2006 Saab 9-3

Pros: Feels and handles great, power, good mileage, yet to see another SportCombi on the road.
Cons: Complicated radio controls - Standard seats are comfortable but sport seats should be an option.

My wife and I bought the SportCombi last week. Since we have two kids, we couldn’t get the sports car we would otherwise buy. Driving the SportCombi, it is very easy to forget it's a wagon not a sports coupe.


Looked at some other wagons - the wife didn't like the Audi and I didn't like the dealer. I liked the Subaru Legacy GT wagon – the wife didn’t. BMW was much more expensive, slightly smaller, and did not drive noticeably better in normal conditions.

All the classic Saab elements are present. The controls such as the center console ignition and green / red gauges give it a unique feel. It drives like a tight Euro sports sedan with the peaky turbo engine. I miss these things now when I drive other cars – starting to understand the Saab cult.

This wagon is definably worth a look if you are considering a mid-size wagon or small SUV.

Pros: Exterior Appearance, comfortable seats
Cons: Cheap interior.

This car handles like a Chevy with a $30,000 price tag. It can barely handle a corner above 35 miles per hour. The only thing going for it is the exterior. The interior double display (dashboard & audio panel) doesn't make sense nor does the single CD player below the temperature controls when the Radio, etc is above the temperature controls.

The funniest part is that the Saab dealer that sold me this car kept trying to impress upon me that it was a "luxury car." Think twice before buying this "luxury piece of junk."

This car handles nothing like the 2001 BMW 325Ci I used to drive and that is BMW's entry luxury coupe.

Pros: styling, interior comfort, trunk size, cabin room, mileage
Cons: stereo funkyness and idiosyncrasies of trip computer, gets me tickets

have 38000 miles on it, use for long trips primarily. car is super comfortable for two adults and small child, gets fantastic gas mileage - easily over 31mpg running 75-85. Drove from Acapulco to border running over 100 most of the way averaged 25mpg - not bad. seats were fantastic but now the drivers seat is starting to flatten out (i'm 200lbs 6'2") which does not impress me. interior markings on switches are starting to wear off on recirc button which i use all the time. Trip computer has a mind of its own. the global reset feature doesn't always work right which is extremely annoying on long trips. I just ruined the handling of this car by putting bridgestones re960 PPs on it. pirellis had a much stiffer side wall - and a higher load rating, which makes a big difference in the handling and general feel. knock on wood, never had to take it into the dealer. bought this instead of new BMW I thought I always wanted. Would buy again. paid 28k for it