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Re: Why the Saab inspires intense feelings (article) Posted by EGD [Email]  (#663) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from EGD) on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:52:21
In Reply to: Why the Saab inspires intense feelings (article), JohnA   [Profile/Gallery]
, Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:45:54
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Good read. Thanks!
'On the plus side, however, the cars can end up being whatever their drivers want them to be, even political statements. Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair’s former chief of staff, is one of Barnicoat’s oldest friends. Powell switched to Saabs in 1994, when he started working for Blair. “It is a suitable car for liberal left people,” he told me. “It’s that kind of car. Not just because it’s Swedish, but because of the sloping back and the history of it.” Do you really mean that? I asked. I had not previously considered the political significance of my car’s sloping back. Powell was adamant. “God, you’d never have a right-wing person driving a Saab. They couldn’t. Could they?”'
Uh, yes they can. Someone needs to tell Powell I own two.
Today, of course, I suspect people make their 'statements' via the Prius.
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