Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 21:38:43 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Where are Saabs racing?
in article MPG.18d6a3efe5c250fb98a256nopsam.cis.dfn.de, MeatballTurbo at carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com wrote on 10/03/2003 13:31: > In article <b4i0qd$f2h$1nopsam.atl.mindspring.net>, > insectonopsamspring.com says... >> No offense intended; I had always thought of Skoda as the ironcurtain >> peoples car; was quite surprised to see/learn of the modern Skoda. >> > > yeah, when VW bought them, they completley revamped the brand, made it > "acceptable" again. > > Some of us "Older Skoda" nutters would rather buy other brands than > admit to owners a VW skoda. > > While they brought the finish/materials/marketting upto date, they lost > a lot of the charm that actually made Skoda the success story that it > was. > > It was laughed at in the UK because it was different and looked old > fashioned, and cheap, when it was far from the cheap, and the > engineering was very sound. Hmmmm, very much like when GM got hold of Saab; except, of course the "cheap" bit, which GM themselves introduced ... and a reduction in engineering quality. Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/
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