[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos "Purist" serves a purpose.... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Mike Lynch [Email] (#81) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Mike Lynch) on Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:21:23 In Reply to: Edward Lapham, Editor of Automotive News on Saab:, Brian, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:03:23 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

On the one hand it's nice that Saab has such a regal history that the purists have something to go with. On the other hand purists are often extremists. If you add the words ethnic to purist, you can get a really negative connotation. If you dig into history you often find that the purists have a faulty memory and that their version of pure starts at a particular time and ignores what came before. This is how I feel about Saab hatchback purists. I think these folks have forgotten that Saab only started making hatches in the mid 70's or about half as long as Saabs have been made. A purist describes someone who wants to exclude something they feel is not pure and these exclusions are seldom based in reason or history.

Saab has always leaned on others for it's base technologies, but what's "pure" for me with Saab are the care and craftsmanship of the cars from Trollhattan. I don't mind all the GM technology in the new 9-3SS, what concerned me was the care and craftsmanship would be carried through and it has.

This is my concern with the 9-2 and 9-7, that GM and Subaru can build cars that will live up to the standards created in Trollhattan. Broadening Saabs customer base may offend the purists, but is arguably necessary for Saab's survival. Niche marketing was almost the death of Saab. I hope that the product gurus at GM, Subaru and Saab understand what makes a Saab pure.



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• Edward Lapham, Editor of Automotive News on Saab:, Brian, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:03:23
  • "Purist" serves a purpose...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:21:23 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: "Purist" serves a purpose...., Bob M, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 05:21:10
    • I 2nd toshi (Vwell put!) (nm)., BobH, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:55:13
    • Well said Mike. (n/m), toshi, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:34:56
  • counter-article... fwiw (more), toshi, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 09:42:56
    • He makes the right point..., MikeG, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:47:49
      • Too much sharing...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:02:08
  • A little simplistic dear Edward, No.9, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 09:23:16
  • He's right. n/m, elSVT, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:26:46
    • Gotta concur, washaero, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 07:31:26
    • He's very right!, Viggen Pilot, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 07:14:00
      • I liken to days past of the Porsche & Volvo folk, Trev, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 07:23:12
        • Re: I liken to days past of the Porsche & Volvo folk, compaqted, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 08:16:00
          • I wonder how many SAAB engineers worked on the 9-3ss .., Michel_Mtl, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:39:36
          • Well put ! (nm), No.9, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 09:00:07

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