R50/53 My last chance to get a MINI
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6th Gear
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From: DFW, TX
Originally Posted by early_apex
looks like a malibu with a funny front end and the key in the wrong spot.
The 9-3 and Malibu are both sedans, the MINI and Scion are both boxes. From there, the similarities end.
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From: Carmichaels, Pa.
Congrats on the new ride, Kyle. I had an opportunity to buy a used 9-3 Turbo before I purchased my mini. I passed. No offense, but I thought it might be a little too pompous. Plus, it took me over 20 minutes to figure out where they put the ignition key hole. (I eventually found it the center console.) :smile:
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From: NOT Lalaland, CA
Kyle:
Thanks for checking in to let us know how things turned out. I trust your new car will serve you well, and from what I know of you from your posts here, I'm sure it's a good looking car too. I also suspect you'll appreciate the extra room when you head off to college, or return to your folks' house for long weekends (with a roommate and several loads of laundry in tow
)!
Anyhow, keep us in mind. And unless you decide that the Saab is fun enough after all
, we'll see you in a few years when you're ready for that MINI!
P.S. Good call on the drop-top. You can use that $8K to start your MINI account!
Thanks for checking in to let us know how things turned out. I trust your new car will serve you well, and from what I know of you from your posts here, I'm sure it's a good looking car too. I also suspect you'll appreciate the extra room when you head off to college, or return to your folks' house for long weekends (with a roommate and several loads of laundry in tow
)! Anyhow, keep us in mind. And unless you decide that the Saab is fun enough after all
, we'll see you in a few years when you're ready for that MINI! P.S. Good call on the drop-top. You can use that $8K to start your MINI account!
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From: Richmond, Virginia
Originally Posted by KRGMini05
I'm here...with news you all don't want to hear. I got the Saab, but not the convertible version. It wasn't worth the extra $8k imo. And as for the GM comments, this car is not a GM car. That's like calling a Mercedes a Dodge-Chrysler product.
The 9-3 was designed by the Saab team in Sweden, AND it's built in Trollhattan, Sweden. Yeah, it rides on a platform designed by GM Europe, but other than that it's still very "Saab."
Also, the car looks/feels/drives nothing like the Malibu. I've driven both and it's almost hard to believe they are on the same platform. The Malibu is quite a bit bigger than my Saab as well.
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...5&val=1&page=1
The car is a lot more luxurious than the MINI, and definitely has more of a presence. It doesn't have the same "fun factor" the MINI has though, and I am still confident that I will own a MINI sometime in the coming years.
I'll stick around NAM, but won't be quite as active as I used to be.
The 9-3 was designed by the Saab team in Sweden, AND it's built in Trollhattan, Sweden. Yeah, it rides on a platform designed by GM Europe, but other than that it's still very "Saab."
Also, the car looks/feels/drives nothing like the Malibu. I've driven both and it's almost hard to believe they are on the same platform. The Malibu is quite a bit bigger than my Saab as well.
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...5&val=1&page=1
The car is a lot more luxurious than the MINI, and definitely has more of a presence. It doesn't have the same "fun factor" the MINI has though, and I am still confident that I will own a MINI sometime in the coming years.
I'll stick around NAM, but won't be quite as active as I used to be.
Dave.
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6th Gear
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From: DFW, TX
Originally Posted by DAVE!
Saabs are good cars, and are now as much Subaru's as they are GM's....a quick question, did you also check the 9-2X Aero? Just asking because it's the Saab version in collaboration with Subaru Japan and their WRX Wagon...very sweet car, but with more refinement than the WRX
The 9-3 (my car) was designed and is built in Sweden. It shares no parts with any Subaru product.
Having said that, I didn't consider the 9-2X. It's a nice car, but it's built in Japan, and lacks the European feel that I really wanted.
Originally Posted by KRGMini05
The 9-3 and Malibu are both sedans, the MINI and Scion are both boxes. From there, the similarities end.
EDIT- and now they are both gm's!
He's one lucky young man to be driving around in a brand new 2005 anything! And take car of that new Saab
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From: DFW, TX
Originally Posted by pezboy
Well...this whole thing was a waste of a couple hundred posts, heh.
I still would like to get one when this lease is up. We'll see.
Hopefully I like the '07 re-design, as that's what I'll be getting.
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