They do have comfy seats though. And a button which turns all the dash
lights off except the speedo. And the ignition locks the transmission in
Park when you take the key out.

Yeah right.

That would mean the igntion key was like on the transmission tunnel or
somewhere lame like that...

How styoopid is that ?

DanB wrote:

Hmm, I dunno, like I said on MSN t'other night, you've never said any Saab
has been anything but ****, and if you had that opinion after getting in a
nearly new one today, I can't see that 260bhp, stopping for fuel every 300
miles tops (at £80 a time) and getting new front tyres every 5k miles
tops - assuming you don't power understeer into ditch first - is going to
make you happy :-)


Oh and you'd have a car, based on a Vectra, but where the Vectra version of
yours (the VXR) is far better to drive, and far more able to use the power.
Could you handle that embarassment ;-) ? I mean, I know you don't like the
VXR inside, but aside from Clarkson, who did that silly review, everyone
reckons that they're actually really rather excellent. Evo had one as a
long term tester, than even did track time. It never went wrong, and it
kept up with some very exotic machinary cross country.

On the other hand....

The Vectra is still a Vectra and I'd prefer my Vectra with a
semi-prestige Saab bagde and for all the bad points about the 9-5
interior and it being rather dated to look at, you have to give them
credit for not using shiny, brittle plastic everywhere and fitting
sensible, comfortable seats.
--
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www.italiancar.co.uk - Ducati 750SS - Hongdou GY200
Alfa 75 TSpark - Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE

"SteveH" wrote in message
...
DanB wrote:

Hmm, I dunno, like I said on MSN t'other night, you've never said any
Saab
has been anything but ****, and if you had that opinion after getting
in a
nearly new one today, I can't see that 260bhp, stopping for fuel every
300
miles tops (at £80 a time) and getting new front tyres every 5k miles
tops - assuming you don't power understeer into ditch first - is going
to
make you happy :-)


Oh and you'd have a car, based on a Vectra, but where the Vectra version
of
yours (the VXR) is far better to drive, and far more able to use the
power.
Could you handle that embarassment ;-) ? I mean, I know you don't like
the
VXR inside, but aside from Clarkson, who did that silly review, everyone
reckons that they're actually really rather excellent. Evo had one as a
long term tester, than even did track time. It never went wrong, and it
kept up with some very exotic machinary cross country.

On the other hand....

The Vectra is still a Vectra and I'd prefer my Vectra with a
semi-prestige Saab bagde

Hahaha!

You know *full* well if anyone else had posted that they were considering a
9-5 you would have said that it was just a Vectra in drag, and because of
that **** based on all the other Vectras you've tried, an then used that
exact quote in reverse :-) But I wasn't suggesting for a second you should
get a Vectra VXR anyway, despite it been better to drive and more power
anyway as I know you wanted an Auto. Besides, what if someone at work said
"Oh, that's a Vectra but not as fast?" - you'd lose friends by talking about
dash boards and stuff hehe ;-)

Although, obviously this was all tongue in cheek anyway. I was more serious
with the earlier points in my post, number of fuel stops, front tyres out of
your own pocket, the fact you just said it was **** heh... You sure the big
power would be enough to make you happy?

--
Dan
Clio R27 F1 #65

Bob Sherunckle wrote:
They do have comfy seats though. And a button which turns all the dash
lights off except the speedo. And the ignition locks the transmission in
Park when you take the key out.

Yeah right.

That would mean the igntion key was like on the transmission tunnel or
somewhere lame like that...

How styoopid is that ?

(c:

--
Douglas

In article ,
says...
They do have comfy seats though. And a button which turns all the dash
lights off except the speedo. And the ignition locks the transmission
in Park when you take the key out.

It's in the middle still, but I don't think it does the locking anymore.
Or maybe it does on the autos.
--
Carl Robson
Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest
Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com

In article ,
says...
The Vectra is still a Vectra and I'd prefer my Vectra with a
semi-prestige Saab bagde and for all the bad points about the 9-5
interior and it being rather dated to look at, you have to give them
credit for not using shiny, brittle plastic everywhere and fitting
sensible, comfortable seats.

Right, that's it I'm getting a Merc
--
Carl Robson
Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest
Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com

Elder wrote:
In article ,
says...
They do have comfy seats though. And a button which turns all the dash
lights off except the speedo. And the ignition locks the transmission
in Park when you take the key out.

It's in the middle still, but I don't think it does the locking anymore.
Or maybe it does on the autos.

The 2002 Manual 9-5 Estate we have in the stable locks the car in
reverse when you remove the key. I was assuming there'd be a similar
arrangement in the Auto.

--
Douglas

Oh and you'd have a car, based on a Vectra, but where the Vectra version
of yours (the VXR) is far better to drive, and far more able to use the
power. Could you handle that embarassment ;-) ? I mean, I know you don't
like the VXR inside, but aside from Clarkson, who did that silly review,
everyone reckons that they're actually really rather excellent. Evo had
one as a long term tester, than even did track time. It never went wrong,
and it kept up with some very exotic machinary cross country.

Did it do so in a devastatingly effective manner?

--
"For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."

"AstraVanMann" wrote in message
...
Oh and you'd have a car, based on a Vectra, but where the Vectra version
of yours (the VXR) is far better to drive, and far more able to use the
power. Could you handle that embarassment ;-) ? I mean, I know you don't
like the VXR inside, but aside from Clarkson, who did that silly review,
everyone reckons that they're actually really rather excellent. Evo had
one as a long term tester, than even did track time. It never went
wrong, and it kept up with some very exotic machinary cross country.

Did it do so in a devastatingly effective manner?


Significantly more devestating than the biblical machine that coined that
phrase.

--
Dan
Clio R27 F1 #65

Douglas Payne gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

They do have comfy seats though. And a button which turns all the
dash lights off except the speedo. And the ignition locks the
transmission in Park when you take the key out.

It's in the middle still, but I don't think it does the locking
anymore. Or maybe it does on the autos.

The 2002 Manual 9-5 Estate we have in the stable locks the car in
reverse when you remove the key. I was assuming there'd be a similar
arrangement in the Auto.

I think it's just the current-shape 9-3 that doesn't.