Anyone got a Saab, and willing to admit it ?
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And can you help me ?
I've recently got a 9-5 (I needed an estate, it was cheap, it had to be diesel, justifiable to the accountants
) and I can't make the damn thing go round corners 
Are they all this loose ?
I've tried
-brake straight, power through corner, but the front washes wide
-brake straight, in on a trailing throttle, nail it once you can see the exit (a la early 911), but this has the same effect
The only way to stop it understeering like crazy seems to be to fast into the corner, lift off, brake, back on the power ASAP, but this makes the back end try to overtake (fun in a 205, scary in a
) or to drive incredibly slowly through the corner, having braked early and power on once I've straightened up (as bad as a big 4x4)
Are they all this hopeless, or is it me ? The car was slightly used when we bought it, it's got OEM Bridgestones which are very lightly used (4.5k miles) the pressures are as per the book, there's no evidence of dodgy tracking.
Help
I keep getting having to corner like a blue-rinser in a Micra, so what's wrong ???
I've recently got a 9-5 (I needed an estate, it was cheap, it had to be diesel, justifiable to the accountants
) and I can't make the damn thing go round corners Are they all this loose ? I've tried
-brake straight, power through corner, but the front washes wide
-brake straight, in on a trailing throttle, nail it once you can see the exit (a la early 911), but this has the same effect
The only way to stop it understeering like crazy seems to be to fast into the corner, lift off, brake, back on the power ASAP, but this makes the back end try to overtake (fun in a 205, scary in a
) or to drive incredibly slowly through the corner, having braked early and power on once I've straightened up (as bad as a big 4x4) Are they all this hopeless, or is it me ? The car was slightly used when we bought it, it's got OEM Bridgestones which are very lightly used (4.5k miles) the pressures are as per the book, there's no evidence of dodgy tracking.
Help
I keep getting having to corner like a blue-rinser in a Micra, so what's wrong ???
davidy said: Jaydee
Unfortunately I've think you've missed the point about owning a Saab
The point was economic necessity and the need for an estate with the highest towing capacity I could find. I am very pleased with the car in this respect and It's certainly the best motorway car I've driven this side of an S-class.
It is not the sort of car to go hooning about in and it will not reward you if you try to push the envelope.
I don't expect it to handle like a go-cart, I do expect it to refrain from trying to kill me if I try to corner any quicker than a supertanker !
I'm 26 and I've just started my second business (and no, daddy didn't help AT ALL) so running a 'fun' car on the side is an absolute no no :impecunioussmileygoeshere:
I get the feeling from your post that you don't think yours handles, so I suppose I'll have to accept it as a limitation of the species, I'm just absolutely convinced it shouldn't be as bad as it is.
What tyres are you running ? Have you ever needed the tracking sorting or altered the tyre pressures from what's recommended? I can't afford to go down the route of totally rebuilding the suspension, but I can't believe that nothing can be done (as the garage are telling me
) LOL Ruf 3 ! I'm not sure what's more dangerous on here, admitting to a Saab and a Volvo, or saying you hated your Tivs.
I had Toyos on the Porsche and was very pleased with them so that might be worth a try.
At the moment lifting off if you overcook it induces wild (worse than an eighties hot hatch) oversteer. It's a big lump to get sideways
Did you find the Proxes more progressive than the stock tyres on the 9-3 ?
I had Toyos on the Porsche and was very pleased with them so that might be worth a try.
At the moment lifting off if you overcook it induces wild (worse than an eighties hot hatch) oversteer. It's a big lump to get sideways
Did you find the Proxes more progressive than the stock tyres on the 9-3 ? OK Dad . I'm really not trying that hard though, honest
It is a superb tow car (diesel torque can't be beaten IMHO) and I've got a hydraulic braked trailer which helps !
The car's covered in targets and has an NCAP logo on the tailgate so it had to be something with a good NCAP rating, but I'd still rather it was 'if' rather than 'when' I crash...
. I'm really not trying that hard though, honest It is a superb tow car (diesel torque can't be beaten IMHO) and I've got a hydraulic braked trailer which helps !
The car's covered in targets and has an NCAP logo on the tailgate so it had to be something with a good NCAP rating, but I'd still rather it was 'if' rather than 'when' I crash...
Thanks davidy.Update:
car's now on a kinetic frame to try and work out what's happening (nothing like being able to throw F1 tech. at a problem
) We (I say we, I actually mean, the people I work with who understand this stuff, ie. emphatically not me) were wondering about the rear toe-in, but it doesn't seem to be adjustable without getting out the Brummingham spanner 
>> Edited by jaydee on Monday 28th April 11:01
car's now on a kinetic frame to try and work out what's happening (nothing like being able to throw F1 tech. at a problem
) We (I say we, I actually mean, the people I work with who understand this stuff, ie. emphatically not me) were wondering about the rear toe-in, but it doesn't seem to be adjustable without getting out the Brummingham spanner >> Edited by jaydee on Monday 28th April 11:01
and I might be arguing for a full laser align while I'm at it by the looks of it I went with a diesel for the towing torque (because I loathe caravans and didn't want to be another person cluttering up the roads with an inadequate tow vehicle) So far I'm exceedingly pleased with it from the point of view of the engine. It's rapid, smooth and seems to return 45mpg on the motorway give or take.
), new shocks all round, geometry reset and new tyres - all on the warranty !!! Only bad news, they're threatening me with a Yaris for a week Gassing Station | Saab | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff