Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 09:12:13 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsam.com> Subject: Re: Is Saab's Reliability a thing of the Past?
adrian c wrote: > > What absolute twoddle (for your definition read rubbish) > A well manufactured car will have longevity, which may be affected by > driver abuse. However this will be picked up by the factory trained > service agents (yes they do see the car after it is sold). This in turn > reinforces the used values and perceptions, a la Mercedes & Volvo. > > If a Saab dealer is selling a used car then it must have been fully > inspected and should therefore be trustworthy. If a saab dealer is > incapable of seeing something wrong with a car or worse of diagnosing it > then they should not be in that business. No argument! But as you say yourself, the problem is the DEALER and NOT the CAR COMPANY. As with most dealers, Saab has little control over their agents. I reiterate that blaming a used car's problems on the manufacturer is ridiculous. Blaming them on the dealer is another thing entirely. I endorse it. My local dealer isn't worth the land it's built on. I don't go there. I advise people I know not to go there. Perhaps this guy shouldn't go to his local dealer. I don't know. But I stand by Saab's reliability. -Justin