auto...but love my manual Aero
Good luck
Nate
04 9-5 Aero steel gray MANUAL
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Posts in this Thread:
- Sell me on a Saab 9-5, Kirk, Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:22:42
- answers, -993-, Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:48:53
- Auto Trans..., Paul O., Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:54:55
- Re: Sell me on a Saab 9-5, Kirk, Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:15:49
- Re: Sell me on a Saab 9-5, NDS, Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:42:18
- Re: Sell me on a Saab 9-5, SeeVTSaab, Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:43:48
- Re: Sell me on a Saab 9-5, Steve, Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:00:48
- Sounds like you're already sold, Allan, Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:55:13
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