Wow a 92x drive!!!......?

Any coupons to make it sweeter?

bondo said:thanks, I just bought 20 of em.

20 of them? are you a dealer or something?

this is a great deal. To others complaining not a real saab I guess you own a panos then well nope that has a ford engine, porsche nope vw audi parts, Jaguar oops ford again, ok bentley oops vw again, etc.

Do you need any more examples of automobiles not being unique anymore?

With these discounts your getting a saab for less than a subaru. OF course its not much less due to the fact the prices of the saab were inlfated to begin with but overall a nice deal.

As far as a redesign goes resale on these especially will still be quite high due to several factors limited availabilty, incredible performance for the buck, most of the redsign upgrades will be better performance which can be had with aftermarket improvements. Honestly though how fast do you need to go 0-60 in a station wagon anyway? maybe a few hundreds of a second but i can assure you proally not even a full second and heck you can make that up by learning how to shift properly. Cause belive me to achieve that difference you will need to now how to shift to maximize the performance.

we have a saab 9-3 convertible, 5 spd manual w/ a turbo. Its a 96, has 220,000 miles on it and it runs as smooth as the day i bought it. I think most people who complain about cars are the people who dont take good care of them.

This is a joke. He's just being the token FW person who "bought xxx of these." Then everyone flames that guy and tells him what a miserable bast!@# he is and the he is going to put them all on eBay and make a profit, etc.

kongsr said:bondo said:thanks, I just bought 20 of em.

20 of them? are you a dealer or something?

ewaleson said:this is a great deal. To others complaining not a real saab I guess you own a panos then well nope that has a ford engine, porsche nope vw audi parts, Jaguar oops ford again, ok bentley oops vw again, etc.


BMW... Still 100% original

getafix said:ewaleson said:this is a great deal. To others complaining not a real saab I guess you own a panos then well nope that has a ford engine, porsche nope vw audi parts, Jaguar oops ford again, ok bentley oops vw again, etc.


BMW... Still 100% original


Actually, BMW has a pretty lengthy history of using GM automatic transmissions (most car companies have used them actually). To the original poster, having a little shared parts content, Porsche or Bentley for example, does not equate to sharing the same chassis/platform or in the case of the 9-2X being a rather homely reskin of the WRX.

Does anyone know when these rebates expire?
I am in the market for a subaru, but will need it it 2 months when my daughter gets her license. I am gonna give her my old car and treat myself to a new one

ProppaT said:TheBigCheese said:ProppaT said:jason1880 said:I'm 6 foot 210 pounds and I fit just fine. I got mine for $8,000 under MSRP. They aren't advertising these rebates too much. I don't think most people know about these cars. You can call the dealer to find out the specifics on the rebates. Good luck, it's a really great car. The best wrx in my mind.

I don't think you got his "joke"...

It's a shame that GM didn't spend more time overhauling the interior of these things before they branded it a Saab. It's a nice car, but it's really a slap to the face of Saab. It's basically an Impreza with a Saab decal on the stearing wheel. I own a 9-3 and it's a great car...I'm constantly getting compliments on it. I may have leaned the 9-2x direction if the car had more personality. It's a good car, but the only thing exciting about it is the engine...and that's not even exciting unless you go for the upgraded engine.

So ... the 9-3 is really a Chevrolet Malibu. Soon there will be no "real" Saab, Volvo, Jaguar, Porsche, etc.

Sharing a chasis is fine. Chevy took the Opal and so did Saab. They made two completely different cars out of it. Who really cares about sharing of parts? If this means that they can use better parts at a lower price, go for it. Each company still molds the vehicle to their own image/style/vision. But it's quite a bit different when you take one companies totally complete car and just put new seat covers on it.

There is a difference between sharing of parts and rebadging...

It is still a great car, who cars about a rebadging if it's a great car. I'd rather have a rebadged excellent car than a car with crappy quality that doesn't compare favorably to other cars that also shares parts with other cars. Remember the WRX is a consumer reports best pick. It has the best initial quality in the segment, good predicted reliability, good predicted depreciation, AWD and best performance numbers for the buck. And while yes it is a rebadge, it's not just the seat covers that are different. The cars sheetmetal is completely different from the A pillars forward. The roofline is different. The hatch door, rear bumper, and roofline are completely different as well. They deleted the roof rails, added a sunroof, added 80 pounds of sound deadening (it's now quieter than the WRX sedan). They changed the suspension mounts, springs, and bushings. They also changed the steering rack to the STI's 15:1 version. They changed the seats to add height adjustment, they made added leather as an option and changed the headrest to saab's active head restraint system. They also made the side airbags standard. Yes the interior is almost the same, but this is more that putting new seat covers on an already top rated car.