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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 20:27:20 +0200
From: Robert Brown <rjbnopsamripnetvvv.se>
Subject: Re: new 9-3


Terry wrote: > Has everyone forgotten that Saab is owved by General Motors who only seem to > like small hatchbacks. Also with the recent release of the new Vectra ( UK > name ) they are not going to give themselves a rival for its sales. > "Larry Kohut" <lojiknopsamhlink.net> wrote in message > news:KK1t9.8228$U97.732120nopsamread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net... > > Is anyone else bummed that saab no longer has a hatchback in their lineup? > > I'm a bassist and the thing that first drew me to and has kept me with > > saab's is the huge cargo capacity and easy load. I have no interest in a > > wagon, so it looks like 2002 will be the last model year saab I'll ever > > drive. It seem a shame that a company that has always been a clever > > maverick in the industry is going this direction, particularly when > > hatchbacks are finally beginning to take hold in America. Thanks for > > obliging my rant. > > > > No way Terry ;-) Saab and Opel/Vauxhall appeal to completely different market segments. And the price on the new 9-3 sedan just reinforces that difference - a fair bit in fact - entry price for 9-3 locally is now about SEK 250 000 (EUR 27 000). Fully-equipped model (not ever Aero, which is coming later) is about SEK 320 000 (EUR 35 000). Add about EUR 1000 (my guess) for the fifth door late next year . . . No risk that the two marques will get each others' customers . . . Rgds, Robert Gothenburg Sweden

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