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Used 2006 Saab 9-3 Consumer Reviews

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4.75 out of 5 stars

More Bang for Your Buck

JD, 04/16/2006
2006 Saab 9-3 Aero 4dr Sedan (2.8L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
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My wife and I drive a BMW 325Ci an Audi A4 Quattro and recently leased a 2006 Saab 9-3 Aero (manual). This car is awesome, easily the best of the bunch and the others are pretty good. The Saab offers better performance, more interior comfort and space and respectable gas mileage (28.5 mpg on a recent highway trip). The best features of the car are the V-6 engine and the upgraded seats that the Aero model offers. The engineers who put the engine together have created one of the most useable and powerful engines I have ever driven. In particular on two lane highways you can pass quickly and in confidence.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Great Value

Kuribo, 05/02/2006
2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
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Just purchsed a 2006 9-3 Sport Sedan for my wife. The 9-3 Sport Sedan is very well equipped so we just added Cold Weather package and Sentronic Automatic Transmission. It is much quicker than the old 1.8 Audi and the engine has a nicer character and better gas mileage. A really beautiful, under appreciated car.

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5 out of 5 stars

SAAB Arc

Andrew McKay, 09/22/2005
2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
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The thrust of the turbo and solid handling of the car.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

My fifth saab

Brannen, 05/02/2006
2006 Saab 9-3 Aero 4dr Sedan (2.8L 6cyl Turbo 6M)
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Fast for a Saab new 6 speed auto is great. New duel exhaust sounds good. Need to see 1/4 mile time for this car with normal test temps not in the middle of a desert like Car and Driver tested this car two mo ago and gave a very poor review. This is my 5th Saab and my third Aero. Drive it and you will buy it! When the dealer delivers the car, do not use harsh wheel cleaner on Wheels as this discolors the break calipers. D

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4.25 out of 5 stars

06 SportsCombi

Matt Severson, 06/08/2006
2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T SportCombi 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
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What a fun car to drive. Expecting our first baby and wanted safety first and foremost in a wagon. Tired of SUV. Considered the Volvo V70 and XC70 but didn't have the same "fun" quotient. We had a Saab 9-3 convertible before and had always been impressed by it's torque at low RPMs. The 9-3 Sports Combi did not disappoint. We were hooked after the first drive. The redesign suspension makes handling superb. I love that it has full complement of airbags including curtain airbags. Gets good gas mileage, is fun and unique to drive. Would like to have gotten the 9-5 but it's in desperate need of a redesign.

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