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BigEnos View Member Profile	Jan 11 2006, 04:08 PM Post #2
Collo Rosso Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,220 Joined: 3-August 05 From: San Antonio, TX Member No.: 839	My Dad is a big fan of SAABs. He's had some pretty good luck with most of them, and one was a real headache. I borrowed his 9000 once to drive to Montreal. Fantastic car for the trip never missed a beat. It was only the CDE with a turbo 4 and an auto. I could drive it every day and be pretty happy, as long as I had something else interesting. I agree on the BMW front. They are nice, but not that nice. There's tons of them for sale, too. Carmax alone has hundreds. I just don't see how the prices stay so high. The SAAB sounds like a good choice to me. Only other car I can think of is a WRX, but Subies are a love 'em/hate 'em proposition.

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Eugenio_SS beater/daily-drvr... which would you get (sedan) ? Jan 11 2006, 04:12 AM

bobbylee I drive a '76 Ford Maverick. No payments. No ... Jan 11 2006, 05:06 AM

JKnight Go drive a BMW 3 series or 5 series, depending on ... Jan 11 2006, 05:29 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (JKnight @ Jan 11 2006, 00:29)Go drive ... Jan 11 2006, 06:05 AM

jensend Believe that the Acura TSX comes in a 4 door confi... Jan 11 2006, 01:43 PM

severous01 the new RL from Acura is nice. BTW...the new Pass... Jan 11 2006, 04:02 PM

BigEnos My Dad is a big fan of SAABs. He's had some pr... Jan 11 2006, 04:08 PM

BigEnos Oh, yeah. Check out the Acura TL, too. Hear nothin... Jan 11 2006, 04:09 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (jensend @ Jan 11 2006, 08:43)Believe t... Jan 11 2006, 09:02 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (severous01 @ Jan 11 2006, 11:02)the ne... Jan 11 2006, 09:05 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (BigEnos @ Jan 11 2006, 11:08)My Dad is... Jan 11 2006, 09:12 PM

slowTA Pontiac G6 four door GTP... 240 hp, manual shift 4... Jan 11 2006, 09:12 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (slowTA @ Jan 11 2006, 16:12)Pontiac G6... Jan 11 2006, 09:21 PM

slowTA Could be... I haven't really compared them sid... Jan 11 2006, 09:28 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (slowTA @ Jan 11 2006, 16:28)Could be..... Jan 11 2006, 11:09 PM

rpoz-29 We bought an '06 Sonata in late August. Plenty... Jan 12 2006, 12:46 AM

DanO First off.. what is your $$ range??? 1... Jan 12 2006, 01:21 AM

Teutonic Speedracer I'd steer clear of a Saab or Volvo due to the ... Jan 12 2006, 01:35 AM

00 Trans Ram Well, my sister-in-law just got a Pontiac G6 GT w/... Jan 12 2006, 03:19 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (Teutonic Speedracer @ Jan 11 2006, 20:... Jan 12 2006, 05:51 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (DanO @ Jan 11 2006, 20:21)First off.. ... Jan 12 2006, 06:01 AM

Eugenio_SS RWD, although I would love to, keep in mind my wif... Jan 12 2006, 06:06 AM

Eugenio_SS btw, test drove 2 cars today Malibu SS and the Imp... Jan 12 2006, 06:11 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Jan 11 2006, 19:46)We b... Jan 12 2006, 06:24 AM

torontoZ28 Hey Eugenio, Are you living in toronto these days... Jan 12 2006, 02:57 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (torontoZ28 @ Jan 12 2006, 09:57)Hey Eu... Jan 13 2006, 04:29 AM

Eugenio_SS went to take a look @ pontiac dealer to see the G6... Jan 13 2006, 04:56 AM

DanO I say go for the Lexus IS350 Jan 13 2006, 03:39 PM

2000Z-71 When I see beater I think cheap, but it's obvi... Jan 13 2006, 04:50 PM

JKnight QUOTE the only bigger prick than a BMW driver is a... Jan 13 2006, 06:20 PM

slowTA ... I'm probably going to kick myself for the ... Jan 13 2006, 09:21 PM

marka Howdy, My civic was made in the US. Sure, the pr... Jan 13 2006, 10:02 PM

rmackintosh QUOTE (JKnight @ Jan 10 2006, 23:29)Don't... Jan 13 2006, 10:06 PM

slowTA QUOTE (marka @ Jan 13 2006, 17:02)Howdy, My ... Jan 13 2006, 10:14 PM

2000Z-71 QUOTE (JKnight @ Jan 13 2006, 12:20)QUOTE the... Jan 13 2006, 11:17 PM

torontoZ28 QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Jan 13 2006, 00:29)QUOTE ... Jan 13 2006, 11:21 PM

slowTA Sorry to offend Jason but my experience with the ... Jan 13 2006, 11:58 PM

rpoz-29 Dodge Ram..........built in Mexico. Z-28 Camaro..... Jan 14 2006, 12:19 AM

slowTA QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Jan 13 2006, 19:19)Dodg... Jan 14 2006, 12:36 AM

00 Trans Ram This is funny - I really wasn't looking to kee... Jan 14 2006, 01:23 AM

rpoz-29 I'm not sure how much of the car is actually b... Jan 14 2006, 02:28 AM

bsim My $0.02... I had one of THESE and really li... Jan 14 2006, 03:30 AM

NataSS Inc QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Jan 10 2006, 20:12)I... Jan 17 2006, 09:15 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (NataSS Inc @ Jan 17 2006, 16:15)QUOTE ... Jan 18 2006, 04:54 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (rpoz-29 @ Jan 13 2006, 19:19)Dodg... Jan 18 2006, 04:56 AM

35th_Anniversary_AS_Camaro_SS Last I checked Canada & Mexico were part of ... Jan 18 2006, 06:09 AM

bsim :stupid: QUOTE ... well what about the designers? ... Jan 18 2006, 06:24 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (35th_Anniversary_AS_Camaro_SS @ Jan 18... Jan 18 2006, 08:21 AM

Eugenio_SS btw, this week-end @ Detroit show, saw some Mopar ... Jan 18 2006, 08:23 AM

Eugenio_SS what you guys think compared to this: Jan 18 2006, 08:56 AM

firehawkclone The black one Jan 18 2006, 01:49 PM

BigEnos I drove a charger SRT-8 over the summer. Only brie... Jan 18 2006, 02:32 PM

slowTA The only bad thing I've heard of about the SRT... Jan 18 2006, 03:27 PM

BigEnos The guy who was driving the car for the week (it w... Jan 18 2006, 03:45 PM

Soma07 QUOTE (slowTA @ Jan 13 2006, 15:21)Because we... Jan 18 2006, 04:23 PM

Soma07 QUOTE (2000Z-71 @ Jan 13 2006, 17:17)Sor... Jan 18 2006, 04:28 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (Soma07 @ Jan 18 2006, 11:23)QUOTE (slo... Jan 18 2006, 05:15 PM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (BigEnos @ Jan 18 2006, 10:45)The guy w... Jan 18 2006, 05:18 PM

slowTA QUOTE (Soma07 @ Jan 18 2006, 11:23)QUOTE (slo... Jan 18 2006, 09:50 PM

rpoz-29 I'm with Chris...I keep cars forever, so resal... Jan 18 2006, 10:50 PM

Soma07 QUOTE (slowTA @ Jan 18 2006, 15:50)[I usually... Jan 19 2006, 01:20 AM

Eugenio_SS in all honesty I'm like some just mentionned..... Jan 19 2006, 01:58 AM

Eugenio_SS another pic Jan 19 2006, 02:02 AM

robz71lm7 Where's Batman and the Joker? :leaving: Jan 19 2006, 02:21 AM

Eugenio_SS QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ Jan 18 2006, 21:21)Where... Jan 19 2006, 02:46 AM

nape QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Jan 18 2006, 03:21)agree.... Jan 19 2006, 03:41 AM

Eugenio_SS thanks for the comments on the sweetness of the sr... Jan 19 2006, 05:26 AM

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Crazy Canuck View Member Profile	Jan 11 2006, 04:12 AM Post #1
North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177	As title says, what car would you guys get ? I'm looking for a family car (sedan) with the following goodies: leather dual-climate-zone heated seats HIDs sun-roof leather interior decent handling/power automatic (wife doesn't want manual) I test drove the Subaru Legacy GT Limited edition and wasn't impressed. Although the AWD was good, lighting sucked, and the triptronic was bloody slow to shift. I prefer the Volvo S60 AWD a lot more compared to that one. Anyways, what would you get as a car and why ? I'm thinking on SAAB 93-Aero (2.8V6Turbo: 250hp/258tq, 3175lbs) vs SAAB 9-5(2.8I4Turbo: 260hp/258tq, 3670lbs)... pretty much same price, power. The 9-3Aero is lighter (~500lbs) but less goodies... so might be more fun to drive, but maybe have less value then the 9-5. It's a car I want to keep for long (10+ yrs), and have no kids YET, but they might be in the picture very soon, hence the decision for a family oriented car (practical)... but I still want something decent to drive... much better than the 94 civic I have. Anyways... waiting on input.