Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:51:07 -0500 From: "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com> Subject: Re: Ignition Key won't turn - 900NG
DaveH wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 22:44:24 -0500, "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com> > wrote: > > >Nutmegger wrote: > >> > >> "Kenneth S." wrote ::: > >> > Nutmegger wrote: > >> > > > >> > > "Marcuse1001wrote ::: > >> > > > >> > > > I get this image of an > >> > > > obnoxious american desecrating a lovely Saab with his Mcdonalds and > >> > > Coffee! > >> > > > >> > > LOL! I can see it now. > >> > > > >> > > > its not a design flaw! > >> > > > >> > > No, I always thought the opposite in that it was quite innovative. > >> > > >> > What puzzles me is the following: if this is a VALUABLE innovation, why > >> > haven't other manufacturers followed? > >> > >> Good question. > >> It may have something to do with the added expense of wiring or design. I > >> always like that about my 900, it didn't bother me a bit. > >> > >> >Saab doesn't hold a patent on > >> > between-the-seats ignition key positioning, does it? > >> > >> My thinking (and feel free to tell me I'm wrong) is back in the 80's when > >> the 900's rose in popularity so much here in the US - the American auto > >> manufacturers were cutting corners so much to keep the rise of profits > >> coming in. Saab never did that, they actually designed the car for the > >> driver and for safety. Other manufacturers started following in safety > >> footsteps after so much involvement with the NTSB and the barrage of > >> lawsuits that hit them. So, I am totally guessing here that it is somehow > >> too expensive in some way for them to even consider it. > >> Remember the Pinto? > >> Matter of fact, there has been a class action suit against the Chev truck > >> that my ex still drives. > > > > From previous experience in this news group, I know that there's no > >better way to set some people off than to question the positioning of > >the ignition key in Saabs. It's like tossing a hand grenade into the > >group. > Is that right? Well, that is idiotic beyond belief. Tell me the Empire > is not in its final stages. > Dave You illustrate my point perfectly, Dave.