Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 05:03:28 GMT From: "Daniel Glenn" <dglenn1nopsamrr.com> Subject: Re: Why does a Saab depriciate fast ?
Excellent question. I agree with everything I've read so far. My opinion is that it is largely due to poor advertising. I've owned my '85 since '87 and have never seen an ad that inspires me. They constantly fail to extol the car's true virtues in place of telling us how we will "feel" when driving it. Safety, technical innovation, handling, emissions, mileage, versatility, longevity... all take a back seat to freedom, status, and confidence. I would like to see more owners of cars in the 250k+ club talking about their SAAB's. More emphasis on actual safety stories and insurance data. Granted, engineers aren't a big market, but these are the things I like to see in a car. Another area that brings them down is poor customer response to "high profile" quality issues. My car has seen the dropping headliner, power steering "morning sickness", deteriorating wiring insulation, worn clutch pedal mounts and other smaller common problems. The only thing the factory has ever helped me with was to replace my SAAB badge for free when the old one suffered from chipping paint. THANKS DUDES!!! They also need to address their quirkiness better. Turbocharged cars still are not in the mainstream. They perform differently and in my opinion are more practical and just as reliable than larger powerplants. People need to be told these things in order to create a market for these features. They need to be told to expect less zero to 60 performance in trade for better passing capability and superior gas mileage. The standard car criteria in the magazines does not evaluate SAAB in a good light. This needs to be explained and understood when buyers start to look at ratings. SAAB makes their cars right but they keep it to themselves. One more opinion, Dan Harry Johal wrote in message ... >Hello Saab owners, I was wondering why the Saab(s) depreciate faster than >say BMW's and such? >Is it mainly because of the high cost of repairs?
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