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Guess I'm flawed too...and darn proud of it!
Posted by NateWI [Email] (more from NateWI) on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:47:06
In Reply to: Of Course it's a Flaw, OKSaabs, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:37:01
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I had myself talked into an auto when after I started shopping...mainly because manuals are hard to find. Saabs in general are not all that prevalent in my area! Also just wanted to be happy with a new/used car and a manual so I had to do some positive reinforcing to accept an auto if I ended up with one.
We drove 150 miles to look at 9-5 Aeros. They had a manual and auto...virtually identical. Test drove both and the question resurfaced. My only hesitation was that the manual had a funky interior smell (combo of scented shampoo and some nasty fruity air freshener smell).
In the end I took the manual. The driving experience IMHO was no comparison. The paddle shifters just didn't cut it, especially downshifting which was really jerky if not in the right rpm range. Also I like knowing where the powerband is and with an auto, I just wasn't sure "when" things would kick in. HOWEVER the auto is silky smooth and the 'sport' setting is awesome. If I hadn't found a manual, I would have been happy with an Auto.
Where are you looking? What years? New/used? There are some manual 03-05 in the Chicagoland area. I'm not a dealer so I'm not trying to push anything...just being helpful.
Good luck
Nate
04 Aero sdn M A N U A L
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Posts in this Thread:
- manual vs automatic, quinn reagan, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:28:44
- Rough idle at stop light..., AlS, Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:28:11
- Re: manual vs automatic, quinn reagan, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:33:03
- Re: manual vs automatic, George on the Cape, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:17:00
- Dealer told me..., NateWI, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:34:26
- As it relates to oil pressure,, SeeVTSaab, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:51:18
- buy the car you want, not the one they want to sell you, John in Bismarck, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:56:35
- He may be doing you a favor, No Snaab, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:50:11
- Lot full of automatics..., pokeyjoe , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:24:05
- Exactly, Oscar, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:34:00
- It depends..., Noel, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:52:39
- Automatics make me sleepy..., ChuckD , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:33:54
- I've had both..., AlS, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:27:33
- Yes the pardigm is flawed......, Mike Lynch , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:27:27
- Don't take any crap from the dealer (+), vvk, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:37:01
- Don't give in..., JMJ in NC, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:31:43
- Of Course it's a Flaw, OKSaabs, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:37:01
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