After happily driving my 9-3 ttid for 3 years, i was very excited to pick up my new 9-5 on Saturday. after driving it for the last 3 days i have found that there are a few stupid niggles that have spolit the car for me.
On the whole the car is excellent and although it is a big car it does not feel bog to drive, its very responsive, very agile and very quiet. I love the keyless entry and keyless locking, the full sunroof, heads up display and loads of other things.
Now hear comes the complaints:
1, for a TTid the fuel consumption is terrible, on a 140 mile round trip on a mototway, averaging between 50-70 mph on cruise control i only got 36mpg.
2, The car is designed around you being able to park the car easily, by giving you lots of visual aids, like turning the mirrors down while reversing etc... what is stupid is the fact that when you drive forward you get 3 aids to make sure you dont hit the object in front of you, an audible tone, a visual aid on the HUD, and an aid on my instriment panel. however when you reverse you only get the audible warning and no visual aid WHY ?
3, Automatic lights, accoring to the SAAB manual the automatic lights will turn your lights on and off depending on the exterior level of lighting, no matter how bright or dark it is the lights are always on, and you cant even select side lights as an option WHY ?
I can live with the lights and even the parking sensors but the MPG is my biggest gripe, i am waiting for SAAB to call me back and get it booked in, i will let you know how i get on, if there is anybody else with a TTid manual i would love to hear what your fuel economy is like
Thanks Steve
On the whole the car is excellent and although it is a big car it does not feel bog to drive, its very responsive, very agile and very quiet. I love the keyless entry and keyless locking, the full sunroof, heads up display and loads of other things.
Now hear comes the complaints:
1, for a TTid the fuel consumption is terrible, on a 140 mile round trip on a mototway, averaging between 50-70 mph on cruise control i only got 36mpg.
2, The car is designed around you being able to park the car easily, by giving you lots of visual aids, like turning the mirrors down while reversing etc... what is stupid is the fact that when you drive forward you get 3 aids to make sure you dont hit the object in front of you, an audible tone, a visual aid on the HUD, and an aid on my instriment panel. however when you reverse you only get the audible warning and no visual aid WHY ?
3, Automatic lights, accoring to the SAAB manual the automatic lights will turn your lights on and off depending on the exterior level of lighting, no matter how bright or dark it is the lights are always on, and you cant even select side lights as an option WHY ?
I can live with the lights and even the parking sensors but the MPG is my biggest gripe, i am waiting for SAAB to call me back and get it booked in, i will let you know how i get on, if there is anybody else with a TTid manual i would love to hear what your fuel economy is like
Thanks Steve