Article Comments - 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero XWD First Drive

28 messages, Last post on Dec 24, 2007 at 3:33 PM

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Article comments for First Drive: 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero XWD - Saab says XWD should be pronounced "Cross-Wheel Drive." It hardly rolls off the tongue, but this fourth-generation Haldex-engineered system breaks some new ground. (more)

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#10 of 28 Re: Black Turbo [bons] by rockylee Jul 18, 2007 (12:04 am)
Replying to: bons (Jul 17, 2007 1:59 pm) Couldn't agree more with your post ....... -Rocky
#11 of 28 Re: Exciting [pat] by rockylee Jul 18, 2007 (12:05 am)
Replying to: pat (Jul 14, 2007 11:50 am) Pat, it's nice to see you also pal. I've been job hunting (have a couple of leads) and of course going through this nasty divorce pal, thus not leaving me much time to be on here. -Rocky
#12 of 28 Re: Black Turbo [bons] by rockylee Jul 18, 2007 (12:08 am)
Replying to: bons (Jul 17, 2007 1:59 pm) bons, any word on when the Black Turbo, might be available for our consumption pal ????? Do you know anything about the navigation and stereo equipment yet onthe 08' 9-3 ???? Any voice recognition, HD Radio, etc ???? Will ventilated seats be a option yet ? Thanks, -Rocky
#13 of 28 no bluetooth = no 2008 for me by medolas Jul 18, 2007 (7:55 pm)
i know this is going to sound lame and petty, but the no Bluetooth policy is a dealbreaker. who wants to pay a monthly fee for something you may never use (yeah, yeah, if you're in an accident in the middle of bum*uck nowhere...). the rest of the competition at least has it as an option. GM needs to let go of that lame service. Replies to this message: rockylee (Jul 19, 2007 2:10 am)
#14 of 28 Re: no bluetooth = no 2008 for me [medolas] by rockylee Jul 19, 2007 (2:10 am)
Replying to: medolas (Jul 18, 2007 7:55 pm) Well do we know if it's going to be available or not as I'd like to have bluetooth as well if I got this car It's not a deal breaker for me but it would be a nice gadget !!!! -Rocky
#15 of 28 More detail by bons Jul 22, 2007 (7:24 am)
Black Turbo might not be available until late 08 or early 09 Ventilated seats will be available as option or even standard. Here is a detail description of the 08 93 Replies to this message: rockylee (Jul 23, 2007 1:17 am)
#16 of 28 Re: More detail [bons] by rockylee Jul 23, 2007 (1:17 am)
Replying to: bons (Jul 22, 2007 7:24 am) Black Turbo might not be available until late 08 or early 09 I can and will wait. I couldn't afford one atthis momment in time any ways. Ventilated seats will be available as option or even standard. I sure hope you are right because that would be a very cool feature. -Rocky P.S. Thanks for the link bons. If you see anything more related to this wonderful car please post it ASAP.
#17 of 28 Not So Fast... by saabdude Aug 31, 2007 (7:42 am)
I was just informed by my SAAB dealer that the 9-3 XWD cars will not be available until the SECOND HALF of 2008. Meaning July or August 2008 at the earliest. Bummer Guess I'll just lease a 9-5 SportCombi Aero until that time. Replies to this message: rockylee (Aug 31, 2007 2:53 pm) saablcp (Sep 04, 2007 11:15 am)
#18 of 28 Re: Not So Fast... [saabdude] by rockylee Aug 31, 2007 (2:53 pm)
Replying to: saabdude (Aug 31, 2007 7:42 am) That stinks........ -Rocky
#19 of 28 Re: Not So Fast... [saabdude] by saablcp Sep 04, 2007 (11:15 am)
Replying to: saabdude (Aug 31, 2007 7:42 am) I think your tmeline info is somewhat pessimistic.Saabs model year ends in Sept.,so 2009 models will be in production by July and Aug.of'08.I think Feb/March of '08 at the latest is more likely.