Overall reader verdict 3 out of 5 stars

  • What's it like to drive
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Running costs
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Quality, practicality and equipment
    3 out of 5 stars

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138 reader reviews for Saab 9-3 Saloon.

  • 1.9TiD 150 Vector Sport 4dr

    James Wellings , gloucestershire . Date: 15/05/2012
    • Overall verdict
      4 out of 5 stars
    • What's it like to drive
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Running costs
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, practicality and equipment
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Average MPG
      22000

    My car

    What does this car say about you? I dont really know or care i know it supposed to be a thinking mans car and i thought long and hard about buying it and dont regret it one bit! What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car? All like it thinks it posh with met back paint and cream leather. looks like its worth alot more that it is. Definatly the best car ive owned to date and ive had alot, BMWs, Mercs, Volvos, Vauxhalls, Fords ,Mazdas and it beats the all hands down. Would you buy this car again and why? I they were still making them i would love a new shape 9-5 i will see how we get on over the next few years together before i make that dession. What's it like to drive? brilliant corners like its on rails, No really its great ive even tryed to unstick it and she just carried on. Its very comfortable which is a prob on the Mway as you can find your speed creaping up without you realizing. The only problem with the car i the slight Turbo lag if you feather the throtel between changes its hardley noticable. Mines got 150ps so she will pick up her skirt and run when asked and has all the power you really need on the roads these days, that being said im having it remapped soon to 207ps it doesnt really need it but i want to see if it will sort out the Turbo lag and give me alittle more MPG. Favourite gadget, option or accessory? Probabley the see you home light option. There is a button on the key remote with a line on it press this and the front drls ligh

  • 2.2TiD Linear 4dr

    A J Burnett , . Date: 13/09/2011
    • Overall verdict
      5 out of 5 stars
    • What's it like to drive
      5 out of 5 stars
    • Running costs
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, practicality and equipment
      4 out of 5 stars
    • Average MPG
      42.8

    My car

    How good is this car? Permit me to tell you a story. On the afternoon of 6 December 2010, my Saab led a convoy of three vehicles (the two beind being a van and a 4x4) from one end of the M8 to the other in one of the worst snowstorms in this country's history. From Harthill to outer Edinburgh, a distance of about 15 miles, there was nothing but deep pristine snow ahead of us. The journey took 4.5 hours, made less arduous by the superbly comfortable seats, with lengthy delays caused by weaving around broken down and bogged down vehicles, including getting out to politely push hopelessly overwhelmed RWD German saloons and their befuddled drivers out of our path. During the previous winter this car coped admirably with extreme conditions in February, in the Scottish Borders and in the Cairngorms, and managed to make it along routes that I had hardly dared hope were possible. All thanks to a combination of 2nd-gear take-off, very low revs from the torquey and robust 2.2TID engine, and a Swedish-built car (on a platform co-designed by Saab and Opel, not merely the latter) that proves that this company still delivers on its tradition of ordinary roadgoing cars that exhibit ruggedness and tenacity, delivered in style. Oh, and I upgraded the car to 17in Vector alloys and put in improved speakers to make it just right. Yes, the plastic on some control knobs is weak, the amp is poor, a few rattles, but after four years of ownership and 140,000 miles (half by me) I am delighed.

  • 1.9TiD 120 Linear 4dr

    Adrian Carter , West Sussex . Date: 17/01/2011
    • Overall verdict
      4 out of 5 stars
    • What's it like to drive
      5 out of 5 stars
    • Running costs
      3 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, practicality and equipment
      4 out of 5 stars

    My car

    I've owned my SAAB for just on a year. I drive around 2,000 miles per month and can't fault the MPG return at an average of 58 to the gallon and the comfort of motorway driving is superb. I am disapointed by some of the electrical faults which when reading the online forums appear to be regular problems across the range and can be expensive repairs if using main dealers.

  • 2.0T Aero 4dr

    Chris Zervos , Attica . Date: 22/11/2010
    • Overall verdict
      5 out of 5 stars
    • What's it like to drive
      5 out of 5 stars
    • Running costs
      5 out of 5 stars
    • Quality, practicality and equipment
      5 out of 5 stars

    My car

    Excellent handling and superb performance. Very happy with the Aero which has a sports chassis. Very fast car. No problems whatsoever. It has 100K Km on the clock and drives like brand new.

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