Saab 9-5 Turbo Aero

I thought before you said you didn't need a car anywhere near as big as a passat.

Unless you buy a 2 seat pickup with a cover box you won't get much smaller with that size boot.

Couple of weeks ago you didn't want big. The passat was too big.

It is too big. In fact everything I look at is too big.

But if you step down a size, aside from the Jetta, you're looking at something with a small boot. Unless you get a smaller estate - and the only small estate I like is the V50.

But, then, I've tested some big barges now, and appreciate the comfort you get over a smaller car.

I looked into that on the parkers site. And he is right for the 1.4 petrol auto.

So I had a look at the 1.9 Tid Saab 9-5. In 2010 that will be =A3425 So I had a look at the vRS. In 2009 it will be =A395 and in 2010 it will be =A3115. Hmm, wonder if I=20 could live with such a small car. Much cheaper even than the pre-CO2=20 level 9000 and much better on fuel, and for most of the driving I do,=20 similar performance.

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If you're going to be a VED pikey, you want a Civic IMA - that drops to nothing in 2010.

Nah, I want something with some go in it still.

The Leon is a 1 million percent different kettle of fish though. It's probably a nice amount lighter than the Passat, an it has a chunk more power too I'd bet with the Passat probably having the 200ps Golf GTi engine - although those are both guesses.

Either way, the Passat is designed to be a nice cruiser, and the Leon is aimed squarely at people who want a hot hatch that's as good as/better than a Golf GTi but don't want to pay money for a VW badge over a Seat one. It pretty much has the Edition 30 engine too, but with 7 more bhp, and it'll remap to 300-305bhp. Not that you'd be remapping it whilst you were using it for company hack work, but in 2 years when it becomes Katies car - then you could give it 300bhp hehe!

I'd rather have a Golf though, the looks of the Leon don't really float my boat. I'd want a white, 3 door, Golf GTI Edition 30, DGS, full leather, and instead of the 18" BBS CHs the Edition 30 comes with, I'd have a set of the Monza upgrade wheels for the normal GTi, the polished 18s, along with some Eibach sportline springs - they'd lower it a tiny amount, about 20mm, and are designed to work with the stock dampers - just to harden up the stance :-) And then a full Miltek and remap to suit. I haven't quite 'got it' yet, with regards to the company hack thing have I hehe :-) ?

You know, I could actually get that right now...

Looking at it realistically, the normal GTi would be fine for me, 18" Monzas, white, 3door, full leather - DSG would be nice, but not essential. Then remap, Miltek... 260bhpish...

Hmmm tempting. But it still wouldn't be as fun as mine, and it'd be bigger so might not fit in my space very well...

I feel a test drive coming on :-p What's the score with driving a demonstrater on a test drive to a remapping place and getting one of their trial remaps put on? Would that get me in bother...?

Just give them your details and tell them that if it causes any problems within the warranty period, then you'll pay the full repair bill ;-)

Phwaaarr that's funny! I'm amazed no other posters have made that joke...

...Oh wait.

:-)

Heh, thats what I think of everytime SteveH starts one of these threads.

There's nothing pikey about a Fabia vRS.

-- JackH

Apart from the MiserJuice(tm) it runs on and the tiresome all or nothing power delivery. (((c;

Heh... same engine as mine, so I think not. :-P

-- JackH

Of course not, and there's nothing pikey about baseball caps in Chavberry colours.

Last time I drove past the local pikey site, it was full of tatty old

-- JackH

Yup, having taken it for a brief spin I'd testify that it goes rather well. And as I've always said, people that say that a petrol (turbo'd or otherwise) of similar power can get virtually the same mpg as a good TDI, is obviously driving like a girl. For proper fuel economy comparisons, one must drive both vehicles with similar levels of leaden-footedness :-)

You mean the Fabia is so bad even the pikeys won't touch it?

I dunno.

Perhaps you might like to ask a pikey the next time you go to a Ford Explorer owners club meeting. :-)

-- JackH

Haven't seen any pikeys there. They all seem to be at the Astra owners club meetng.