Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:55:55 -0400 From: Fred W <malt_houndnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Have Saab reintroduced hatchback yet?
Colin Stamp wrote: > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:12:26 +0100, "DervMan" <thedervmannospaml.com> > wrote: > > >>Some people, for whatever reason, prefer the shape or security of a saloon >>car. The Accord looks better as a saloon and does a reasonable fist of >>being spacious when it needed to be. > > > Yep. Looks are the only real reason I can think of why anyone might > actually prefer a saloon to the equivalent hatch. They really don't > have any redeeming features to offset the loss in practicality unless > you prefer the looks big-time. > > The stupid thing is that a lot of the saloons I see around look like > hatchbacks. The current 9-3 SS for instance, looks like they designed > it to be a hatch and then the marketing department got them to move > the hinges from the top of the back window to the bottom to keep the > image conscious target market happy. > > The fact that people continue to buy these hatch-shaped saloons > suggests either that they have some kind of wierd brain disease or > they're buying them in-spite of the fact that they're saloons rather > than because of it. > > Cheers, > > Colin. Huh? My '03 9-3 SS doesn't look like a hatchback in the least. And I wasn't looking for a hatchback because I don't need one. I have other "utility" vehicles and even trailers when I need to haul cargo. Why do you think everyone must be so pragmatic when selecting a vehicle? If that was the case there would never be a 2 door roadster sold, ever. -- -Fred W
