For No Good Reason (FNGR, or "Finger")

[Eye of the Tiger]

3.4L's are meh, tho

Meh? More like bleh.

[Raza]

Well, there's the Viggen:


But there are plenty of good reasons to like that.  Fast as balls in the midrange, and with some minor mods (aka Viggen Rescue Kit), it could be turned it a good all round performer and be pretty reliable too (the kit fixes the issues with stuffing a too-big motor in a too-small bay). 

What there may or may not be a good reason for liking is the 250hp V6 turbo 9-3 Cabriolet that came later. 



Maybe not good reasons, but it was quick, comfortable, and looked great.  I wanted one then, I still want one now.  I could see a three car garage where I have a Z4M Roadster, an SUV of some sort, and a 9-3 2.8t cabriolet for long haul top down driving.  6MT, of course.  And one before it got the deep, company-killing nose. 

[CALL_911]

I learned how to drive manual on one of those (a 2.0T sedan). That thing was a lot of fun to drive- I have a soft spot for pre-facelift 9-3s.

[Raza]

I learned how to drive manual on one of those (a 2.0T sedan). That thing was a lot of fun to drive- I have a soft spot for pre-facelift 9-3s.

Same here.  I drove a manual 9-3 Arc 2.0T (just below the Aero) while I was still learning how to drive stick.  I was awful, but once I got going, I really enjoyed how that car drove. 

[MrH]

I totally forgot about the Viggen.    I was so close to buying one years and years ago.

[2o6]

IDK man, every Saab I've driven I always walk away thinking "Man, an Audi beats the brakes off this"

[MrH]

Viggens were cool. Two door versions especially. Oddly roomy and practical, looked different than everything else, kind of laggy but fun when the boost hit.

It was just a really quirky, fun, m3 competitor.

[CALL_911]

M3 competitor? Bit of a stretch, no?

[MrH]

Compared to an E36? Not really

[CALL_911]

My timeline is off. It was MY 98-02, which was end of E36/beginning of E46

[Rupert]

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'll take that one if it has a 300 I6 and a granny gear 4 speed. Maybe put a turbo on it.

[Rupert]

If I ever have a need to routinely cut and haul firewood from the forest, I'm getting one of those.

[Eye of the Tiger]

If I ever have a need to routinely cut and haul firewood from the forest, I'm getting one of those.

That seems like a good reason to drive a 4x4 truck.

[Rupert]

But it's not my reason, because I don't have to cut or haul firewood.

[Eye of the Tiger]

But it's not my reason, because I don't have to cut or haul firewood.

How do you keep warm in winter and cook perpetual stew?

[Eye of the Tiger]

[SJ_GTI]

I remember test driving a 9-3 before I bought my GTI. I liked it a lot but in the end I liked the GTI better (and it was cheaper). All things being considered I think they were nice cars but suffered from being FWD.

[Rupert]

How do you keep warm in winter and cook perpetual stew?

I hibernate.