Are the Arc and vector (Aero) available in Europe? What caused the delays in bringing this car to market? Probably GM delays in getting the platform together. Yes, the NG900 was a change for the worse, the 9-3 a great improvement that should have come in '96. The 9-3ss should have come around in 2000.

Lets face it, Saab is (was) a nitch player. It takes time to transform a low volume producer into a GM brand megolith well placed within GM's global marketing plan. However, this is the best Saab I've driven and I plan on buying one next year. The purchase decision has less to do with it being a Saab than with it beating its closest European competion, the Audi A4 1.8. That being said, I have not driven the G35. That may change my mind.

TM

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• SAAB in Dire Straits -, Ian Glenday , Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:02:56
  • Using an Opel Vectra's chasis didn't help things..., Street, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:31:15
    • Not an Opel Chassis. Its a global GM chassis., Terraplanem, Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:16:11
    • I've read that the engine isn't smooth..., Ter(Europe), Wed, 20 Nov 2002 03:11:37
    • Not a British Platform ---, Ian Glenday , Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:47:45
      • I don't think Top Gear was blowing the Opel horn., Terraplanem, Wed, 20 Nov 2002 17:17:15
    • Re: Using an Opel Vectra's chasis didn't help things..., GM, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 16:44:49
  • Botched 9-3SS Launch, Sieglo, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:57:30
    • Yes, sad launch but I think they can pull it together., KB88900T, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 23:00:51
    • True. I wonder what the delay is/was about?, Terraplanem, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 13:50:23 <-- Viewing This Message
      • It was planed. you don't launch your high prefomance, OHMSS, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:08:48
        • New Audi A4 launched with a 3.0...., Sieglo, Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:19:32
  • Re: SAAB in Dire Straits -, lowbar, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:12:26
  • The news made it sound worse but I seriously doubt, Gary, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:59:55
  • Debra Kelly-Ennis, JBinMD, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:52:04
    • Excellent point JBinMD! n/m, Redmilk, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 13:51:15
  • Re: SAAB in Dire Straits -, jp, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:37:32
  • New Restructing Plan Called "VIGGEN", Redmilk, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:12:27
    • Re: New Restructing Plan Called "VIGGEN", dtech, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:30:07
    • Re: New Restructing Plan Called "VIGGEN", MJP, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:22:52
      • Re: New Restructing Plan Called "VIGGEN", Redmilk, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:52:17
  • Here's Autoweek's article:, Rick, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 09:38:02
  • The worst part about this is:, Redmilk, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 09:37:43
    • True that! Saab dealers are awful!, Terraplanem, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:01:31
      • Re: True that! Saab dealers are awful!, dtech, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:36:16
  • production problems?, Pete Saab 9-5, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 09:19:18
    • It is difficult to retool, especially when a GM is, Terraplanem, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:05:22
  • here is the news link, Rollmo, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:41:51
  • When I once read that GM had given SAAB the boot,, StanleyB, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 01:12:19
  • "they are not cutting back on any new models", Rafe, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 00:51:03
  • Re: SAAB in Dire Straits - another link to story, Rod'899kT, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 00:28:35
    • Somtimes you guys are like a sewing circle ..., J, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 00:46:24
      • It's good for Saab to cut out the dead wood., KB88900T, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 01:06:40
        • Bush announced cutting 800,000+ jobs, carneykjnc, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:58:55
          • I agree with his privatization of parts of the gov., KB88900T, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 20:49:20
          • But he 'publicized' airport screening right?, saw, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:00:53
          • Re: Bush announced cutting 800,000+ jobs, AJRitz, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:11:13
            • Bravo!, RS , Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:27:45
  • SAAB News Release that Tells of Changes --, Ian Glenday , Mon, 18 Nov 2002 23:24:25
  • How can they cut back jobs if they can't meet, KB88900T, Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:52:32
    • "Non-essential" as in people who were under-qualified, J, Mon, 18 Nov 2002 23:08:37
  • 9-3SS should solve the losses once and for all. n/m, J, Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:26:49
    • I'm Going to buy an Arc As Soon As I Can n/m, Ian Glenday , Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:36:57
      • Only if you want a second car. You're not going to ..., J, Tue, 19 Nov 2002 00:50:32
        • After Seeing 9-3SS at SOC02 I Just Had to, Ian Glenday , Tue, 19 Nov 2002 01:13:46

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