Interesting mix of comments (see later comment from Phil Garner).
What I didn't say is that I am a Saab addict. I currently have a 9-3TiD, which has a lovely engine & is great on motorways, but in my opinion is well off the mark on anything other than smooth roads - too much roll & seems very insecure on typical country roads below B-roads - a bit Cavalier, you might say! I like the car a lot, but the roadholding along with lack of legroom (I have a 13-year old at 5ft6) means that I won't be choosing a 9-3 again. I have had a number of 9000s (currently running a 1987 9000i at 190k miles which is far superior on the road).
I'll look at the options you suggest, is the BMW 320d engine up to the mark of the 330d (except obviously for absolute power), which I know is brilliant?
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Mike
A BMW will be a revelation after a Saab 9-3. I'd agree with you - we had a 900 for a while; smooth and comfy on a motorway, but hopeless anywhere else - it leaned over more than a sailing dinghy. My wife liked it, but the sloppy handling drove me mad and I wasn't sad to get rid of it apart from the wallet flattening depreciation. I'm amazed you like the diesel though. I had a diesel 9-3 when my car was in for service. Noisy, rough and gruff was my view. Plenty of torque and economical, but I couldn't have stood it as a permanent feature. As for complaints about Vauxhalls - I was running a Vectra at the same time as the Saab, and frankly the handling of the vectra was way beter than the Saab. However, now got a 323 coupe, and the handling is way better than both Saab and Vauxhall, not to mention the smooth engine and the performance. Does over 30 to the gallon too.
Cheers
John
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But then are Audi and VW not expensive versions of Skoda?Seat?
And is the new Jag an expensive version of the new Mondeo?
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