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First impressions - 3K miles and counting
Posted by Rick P (more from Rick P) on Thu, 28 Jun 2001 21:40:12
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Have had my 01 95 lpt laser red wagon for 3 monts now and 3K miles. For what it's worth - I just received my JD Powers Survey so I thought I would record some initial impressions:
1) Laser red - i love this color! Too bad they don't make it i lightning blue like the viggen..:<
2) Carpeting...my 1998 Ford Expedition has better carpeting. This has got to be the cheapest carpeting on earth - in fact, a 1996 Jetta I owned had better carpeting...
3) Ride and Handling..this is my wife's car - for her it's more than adequate. I think it handles well, fairly well controlled ride. Maybe a bit too much lean in curves when driving hard but hey -it's a wagon.
4) The Horn thing - I got "the horn" incident. In fact, I read Maumaud's description of what happened to him. I remembered that and hit the horn pad and it stopped.
5) Instrumentation - I think the 95 has the best layout in the industry. I like it a lot.
6) ACC - never liked these. Too much fiddling with the controls.
7) Wheels - I have the base 95 - don't like the wheels. Wish I would have gotten the 17" BBS.
8) Mileage - pretty good. From CT -> Boston. 85 degree day, with AC on full blast at 65mph -> just under 28MPG. I'll take that compared to the 13 I get with the Expy.
Overall, I am very pleased. It's my first Saab - also have a 91 Volvo 740 - which is my daily driver. And when I'm ready to replace the brick I'll probably consider the new 93.
Posts in this Thread:
- First impressions - 3K miles and counting, Rick P, Thu, 28 Jun 2001 21:40:12 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: First impressions - 3K miles and counting, Dick Thompson, Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:44:48
- Re: First impressions - 3K miles and counting, Rebecca, Fri, 29 Jun 2001 11:39:37
- Re: First impressions - 3K miles and counting, Ingrid, Fri, 29 Jun 2001 08:32:13
- ACC ----, Ian Glenday , Thu, 28 Jun 2001 22:54:18
- Re: First impressions - 3K miles and counting, Bill D, Thu, 28 Jun 2001 21:50:24
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