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Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 06:24:38 GMT
From: Riff <turbospgnopsamsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Joel Manby Says it! Buy a SAAB


Mr Joel Manby is the President of SAAB USA. Mark Baur323 wrote: > > >"The 9-5 is much more attractive than the 9000," said Manby. "It's not seen > quite as much as [a] quirky niche car. > > That was very nice of Mr. Manby to say. I will have to agree that the 9-5 is > more (physically) attractive than the 9K. The 9-3 is also more (physically) > attractive than the 9C. My HO, I liked the 9C SE better, felt tighter (had 42K > miles vs. 70 miles) than the 9-3. My girlfriend OTOH, liked the 9-3 better. I > have no comment on the 9-5 as I have not driven it. > > >Our aircraft heritage brings it sex appeal." Saab designed airplanes in Europe > long before it began selling cars. > > As for sex appeal, my Saab has not gotten me laid (I hope that my girlfriend is > not that shallow) but it has given us a convenient place to get better > "aquainted". Nor did my hitch in the USAF (lots 'o planes, but no Viggens) > help my sex life at all. > > >"Saabs are kind of a counterculture car," Manby said. "People who don't want a > BMW or Mercedes because everyone has one [buy a Saab]. > > "Counterculture car"? What the f*** does that mean? Does it simply mean that > a Saab is designed much different than any other car make? Would a Trabant be > counterculture too? Oh, and reliable, sorry Trabant's out. What about people > who own a BMW or M-B as well as a Saab, are we no longer counterculture? Or > less of a Saab or BMW enthusiast? I am an auto enthusiast, regardless of the > make(s) of auto(s) I own. > > <We're making inroads and growing." > > I hope Saab does make inroads & sells lots of them & makes tons of $$$$. I > wish the same about many auto makers. Will I take Mr. Manby's advice and buy a > new Saab anytime soon? Probably not. Will I look at a new Saab when I > need/want a new toy? You bet your ass I will! > > Please be advised, this is not a rant, just that Mr. Manby's quote kinda' > rubbed me the wrong way. > > PS: Who is Joel Manby? > > -ray > > 73 Porsche 914 1.7L (Car in a box) > 80 BMW 323i > 8? Buick/Opel Cadet (GT-4 SCCA) > 85 Saab 900Turbo > 91 VW Jetta GL > > "When the the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." > -Hunter S. Thompson > > "There is no long way in a fast car." > -Gene-Dog

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