Keep the 9000 or get a 9-5??

[JensenA]

Oh what a dillema! I have a wonderful old '95 9000 Aero, 170k on the clock, engine is as sweet as a jar of honey, front wings are a bit tatty but the rest of the car is entirely rust free and as solid as a WWII concrete bunker.
It has Bilsteins, strut Bar, Maptune Stage 1 300hp, JT Exhaust - i love the car it handles wonderfully, goes like $hit of a shovel, do I keep it or grow up and 'upgrade' to a 9-5 Aero estate.

Yes I know, no can answer the question apart from me....But I but I need inspiration

[WildCards]

I've got an Aero Estate and I keep looking at 9000's thinking if I could add one to the fleet.

I think they're a very similiar car in terms of capabilities etc, but obviously an estate is perhaps a little more useful, although the 9000's are massive in the back aren't they?

[JensenA]

Well I took the plunge and got myself an 03 9-5 Aero Estate Auto, ive only driven it about 50 miles - it seems very thirsty compared to my 9000 ! - very comfortable, and far better finished than the 9000 - but I still do love the character of the 9000.

[Allblackdup]

Congrats on the new purchase, hope it was a bit of a bargain and a good en!

[JensenA]

It's an Grey 9-5 Aero estate, 116k miles and an Auto. First impressions.......Coming from my beloved 300hp '95 9000, it's Huge leap in quality qnd modernity. Very smooth, very solid, very fast - but a lot thirstier than my 9000, which is a dissapointment.

[NiceCupOfTea]

The 9-5 is a much more modern feeling car than the 9000, but given how sorted your 9k sounded I think I would have stuck with it! What are you doing with it?

[JensenA]

Yeah, it really feels like a modern car, the 9000 feels dated now, but maybe thats one of the reasons i like it so much.
the 9000 has to be sold, but i'm tempted to keep it and sell the aero.

[julianm]

Well I`ve just done the same move - from a `97 Griffin which I loved but had too many problems to make repair economical - last one I saw sold looked at least as good as mine & made £430.....
So have jumped to a 2005 9-5 Aero. I`ve always preferred the older cars all my driving time (from `67) & it is still not something I`m completely used to, but it has an overall familiarity of quality & solidity which is there as a SAAB trademark. I did find the kickdown & acceleration with the Griffin a great overtaking boon - with this 9-5 manual in third, it came as something of a shock to me, and even more so to the tw@t in a Seat who was right up my .....
Handling on the twisty bits is much improved, but I`m not really a storming driver. Over 500 miles I`m showing 37.8 mpg which is probably an expression of my trundling style for most of the time.

I think that if you have a good test drive in one you`ll be sold. I was lucky to get a very nice example which is new enough not to have as dire a health warning over sludge as an older version, but I expect you know about that.
Best wishes & have a drive - Julian