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just had one as a rental and ran ~1k mi on it.... review $0.02
Posted by KeithG (more from KeithG) on Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:47:22
In Reply to: departing the Saab community (with some regret)..., Schumi, Mon, 4 Jun 2001 23:47:17
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This is my review: It is OK. The seats are a bit short front to back, but similar to the 9^3/NG900, compared to my C900. Seating position is a bit low also compared to a C900, but every car is low in comparison! Engine is OK, but does not return as good of mileage as my '92 2.0T on the road. It got 28 in hwy only cruising at 70 mph. I am sure that around town it would be less than the C900 as well. I am short (5' 7") and the rear seat was fine for me, though those taller than about 5' 9" would probably not fit. It has airbags 'all over', but I could not tell from the manual if it has active (pyrotechnic) belts. These belts saved my dad and his brother a couple of weeks agon in his, now departed, 9k. The only driving issues were 1) volvo stalk placement is for 2&10 hand placement and is not to my taste 2) it did not track too well (wandered in the lane without eternal vigilance). I attribute this to having too little camber or trail. It is mcpherson strut, so this is not variable. The engine has exhaust on the aft side which does not bode well for long lasting turbos. It is an LPT as there is no gage and it seems to be a bit asthmatic like the VW 1.8T. $0.02
Posts in this Thread:
- departing the Saab community (with some regret)..., Schumi, Mon, 4 Jun 2001 23:47:17
- just had one as a rental and ran ~1k mi on it.... review $0.02, KeithG, Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:47:22 <-- Viewing This Message
- ~Stands And Salutes~, tigga, Tue, 5 Jun 2001 02:23:28
- Schumi, what's up. S40 is only available in automatic!, Ryan
, Tue, 5 Jun 2001 00:13:35- Re: Schumi, what's up. S40 is only available in automatic!, Andrey, Wed, 6 Jun 2001 09:02:56
- Re: Schumi, what's up. S40 is only available in automatic!, Schumi, Tue, 5 Jun 2001 12:52:49
- ...in US n/m, Kalle, Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:53:04
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