Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 11:01:12 GMT From: nutmeggernopsameja.com Subject: Re: SAAB goes GM
In article <7q8fm7$11fhnopsams1.newsguy.com>, Roger Williams <rogerwnopsaml1.tiac.net> wrote: > Also spracht ?OmikrOn? <omikronnopsamnet>: > > > hi! > > Hi there. > > > im a saab fan but i get a headache when i think of the effect that GM > > has on SAAB. > > I get a headache thinking about the effect GM has on GM, and on the > American car industry, and what they *could* have done to Saab. heh, yeah I can see that. > > However, their influence seems to be mostly benign. They've let Saab be > Saab for the most part, lowered prices to a degree, increased advertising, > and basically put some of the GM "deep pockets" behind Saab. The 9-3 and > 9-5 are all Saab in terms of the way they drive. Let Saab be Saab for the most part? What exactly do you mean? They may have increased advertising, but in my opinion it sucks!! > > Oh yeah - and under GM, Saab sales have gone *up*. That's not too bad, > either. No, but it hasn't gone up as much as Volvo has either. > > > i think that saab will never be the same again! > > From what I've read, the newer Saabs are more reliable than the beloved > 900's. If that's the case, then being different might not be so bad. > You've read that? How can they really know yet? I hope so, I've found 900's very reliable, 9000's well......... Mine has left me once. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.