In Reply to: Last of the true Saabs?????, pete [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:10:25

I can't say whether GM is going to ruin the company. At least Saab is still around for that to be a possibility.

As to the 9000 being the last true Saab, that's quite funny, because it's been a long running joke in our local Saab club that the 9000 is NOT a true Saab. This of course, being due to the 9000 having been designed jointly with Alfa and Lancia, and thus dubbed by some the 'Italian' Saab. However, it was designed many years before GM had any stake or say in Saab, so that's something. Many also whine and joke that it's not a true Saab because the engine is in backwards, the ignition key is in the wrong spot, the hood opens backwards, etc, etc..

The death of Saab will be when people stop buying new ones. Seeing how (apparently) a great deal of Saab fans from the 60's/70's/80's see fit to moan and complain about how there aren't any good Saabs anymore, Saab as a company must look to other buyers. I don't ever plan to buy a new car, myself, but you can bet I will surely look to a 9^5 wagon once the prices come down a bit, even though it's not a 'true' Saab.


Aaron Gilbert
1987 9000T 288k miles

posted by 205.215.216...

• Last of the true Saabs?????, pete , Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:10:25
  • Without GM, we would have seen the last Saab already., Winder, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:30:57
  • the last of the true saabs has already happened, adam , Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:00:02
    • Really... So what about all those Saabs before..., Scott Paterson , Sun, 23 Feb 2003 14:41:22
    • I agree..., Bob Davis, Sun, 23 Feb 2003 09:13:50
    • True, true. n/m, twigfarm, Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:24:44
  • It's all what you're used to..., Shahn, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:16:28
    • We also had a German Ford Taunus w/ Saab V4..n/m, Shahn, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 20:06:13
  • Variable threshold question....but I have an answer...., TKC, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 14:48:06
  • Re: Last of the true Saabs?????, Scott Paterson , Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:59:43
    • 9000 a real saab?, tim, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 19:21:09
      • Me too.., Scott Paterson , Sat, 22 Feb 2003 02:14:09
    • And what about this 9000 thing...., Scott Paterson , Fri, 21 Feb 2003 13:01:55
  • You call that a little discussion?, Aaron Gilbert, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:29:40 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: You call that a little discussion?, SaabKen, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 20:00:09
    • yes, but the headliners fall, KL, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:37:26
      • D'oh! My headliner hasn't fallen, I have a faux! n/m, Aaron Gilbert, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:03:19
  • Gonna?????, Andrew , Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:24:09
    • Re: No such thing (+), Jon906, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 13:52:19
      • Re: No such thing (+), '95NYCRedAero, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 14:04:09
        • Re: No such thing (+), pete , Sun, 23 Feb 2003 19:53:01
        • Re: No such thing (+), George Tuma, Fri, 21 Feb 2003 14:41:42

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