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Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:03:35 -0500
From: "Mark Beckett" <beckettnospamnline.net>
Subject: Just Do It GM-Change SAAB into "GMW"


After years of wishing that SAAB would lay a golden egg for GM and become the BMW cash cow that they had hoped, why don't they just rename the marque what it actually is becoming: "GMW," a.k.a. Generic Motor Works. Funny, I thought the first "S" stood for Svenska (Swedish.) Subaru and Chevrolet rebadges? Their truck brand is already GMC so the remnants of SAAB would easily have universal acceptance as GMW. I have been the proud owner of a '76 99GLE, a '78 99GL, and now drive a '00 9-3 convertible. My Dad drove 2-stroke SAABs in the '60's and flashed high beams about once a month to greet the other SAAB driver. The '78 99GL hatchback probably saved my Dad's life in a head-on crash over 60 mph before airbags and ABS. He walked away with a scratch on his knee from the after-market foglight switch. After repairs, I drove that remarkable car for eight more years. I just ask every past, present, and future(?) SAAB owner to remember and appreciate the quirkiness, safety consciousness, and unique recognizability of the brand while it still exists.. I laugh/cry every time I see one of the TV commercials say "Be independent, drive a SAAB" as they homogenize the marque out of existence.

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