In Reply to: Cool rant!, Saana88 [Profile/Gallery] , Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:55:06

The SAAB's my daily driver and is sure fun! I can't complain about a car that will get 30 MPG's or more on the open road, hangs onto a turn like it's on rails, and will pull away from a signal before most of those SUV's have even got the converter clutches engaged in their slush-o-matic transmissions.

but when I have the desire to head to the water with the boat, or head out for a campout, the van is the vehicle of choice. Unfortunatly, I can't sleep in the back of my 900 convertible, or tow my sailboat with it....so I use the van

It's not a big van...a Chevy Astro van, with a V6 engine twice as big as the SAAB's engine...but still smaller than most SUV engines. The van is short and remarkably small on the outside, but has more cubic feet inside than a Chevy Subdivision. The van handles suprisingly well with it's wide, low-profile tires and firm springs. Not as good as the SAAB, but still able to leave most SUV's skidding or rolling over in a good freeway on-ramp or back road. The van has stickshift too...a very rare option for a van indeed, but it helps it get about 24 MPG's out on the open road...not too bad I'd say. I guess some of this can be attributed to the van's more streamlined body...there's not "cow catcher" on the front, or upright windshields, spotlights, or other stuff to catch wind. In fact, it's got a small air dam across the front to keep windage off the undercarrage, just like a SAAB has!

It's pretty funny, and sad though, the people that would buy an SUV won't even touch a van, even though a van would give them the same, if not more capabilites as an SUV, without all the problems, like poor mileage, and poor handling. Something about an image problem...Still, it's pretty sad what a SAAB will do that an SUV won't!

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• Snow & SUV Hell, Russell Giuliano, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 06:28:13
  • Sh*tty ugly vehicle, john, Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:15:09
  • It amazes me when opinion get so personal..., JDSaab, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:26:58
    • nothing personal here either, Steven W, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:12:58
      • You won't catch me near a Stanley, only Plumb!, GregR, Thu, 3 Mar 2005 05:25:38
    • Hey, nothing personal here ....., vsfoxe , Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:28:22
  • Cool rant!, Saana88 , Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:55:06
    • Even my VAN is better than most SUV's, Steven W, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:19:34 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Russ,I luve ya' babe, but I se another side..., Chaz, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 19:31:56
    • Re: Russ,I luve ya' babe, but I se another side..., jp, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:41:10
      • Unibody construction is what I meant, and you are wrong, Chaz, Fri, 4 Mar 2005 04:05:46
    • I'm no stranger to the SUV either, Russell Giuliano, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:40:47
      • accident survival vs accident avoidence, steven W, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:44:40
  • Patience...they end upside down soon., JohnB, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:44:47
    • Oh yea, I' ALL TOO FAMILIAR with idiot DC drivers, Steve W, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:47:30
    • Re: Patience...they end upside down soon., arabiflora , Wed, 2 Mar 2005 00:43:08
  • I'm impartial. But will clearly state that if....., vsfoxe , Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:06:49
    • I helped stir it up, so I kinda' have to stay in?, JDSaab, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:29:43
      • Our troops are defending your right to drive an SUV n, Russell Giuliano, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 04:17:26
    • Ouch...my Audi 4.2A6 weighs 4068 lbs..., JohnB, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 15:46:21
  • Just so I understand this correctly..., JDSaab, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:42:09
    • what's wrong with TWO vehicles???, Steven W, Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:22:45
    • No, you don't get it, Russell Giuliano, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 11:30:24
      • Re: No, you don't get it, Pete Kelly, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 13:13:46
      • Thanks for the help on what SUV means..., JDSaab, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:22:44
    • The whole SUV-pickup thing, RayF, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 11:19:33
    • Re: Just so I understand this correctly..., Finch, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:40:53
  • Re: Snow & SUV Hell, saabrocket, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 07:10:18
    • Re: Snow & SUV Hell, Pete Kelly, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:13:58
      • the disco.., KTurner, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 11:25:38
        • Re: the disco.., sandy hague, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:20:12
        • Re: the disco..it's a series 2 and I agree, Pete Kelly, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 13:04:22
          • generalizations=love/hate, sandy hague, Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:14:37

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