let's face it most drive the same Honda, ford and Toyota. Saab has and will always be a fringe vehicle regardless of how much GM tries to make him look like saturns!

saabs have a history of misguided PR, low resale, high repair needs and high costs of maintenance...even if most of those items are untrue (or equal to other euro cars). They have struggled in marketing from day one often mainstreaming technology like Turbos and saftey but leaving other companies (like Volvo) to steal some of their thunder.

again, no matter how much our 9-5 look more Americanized over time (lets' face it not only do they share a platform with Saturn but they share looks to!) Saab still has to shake the image from the 99, 900 and 9000 of years gone buy. Those were cars you either loved or hated...and most in my town hated my 900s.

I had two cars when I was 19...one was a 1984 Vette and a 1986 900T which could keep up with my vette down a straight road the whole way to 100mph. The rednecks I worked with at the time used to ask me why I had such a great American car and a "rice burner"...yes they thought it was Japanese. So that tells me this brand has suffered from identity issues since the early days.

Where do you live most likely has an affect?

They are common on the liberal east coast but you'll like like a commie driving one in Red State Arkansas! these are not brands for rural America...I know I get no respect with my Vw Westfalia, Saabs and Porsche out here in Cornfield County Ohio!


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• Why do so many people dislike Saabs?, Hunter, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 15:12:10
  • Re: Why do so many people dislike Saabs?, NDS, Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:28:01
    • You nailed the answer in my opinion...., MI-Roger , Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:06:12
    • Re: Why do so many people dislike Saabs?, Hunter, Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:33:07
      • Re: Why do so many people dislike Saabs?, NDS, Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:40:03
  • Buy it for yourself, not to impress other, JMJ in NC, Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:51:07
    • Re: Buy it.... hahahahahahahahahahahah...ohh man..., MM, Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:45:39
      • I think he may have been referring to the so-called, Allan, Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:46:39
  • Can the beemer people say TURBO? NOPE n/m, tonystarks, Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:34:13
    • Re: Can the beemer people say TURBO? Yes they can, David W, Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:35:11
    • They can with the new 335i !!! (n/m), TRandell, Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:38:29
      • Re: Base price of 42k, they'd better be able to (n/m), UpstateNY Bill, Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:16:49
  • Re: Why do so many people dislike Saabs?, cmack, Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:08:29
  • Check this out, Steve, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:42:40
  • Do they?, LesH, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:19:04
  • Re: Why do so many people dislike Saabs?, Val, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:00:29
    • Re: Why do so many people dislike Saabs?, Val, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:03:10
  • Bad assumptions, Ray L, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:57:24
  • move to Maine, DW, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:41:31
    • Unofficial car of Maine, Jay, Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:15:23
    • Re: move to Maine, Hunter, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:20:23
  • Most people give me a similar reaction until..., Johnson , Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:32:58
  • we'll most people are cookie cutters to begin with..., rsfeller, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 16:59:28 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: we'll most people are cookie cutters to begin with., Hunter, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:17:10
  • Jealous?....., Mike Lynch , Thu, 9 Nov 2006 15:45:28
    • Don't see one on every block, ChrisG, Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:36:36
    • Re: They will never understand, ScottA, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:27:14
    • Re: Jealous?....., Hunter, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:17:00
      • Have you seen the Top Gear?..., NateWI, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:57:54
        • Re: Have you seen the Top Gear?..., CrNiFe , Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:11:45
        • yea and they only like the high speed accel and saftey., rsfeller, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:33:09
          • Re: yea and they only like the high speed accel and saf, Hunter, Thu, 9 Nov 2006 19:10:37
            • I think he contradicts himself, liked the handling too, UpstateNY Bill, Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:51:05
              • Problem is that he judges it as a race car, AdamB , Mon, 13 Nov 2006 03:14:10
            • Almost...but i think he hits the point pretty close., NateWI, Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:07:06
              • Saab perceptions, Graham O, Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:23:04

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