Took on a Saab 9-5 Aero

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Old Dec 6, 2000 | 10:00 AM
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Last night on my drive home when I was going through the Newton/Weston tolls a guy in a 9-5 Aero was trying to beat me from his toll isle to the fast lane. As we pulled out of the booths he was a car length ahead of me and I could tell he was trying to beat me to the left lane. The second I saw this I stood on it and within a few hundred yards I had made up the car length. At about 65 MPH he conceded the lane and let me go ahead. A few minutes later he pulled up on my right and gave my a sort of Mile Hile Salute that Terrel Davis made famous. I was happy with my first "victory" if you will, but sad because I owned a 94 Saab 9000 Aero and I have always liked Saabs. Now that my car is a week old I need to start thinking about mods. Any suggestions on where to start?

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Old Dec 6, 2000 | 10:20 AM
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if your car is only a week old, you need to break it in, which probably won't happen till 3-5 thousand miles, then you will notice a difference, car is actually faster!
then if you still want to make mods, i suggest getting comptech because it will still hold your warrenty!

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Old Dec 6, 2000 | 10:20 AM
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if your car is only a week old, you need to break it in, which probably won't happen till 3-5 thousand miles, then you will notice a difference, car is actually faster!
then if you still want to make mods, i suggest getting comptech because it will still hold your warrenty!

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Old Dec 6, 2000 | 11:01 PM
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I would suggest a set of snow tires for the winter (I've heard the stock tires aren't to good in the snow) and then a set of wider tire when you switch back in the spring.

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Old Dec 7, 2000 | 01:12 AM
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Whoa, easy on the car during the break-in!
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Old Dec 7, 2000 | 12:39 PM
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Cool

I know...I have been trying my hardest to take it easy on my new car, but I just had to do it.
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Old Dec 7, 2000 | 03:15 PM
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Damn, that is one fine looking car....those wheels......

I see a red one on the road every morning, but there is heavy traffic where we usually meet, so no chance to play....

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Old Dec 7, 2000 | 06:20 PM
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first of all, 1000 miles for break in is very enough.
second of all, there's no 9-5 Viggen, but a 9-3 Viggen 4 Door model
I love that car, wanna get one after TL.

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