Re: unfilled market niche - Saab General Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

General Bulletin Board
[Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only

[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: unfilled market niche
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by Bruce (more from Bruce) on Sat, 23 Feb 2002 02:10:22 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: unfilled market niche, TB, Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:36:09
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Yeah, I saw that same program "Roll Over: The hidden secrets of the SUV" on PBS... This should be MANDATORY viewing for everyone thinking of buying one of these beasts. I didn't like SUVs before and now I absolutely HATE them!

As for a low budget Saab... The problem is that Saab is a low volume manufacturer. They can't sell a whole lot of cheap cars like Hyundai because they just don't have the economies of scale (and the cost of producing cars in Sweden is not cheap).

In the 80's Saab made a conscious choice to move "upscale" and I think it was the only choice they had... Just about every car, heck even VW, has a lot more features than even 10 years ago. (Did you know that VW the original "everyman's car" is coming out with a high-end model to challenge Mercedes! Whodathunk!)

I agree with others that it's kind of pointless to pay for leather or automatic climate, just to get the high end turbo. But Saab is kinda of forced to do this in order to limit the number of combinations on dealer lots. Think of all the different ways you can option out a car... The German's nickle-and-dime you for every option and it makes direct price comparisons harder because you can't find the same car on two different dealer lots! Saabs actually have a lot of standard options for the money.

Besides, we all know that the best way to buy a Saab is to find a good slightly used one... That good ole Saab depreciation hit can work to your advantage IF you let someone else take the worst of it!

posted by 205.188.1...

Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
 Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).
Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)



StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot


Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!