Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 18:18:27 -0700 From: "Douglas Swank" <dswanknopsamlwebSPAM.com> Subject: Re: Saab/Fiat 9000 reality
Stephen Mullally <stevrosnopsamallos.freeserve.co.uk wrote: > > Question, > > Is the 9000 REALLY a Saab? (this goes for the 9-5 too) or is it a Fiat?. I > have owned a Fiat Croma, a Alfa 164 (as well as a bloody good look at a > Lancia Thema) and I'm not fooled, they are all the same car!. While I will be the first to admit that they look *very* similar (the 9000 of course being the best looking IMNSHO), I recall recently (re-)reading a Motor Trend (ugh!) article from 1984 that mentions the Saab 9000 and the Lancia sharing only 18 common parts between the two. The article makes no mention of the Alfa or Fiat, nor does it mention which parts are used in both cars. -Doug '86 9000T '89 9000CD