Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 07:46:22 GMT From: meld_b <meld_bnospamo.com> Subject: Re: ... The Lexus of Subaru's" ... ?!?
snip... > We just have to face that Saab doesn't make ENOUGH money ofF us enthusiasts with our 900s, 99 and 9000s. Had to add a couple characters to your sentence, hope you don't mind... Hey.. well GM bought something, and for years 99's 900's & 9000's were all SAAB had, so they must have made some money. I guess GM wants to test how far the SAAB brand will stretch... They've already lost anyone who really wants a new 4door hatch... My neighbor has a 4door hatched KIA!!! Yeeuck... Time will tell, Somebody at GM has GOT to be nervous about what the loyal SAAB fanatics will do, I'm betting they WILL keep producing products for us. > On the downside, neither the Impreza or the GM POS has anywhere near the > crash safety of a Swedish SAAB. This will make Saab look VERY bad! Man, the Sweedes have got to HATE this. How's Volvo doing over at Ford? > Maybe in a few years, when Saab has made enough money of the 9-2 and the > "other car", they can again spend some money on their enthusiasts, and maybe > we one day can see something like another 9000 CSE Aero. > Kristian > That "hole" in the hood really gets me ... looks so fake. Was there a Sonnett with a fake hole in the hood? Or was it a REAL venting hole? -meld