how fast does your Saab go?

Hey - what a great story! Is that a 2.0 or 2.3 litre??

We had a holiday in NZ last year (from OZ) and loved Taupo. Almost wanted to uproot and go and live there. We stayed in a caravan park and in the early mornings I'd cross the road and do a walk in the golf course- wonder if it was the same one (pretty near the gorge)? Rotorua was also really interesting, but a bit on the nose sulfur-wise. My daughter did the Taupo bungee. I now own a 2001 convertible, only had it up to around 150 kmh. Not sure I'd want to drive it on NZ roads with the scuttle-shake! We had a campervan, that was hairy in some cases.

We had a holiday in NZ last year (from OZ) and loved Taupo. Almost wanted to uproot and go and live there. We stayed in a caravan park and in the early mornings I'd cross the road and do a walk in the golf course- wonder if it was the same one (pretty near the gorge)? Rotorua was also really interesting, but a bit on the nose sulfur-wise. My daughter did the Taupo bungee. I now own a 2001 convertible, only had it up to around 150 kmh. Not sure I'd want to drive it on NZ roads with the scuttle-shake! We had a campervan, that was hairy in some cases.

How fast is a BMW? 10mph faster than your car, apparently...

Many cars these days will do 130mph; Fords, Vauxhalls, ordinary cars. The top speed is almost irrelevant, no longer need to prove that your can can do the ton. Well I once did 125mph, but that was in my FIAT 132 many years ago. More important is how the car feels at 70-80 MPH, the uk motorway cruising speed. My 9000 2.0 LPT is a doodle to drive as it's very stable. Noise it not too bad as it shows 3000 rpm. The paradox is that the better car you drive, the less you feel it's there. That's until you're forced into a lesser tin pot.

I totally agree! In fact in my 1996 2.3 FPT CSE 90mph is all too comfortable. Not only will this car get to 90mph very quickly, but it does it in such an unfussed effortless way. Speed warning set at 92mph.

It's my guess that the local boy racers in their Saxos and Corsas would kill themselves very quickly if they tried our vehicles as they wouldn't have the road noise and revs to warn them just how quick they're going!

Best I've had out of her is a tad over 130mph on the speedo, but don't tell the rossas! M62 motorway between Leeds and Hull, 4am, no traffic either side of Motorway, only me driving, no alcohol on board, speed greater than

A good rule of thumb is that the max speed of your Saab is at 5000 rpm at the highest gear. If you look in your manual you'll find the speed at

Here in Europe we have the possibility of trying the cars on German autobahns and I can assure you that the car will be rock solid up to 200 km/h.

If you want to determine your speed the speedometer is not the most accurate tool, the rpm meter is much better but there are still uncertainties like meter accuracy and tire wear (worn tires give a lower actual speed but the error is only in the order of a percent or so)

The 9000 is really a great car at high speeds but the 9-5 is even better as the sound of the wind is significantly reduced. In a 9-5 you don't really feel any difference when driving at 100 km/h or at 180 km/h while in a 9000 the wind noise increases much more. This is at least true when the cars are new but my experience is that the noise insulation deteriorates much quicker by the years in a 9-5 than in a 9000. Anyone else noticed this?

two beers and the radio turned up so load you can't hardly hear the engine . . . - Interesting.

I like to push my Saabs to their limits too, but I do it off-road - on a track - without the beers and no radio so I can hear the engine, tires, transmission, brakes, and suspension. I could actually find the limits on a road when I had my 1986 8 valve 900. Now I have a 900 turbo with the SPG package - and the common sense to push limits on a track.

There are many cars that are fast in a straight line. Toyata even made a Camry sedan with a V6 and 5 speed manual transmission! For me, the real fun in a Saab is the way it handles in the turns :-)

Grand Poobah wrote:

An aussie who's seen NZ, now thats a rare thing. Every kiwi visits Oz at some stage.

Probably was the same course, not many different golf courses in Taupo.

The stereo wasn't so loud as the engine was so quiet.

A Sonett III in mostly stock configuration will do 116MPH.

I have a SAAB 95 2.0 SE and came to 215km/h on the german autobahn, and i dint put the pedal to the metal but i had to break becouse of road construction.

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I have done 140mph (225km/h) couple of times w/ my '99 9-3 FPT (185hp) and it seems to do that quite easily. . I bet it would do little more if wife would not start nagging :(

I have to admit that with original suspension, 140mph is too much for the car. It started to wonder around, and freeway curves started to feel fairly tight. After I replaced suspension (Eibach Pro-kit & Bilstein Sprint) bahaviour of car changed quite a bit. I recommend. You can feel the difference in slow speeds, too.

BR:Z

Well .... faster than the NSW police think is desirable on occasion (81

My old C900 T16 actually felt better at 80-90 than it did at 65-75. And the one time I cruised on the M62 at 100+ over the pennines, it was wonderful.

Carl,

That's not actrually all that unusual. Most wheel balance and vibration shows up in the band of speed from about 55 to 75mph. At speeds above that things tend to smooth out as the vibration is "out of resonance" with the suspension.

-Fred W

I suppose that is until you hit 120-140mph when it resonates again?

BR:Z

Yes, but not as violently as at the lower speeds in my experience, probably because we are at a higher harmonic? Either that or it's an even / odd harmonic thing...

I tend to live at the lower speeds ;o)

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-Fred W