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« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2006, 06:23:48 pm » |
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My wife brought the 92x in for service and she saw the SportCombi. Came back to tell me that she like that as the replacement for the 92x Aero.  Prius, I would lump the Passat Wagon the same class as the Legacy GT wagon. Entry level upscale but not quite BMW Touring or Audi Avant level yet due to badge snob-factor. Saw a Passat wagon last week. Jet Black. Very nice. But I'm no VW fan other than the classic Beetle.
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« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2006, 02:51:06 pm » |
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My wife brought the 92x in for service and she saw the SportCombi. Came back to tell me that she like that as the replacement for the 92x Aero. Prius, I would lump the Passat Wagon the same class as the Legacy GT wagon. Entry level upscale but not quite BMW Touring or Audi Avant level yet due to badge snob-factor. Saw a Passat wagon last week. Jet Black. Very nice. But I'm no VW fan other than the classic Beetle. I see you're a fan of 'boxer' engines then...I love em too my '85 Westfalia had one although it wasn't by any stretch powerful I loved the sound and the torque curve that is inherent to the "punch...counterpunch" power delivery. Now I'd really like to get my hands on a late '80's 911 now that is an engine! |
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« Reply #22 on: July 10, 2006, 03:09:05 pm » |
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I'm noticing more and more of these Sportcombi's around the streets of Toronto. It must be doing well for GM/Saab. |
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« Reply #23 on: July 10, 2006, 05:17:56 pm » |
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I'm noticing more and more of these Sportcombi's around the streets of Toronto. It must be doing well for GM/Saab.
Really.. Seeing any 9-3 is barely a once-a-month occasion here. |
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« Reply #24 on: July 10, 2006, 05:45:37 pm » |
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surprisingly i see a decent amount of Saabs in Vancouver (mostly d/t and Kits area) than I expect. Amidst the sea of 3-series, a 93 is a welcome sight. Perhaps these people just want to be different hence bought a Saab instead. Hey that's me!  |
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« Reply #25 on: July 10, 2006, 07:46:07 pm » |
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I actually the new 9-5 Sportcombi in bright red earlier this weekend. Not bad looking, if a little flashy. Might just be the colour though. Parked right ahead of it was the second 9-3 Sportcombi I've seen so far, in silver with an MT  |
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« Reply #26 on: July 10, 2006, 08:18:28 pm » |
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I actually the new 9-5 Sportcombi in bright red earlier this weekend. Not bad looking, if a little flashy. Might just be the colour though. Parked right ahead of it was the second 9-3 Sportcombi I've seen so far, in silver with an MT Was this at the Saab dealership? Did the cars have "$5000 off, GM discount!" plastered on them? that MT interests me though. |
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« Reply #27 on: July 10, 2006, 08:41:16 pm » |
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Was this at the Saab dealership? Did the cars have "$5000 off, GM discount!" plastered on them? Downtown Halifax. |
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« Reply #28 on: July 11, 2006, 03:50:25 am » |
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If Saab had any significant dealer network in Oregon, and if I had had a slightly larger budget, I would have bought a 9-3 Sportcombi 2.0T instead of my Legacy wagon. I certainly would choose the 9-3 SportCombi over a Volvo V50. It sounds to be more of a driver's car, it's certainly not as cramped as the V50, and in my totally subjective opinion, it's better-looking and "cooler." |
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« Reply #29 on: July 11, 2006, 01:33:19 pm » |
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the V50 is smaller than the SportCombi. It's a tarted up Mazda3 afterall which I do find quite capable in the handling department. Certainly wouldn't mind one. A bit too expensive for too little. |
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« Reply #30 on: July 11, 2006, 01:49:06 pm » |
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Who are you, Jacob Too Too?  |
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« Reply #31 on: July 11, 2006, 02:00:31 pm » |
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Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to the North American mindset: A bit too expensive for too little.
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« Reply #32 on: July 11, 2006, 02:06:28 pm » |
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the V50 is smaller than the SportCombi. It's a tarted up Mazda3 afterall which I do find quite capable in the handling department. Certainly wouldn't mind one. A bit too expensive for too little.
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« Reply #33 on: July 11, 2006, 06:08:04 pm » |
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A 2yo combi with 40,000 kms will probably go for 25k thanks to Saab atrocious resale value... That woudl make it a very nice used buy......  |
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