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sure... Posted by Scott Paterson [Email] (#13) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Scott Paterson) on Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:56:03 In Reply to: Some words on SAAB, history and innovation...(venting), Gehn, Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:33:06 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
What basis do you claim that the C900 was the epitome of Saab? Why not the rally master 96 or the two seat sportster Sonett (97)? Or even the 99 which most claim was Saab's real first winner and what about all the hair pulling that went on when they went to the C900 from 99 owners who claimed Saab was selling out. Which group is wrong? And your discussion seems to imply that the C900 was Saab's only car at the time. What about the 9000 sedan? There's a very active BB on the site here that's dedicated to only this model type and it was sellling right alongside the C900 for many of those years?
My thoughts are that Saab is not defined by any single model it has sold. Far from it. I love my Sonett with the Ford V4 engine in it. I think it is a true Saab. I loved the handful of Classic 900's I owned. They wer all true Saabs. My wife and I love our current 1999 9-3 Turbo hatchback. Wow, it has been our most reliable Saab ever and we feel it is just as much a true Saab as all the other Saabs we've owned. And now I'm looking forward to the 9-2 which will have a turbocharged Boxster engine (I'll park it right next to my Sonett and they'll both love each other's company!). We drove the 9-3 manual six speed at the Saab Owners Convention earlier this month. Holy crap - that's a fun car to drive!
-Scott
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