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Re: Lotus vs. Saab (long) Posted by PGAero [Email]  (#1143) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from PGAero) on Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:06:58
In Reply to: Lotus vs. Saab (long), PeterCO, Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:42:46 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Hey,
I just returned from a 12-day, 2700 mile road trip/excursion in my 9K Aero. I'm sure I'd love the lotus, but I certainly enjoyed my Saab for those long days. I left Cooke City Montana (north-east of Yellowstone by only a few miles) on Monday evening (7:00) and arrived at my home (Nevada City, CA...about one hour west of north Lake Tahoe) on Tuesday morning at 11:00. Long drive? Yes. Beautiful time to drive through Yellowstone? Yes. Kinda weird watching the sun rise behind you in the Nevada desert after only one hour of rest at a relatively deserted rest-stop in Burley, ID? Yes.
Anyway... earlier in my trip (last tuesday, in fact) I was passed by a Hamann (sp) BMW somewhere in Montana...near Big Fork. I rolled on the accelerator to keep up with it and before I knew it...was doing 125 (okay, so I knew it the whole time...it was just really easy, that's all) and barely gaining on this car. Anyway...he gave me a look of confusion when we got bunched up at the next road work section...I don't think he realized what a 9000 Aero is all about. In all due respect, his BMW was very nice. A late e36 with Hamann aerodynamics/wheels..and the sound of a not-so-stock BMW....it was Powder Blue. Nice.
Anyway, I just thought I'd put my $0.02 in on the subject of the joys of Saab ownership/driving. Oh...and I got 31-33 MPG through the course of the trip....can't do that in too many cars.
~Peter
'93 Aero, 5spd
Will turn over 55K in the next couple days.
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_______________________________________ Current: '03 9-5 Aero Wagon, 5spd, Polar/Black Past: '06 9-5 Combi, AT, Polar/Black '04 9-5 Aero Wagon, AT, Nocturne/Granite '03 9-5 Aero Wagon, AT, Steel/Charcoal '00 9-3 Viggen, 5D, Silver/Black '93 9000 Aero, 5MT, Cirrus/Black (Owned this one twice) '86 900 SPG, 5MT, Edwardian/Buffalo Grey
, Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:20:53
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