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Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 18:40:13 GMT
From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Saab Competitors (WAS: Re: Saab Complaint)


in article MPG.19c5278751520ec3989dc2nopsam.sonic.net, milt brewster at milt73nopsamc.net wrote on 08/09/2003 00:42: <snip> > Toyotas and Hondas are Saab's major compeditors in the US. > Posters to those groups might very well have constructive new > perspectives to add, regarding the problems I am having with my > Saab. My apologies to all for picking on one minor point that Milt made when the thread is largely over, but I'm interested. Is this true? I nearly spat my muesli out when I read this. In the UK, the current Saab model range finds is competitors in Lexus (I know, Toyota make these), BMW, Audi (A4, perhaps A6), Mercedes and to a lesser extent, the bigger VWs (say, Passat), perhaps the Vauxhall Omega and even (dare I say it) the new Volvo models. New Saab in the UK still holds a kind of appeal as the marque for the wanna-be-different kind of rep :) I'm not being a car snob here, but when the car magazines are comparing new models, they pick the relevant ones from these manufacturers. Likewise, the kind of people who drive these cars are marque drivers; they are not largely family cars. I think the biggest surprise there is how well Volvo have done to turn their image around. Heck, even Skoda are looking good nowadays :) <--- Heads up, Meatball :) The new Honda Civic (a far cry from the old AeroDeck hot-hatch) and Toyota Corollas are much more the family car than the marque. They're kind of not sporty enough to have appeal with younger drivers (like the older Honda Civic, Accord, et al) and not quite big enough for older drivers. The kind of people who buy the Renault Megane, Ford Mondeo and even the Vauxhall Vectra (urgh!) would buy the new Honda Civics and Toyota Corollas. I doubt these people would look at Saab. I have heard that Renault and Vauxhall/Opel are not generally seen in the US, so perhaps there isn't the same comparison to the Japanese cars over your side of the pond. What say you guys? What is the US impression of my comment? What

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