Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 14:44:44 -0700 From: B&D <NO_SPAMnopsamCOM> Subject: Re: Saab merging with Opel??
On 6/1/03 5:40 AM, in article rvmCa.106295$VP.28400126nopsamter.neo.rr.com, "Joe User" <Joenopsam.nut> wrote: >> IN the US, with the Opel-Saab combination will mean that Opel cars are once >> again available in the US, which is good for us. But it also seems to me to >> mean that Saab as a brand is no longer going to be that funky-cool car >> company. >> >> > Man, one LESS reason to buy into the new Saabs. Perhaps, but even if it is an Opel-fied car, it will still be a real European car in the American market, which is sorely lacking in my opinion. Audi, BMW and Mercedes are higher end cars, and Opel is more of a bargain.