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Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 21:44:53 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Saab or GM?
in article MPG.1872c51919d99c94989798nopsam.demon.nl, Bart Boer at barboer.wilgeennopsamel.freemail.nl wrote on 24/12/2002 18:25: > In article <%XZN9.2179$oW.491420nopsam20.bellglobal.com>, > hug3r0nopsamail.com says... >> >> I think American cars get more features for the $$$ so naturally they are >> going to have a cheaper feel. Mostly due to the quality of the >> plastics/fabrics etc... The build quality is also in part related to the >> speed of assembly, which for many US cars is many times faster than for a >> Saab or Audi. I would also say that drivetrain components on American cars >> are not as high quality, such as starter motors, head gaskets, electronic >> ignition etc... Purely from watching my mothers 1996 and 1999 GrandAms. >> >> The European cars drive much better. The suspension is tuned and often more >> complex, so the overall stability and ride quality is neither harsh nor soft >> for a firm controlled car. The trade-off is all those little bits that make >> it a luxury car, are not as reliable as the suspension/drivetrain. >> >> The Japanese cars, although boring in that they engineer the driving >> pleasure out of a vehicle are fantastic cars if your are looking for zero >> maintenance vehicles. >> > Hmmm, that kind of appeals to me because i recognize a lot of this small > analysis. Main conclusion: Let the americans set the feature list, have > the europeans design it, and let the japanese build it, and you got the > perfect car ;-) B*llocks - let the Swedes do it all :) Paul 1985 900i 16V 1989 900 Turbo S http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html
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