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safety issues
Posted by saabaru (more from saabaru) on Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:07:36
In Reply to: A future Saab owner(Maybe!), SGCN, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:06:29
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The public perception of Volvos being so safe is partly fueled by a good safety record and partly by great advertising. Saab has not been good with advertising, so most people don't know that Saabs have pretty much consistently rated higher than Volvos in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Saab 9000 was one of the safest cars made. IIRC, for the late 1980's, the 9000 was surpassed by the biggest Mercedes and nothing else.
Active safety is far superior in Saabs. IMHO, Volvos handle poorly. They tend to wallow too much for me. So accident avoidance is not going to be that great. I'm on my fourth Saab, third 9000, and I can't conceive of a better all-around car.
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Posts in this Thread:
- A future Saab owner(Maybe!), SGCN, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:06:29
- Re: A future Saab owner(Maybe!), Don
, Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:51:44 - Talk to some Volvo owners as well, Bart, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:32:37
- The 9-5 has repeatedly been pronounced the safest car, AdamB
, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 13:31:32 - safety issues, saabaru, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:07:36 <-- Viewing This Message
- Oh, if I could talk my wife into a Saab wagon..., Bob Falfa, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:47:13
- Re: A future Saab owner(Maybe!), jeff, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:39:13
- Saab support, jimtimkim, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:41:07
- Re: A future Saab owner(Maybe!), Dean, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 07:03:11
- Where in New England, Dave Westlake, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:57:51
- Re: A future Saab owner(Maybe!), Dave Westlake, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:55:48
- A present Saab owner....., zeke, Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:44:17
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