Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:20:46 -0400 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: information on Saab 1995-96
Johannes H Andersen wrote: > > ma_twain wrote: > >>Henrik B. wrote: >> >> >>>"ma_twain" <ma_twainnospamo.com> skrev i en meddelelse >>>news:4156DBB3.70407nospamo.com... >>> >>> >>> >>>>A good thing is you can get a 5-door hatchback in the years you are >>>>considering, a body style Saab discontinued in the 9-3. >>>> >>>> >>>Rubbish! The hatchback is avaiable up until 2003, when the new 9-3SS >>>arrived. >>> >>>Cheers! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Actually, the Saab hatchback was discontinued after 1993 - when GM took >>over :-) The "real" Saab line stopped then. I am ready for the replies >>in my flameproof suit :-) >> > > GM didn't take over in 1993, they bought half of the company in 1990 and > bought the rest much later. The Type 4 project which resulted in Saab 9000 > was planned in 1974 after the oil crisis and the first Saab 9000 from 1985 > was a hatchback. It had no GM content whatsoever. It had also very little > in common with the rest of the Type 4 cars, apart from wheelbase dimensions > and styling in some cases. > The 1994 Saab 900 has a GM V6 and I would suspect other GM parts. You mention the 1985 9000 hatchback has no GM parts, well the last time I took math, 1985 came before 1994 :-) So you do agree with me!