Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 23:49:43 +0000 From: C Sutherland <cggsnopsamere.co.uk> Subject: Re: Any thoughts on safety?
In article <47cd173a.0212040302.47257184nopsaming.google.com>, Phampton <peter.hamptonnopsambm.com> writes > Fortunatly, they don't sell these or virtually any other >American car here in the UK as they are seem as far to large ( car and >engine ), thirsty, poorly made and a bit cheesy. However I think it true to say we have a long and dishonourable history of manufacturing more than our fair share of small, poorly made and cheesy vehicles. > >Whack in a large stereo, some tasteful alloy wheels and hey >presto...instant Stig Slomqvist ( Swedish Rally Ace from the Sixties ) Slomqvist? I don't quite think the image of a weird looking 2 stroke, no matter how amazing, is what we had in mind here. I thought the teenage appeal of large American cars was what you could get up to in the back seat. Here the hatchback Saab 900 scores (sorry) with a back seat that folds down to provide a full six foot deck and room to install any amount of comfortable furnishings. Strange how those sensible swedes never promoted safe sex as a Saab selling point. Chas