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Posted by Jason 5W-40 [Email] (more from Jason 5W-40) on Fri, 21 May 2004 20:09:33
In Reply to: finally drove a 9-5 aero, a few questions, chicago, dave, Thu, 20 May 2004 16:39:46
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You'll love it!
RE: Engine power, I essentially asked the same question here almost two years ago, after test driving the Aero that I wound up taking home. (see link below)
New SAAB engines are tight and take a while to break-in. But rest assured, you'll be enjoying lots of smooth, efficient turbo power in no time. You'll almost never have to downshift from 5th when overtaking on the highway, it's quite amazing!
The idle will also smooth out, especially with a manual transmission (the automatics don't seem to idle as cleanly, even after break-in).
I kid you not, my '02 Aero idles more smoothly than mom's '03 330xi. (But I think the 330xi wasn't built right, it already had an ignition coil failure, at 11K mi)
The 9-5's highway fuel economy can't be beat--you'll get way over 30 MPG. I even managed to get 35 MPG on a long trip once. No other car with this amount of power (top speed=155 mph!) can do this.
I hope to drive this car a long, long time...
Jason
'02 Aero sedan
5MT/20K
posted by 24.46.48...
One of my first posts
Posts in this Thread:
- finally drove a 9-5 aero, a few questions, chicago, dave, Thu, 20 May 2004 16:39:46
- Re: finally drove a 9-5 aero, a few questions, chicago, dave, Sun, 23 May 2004 18:46:03
- go for it!, Jason 5W-40, Fri, 21 May 2004 20:09:33 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: finally drove a 9-5 aero, a few questions, chicago, frank , Fri, 21 May 2004 11:12:24
- Re: finally drove a 9-5 aero, a few questions, chicago, Lynn, Fri, 21 May 2004 05:23:51
- At speed the 9-5 Aero should feel much stronger, AdamB , Thu, 20 May 2004 22:44:41
- Saab Exchange, dented rims, and indies..., sph3re, Thu, 20 May 2004 20:16:41
- Re: finally drove a 9-5 aero, a few questions, chicago, AeroLady, Thu, 20 May 2004 18:51:43
- Re: finally drove a 9-5 aero, a few questions, chicago, Allan, Thu, 20 May 2004 18:37:01
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