Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:04:55 +0100 From: "Martyn Hodson" <martyn_hodsonnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: Saab commitment to USA
<davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message news:annlgk$fnimn$4nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... > Someone who looks an awful lot like American Resolve <American_Resolve_USAnopsamail.com> wrote: > > Are Saabs made in the U S of A? <snip> > > From what I heard the > > Saabs have engine blocks that are combined engine + transaxle > > I'm not sure what this means - they're separate mechanisms, not like > they're a single casting or something - can you clarify your question? > i presume he is referring to the european habit begun by the mini of the engine and transaxle bein fairly well integrated assemblies <snip>> > Are they as reliable as Saturns, both of them owned by GM > > and all... > > Well, GM has (for the most part) stayed out of the design and engineering > decisions, so they haven't really hurt the quality of the cars. As far > as longevity, it's not at all unusual to have a Saab go well over 200,000 > miles - many go much, much further than that. I don't know how that > compares to Saturn, but again, they're a fairly new make. > the design and engineering input from GM into Saabs has been from Opel/ Vauxhall ( aka GM europe) there are commonalities between the current Saab line up and the GM europe product line , the engines Saab use are in the same family as the Opel/Vaux engines of a similar size, also various bits and pieces of the internals are common with Opel/vaux Martyn --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.391 / Virus Database: 222 - Release Date: 19/09/2002
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