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346 messages, Last post on Oct 01, 2009 at 7:11 PM
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I saw my first 97x across the street from where I was getting a slice. It looked quite attractive from the front when I walked past it, the saab grill is a great touch. The car just happened to be black. As I am eating my pizza a black trailblazer parks right behind it. An amazing coincidence that proved the overall distaste for design in GM. Saab a company that has always had quite varying designs from the rest has finally fallen victim to the invasion of the GM (car) body snatchers. Check out some pics on carlist.com chevy = 27,000 saab = 38,000 |
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>Because the alternative would be nostalgia. Nostalgia would be better. Nostalgia is inevitable for every make of car, what matters is how it is met. Seeing the frankenSaabs on the road for a few more sad years has now taken most of the nostalgia away from me. These simply are not saab cars. Why do so many people pretend they are by even making reference to the past? The name was bought in order to sell other cars. |
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Inside Line Q&A: Saab USA's Jay Spenchian (Inside Line) Steve, Host
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 19, 2005 1:55 pm) Hmmm... Where does that leave the 9-2X and 9-7X?
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Replying to: jchan2 (Jul 19, 2005 2:39 pm) Steve, Host
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 19, 2005 3:20 pm) |
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Saab should be embarassed: http://www.safercar.gov/NCAP/Cars/3686.html
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Replying to: mistermark (Jul 26, 2005 9:54 am) Not Good, especially when Lexus, Volvo, and Acura all make safer SUVs. |
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Mildly curious to check it out. (I currently have a 9-5 Arc wagon with the discontinued v6). I drove the v6 version. The engine strains when you push it. My 200 horse v6 with a turbo is much more effortless on acceleration. And man, do you feel every bump in the road, almost worse than my wagon. The one thing I truly don't like about my saab is the road vibration. The 9-7x dampens the vibration on the steering wheel nicely, though and overall , it is quieter. It handled fairly well, though I think I detected a slight shimmy when I went over certain bumps. They tried to make it sporty like the saab, which can be a good thing and a bad thing depending on what you like. Tight supsension (maybe too tight?), tight though smooth steering. The interior is nice enough. Comfy seats, nicely padded steering wheel, much nicer armrest and hey, they threw in an extra cupholder! But in the back, the cupholders are on the back of the center console near the floor, useless to my 5 year old son sitting in his carseat. I like my rear seat armrest with the cupholders that slide out. The 9-7 is quieter than my wagon, in terms of road noise, thanks to laminated glass. Rear visibility was not good thanks to the small rear window, small mirror and wide pillars on the back. As for the room, they claim it's 80.1 cu feet with the rear seats folded down, about 6 cu feet more than the wagon. It doesn't really feel any bigger though, and the cargo area is definitely shorter in length. Guess they make up for it in height. The rear seat area is quite roomy, they probably get some space there. In the end, I don't think I'd own one. But at least I gave it a shot. |
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