Re: congratulations, welcome, what took you so long?

Well, of course they do.

I don't think Saab have told Volvo how to do it properly, or perhaps Volvo haven't been listening. Ever driven a Saab in the winter, Mike?

They're supposed to. I know the Volvos I tested had a "snow" mode for the transmission. My Saab spent a lot of time in snow and on icy roads this year, thanks to a cold winter in East Tennessee. It felt much more stable and surefooted than

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Yup, unlike Abba!

If we're all quiet, father Dave can tell his "driving a 96 in a blizzard over the mountains" story ... Go one Dave, tell it anyway :)

Here's our favourite:

When my wife drove our old 900i in snow, on a nice uphill the two cars infront skidded off sideways in opposite directions and the trusty old Slaab trundled on through making a path for the snow plough behind her LOL.

Paul

Not RWD ones, though being heavy beasts are slightly better than a BMW. Swedes would normally have studded snows anyway, which helps....

Saabs are excellent, but I found a 9K with stock 205's not as good as the

Possibly the 9000 is a more conventional transverse engine FWD, but this helps F/R weight distribution. But here in London/South East we have little snow. Any snow here, however, will take the community with total surprise and everybody will be stranded.

Somebody set me straight: I thought the 9000's engine was north/south.

Thanks, Steve = : ^ )

Johannes H Andersen said:

Well I should know, owning a 9000.