I owned a 99EMS. Black, with all of the goodies including the "Soccer Ball" wheels. As Sam pointed out, the ergonomics are amazing, but that shouldn't be a surprise from a company that builds jet fighters for the Swedish Air Force. It was a great car. The most problematic issue was the transaxle and hydraulic clutch. It cost me almost $3,000 to rebuild them.

The bonus was when I crashed it into a fool in a Pinto who suddenly turned in front of me when I was driving at 35 MPH. His car was totalled. The passenger seat ended up in the rear seat, and the door was in the center console. I drove away with sheet metal that was bent.

I recently had a chance to drive a new SAAB sports sedan for several days. I loved it! It was fast, comfy, and felt like the designers had picked my brain on how I wanted the cockpit laid out. One of the coolest gizmos was the cupholder that is hidden in the dash. It looks like a vertical device, but when you push the "button", it deploys a damped horizontal cup holder. Very cool...

Go to a SAAB dealer and take a test drive.

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Scott Longston
Northern California Wine Country...
"Turbos whistle, grapes wine..."