Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:50:13 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamsizefitterzzzz.com> Subject: Re: What to call the "new" 9-3 ?
davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: > > Someone who looks an awful lot like Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamfitter.com> wrote: > > > davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: > >> > >> > >> And yet, "the new 900" is perfectly clear as to what car it is about, > >> is it not? > > > Yes, while it is new. > > Stay with me here, I think we're almost there. Today, 8 years after the > "new 900" came out, both of us have a specific car in mind when the > term "new 900" is mentioned, right? And yet, it's not new. So, ... > > Dave Yes, it works for the 900 because there were just two generations; the old and then the new. But who knows how many generations (or bodies) there will be for the 9-3? Since the first (old) generation 9-3 was short lived, there is every chance that there will be another generation after the current one, then you will have to introduce a new new 9-3. So, ... Johannes