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Saab May Be GM's Best Hope for the Future

I have the limited edition 9-3 TurboX SportCombi - 280 HP turbo V6 with AWD, lowered & on high performance Pirelli skins... no slush here. Made in Sweden. My wife has a 9-3 2.0T sedan, no slush there, either. Both outstanding quality of fit and finish. Nary a problem. Not sure but maybe you've not been to a SAAB dealer in a while. Speak not of what ye know not of.


On Nov 28 07:50 AM SKR, MBA wrote:

> As a SAAB owner for 30 years, and an American living in Europe for
> 17 years, I wish GM would peel off the company. I own the last pre-GM
> model of SAAB, and since GM took over, the SAAB as a truly unique
> car has become a moribund American hack, like all of the other American
> hack automobiles.
>
> Anybody want to know why the sales of SAAB have slipped? Just look
> at what GM has done to the once graceful lines and high performance.
> They've turned it into just another hideously-styled American box
> on wheels, with slushy under-performance and low quality finish.
> They've taken an industry benchmark and turned it into an also-ran.
>
>
> I feel that the bailout for the big three should be abandoned. For
> decades, Detroit has churned out slop that no one wants to buy. Why
> should they be rewarded for their arrogance in believing that with
> big bucks thrown at marketing, they can sell sh*t to those who don't
> know the difference between that and Shinola?
>
> Give us back our SAAB!