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Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 14:32:40 -0700
From: Johannes H Andersen <johannes.andersennopsamel.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Saab and GMC


DSJKALLEN wrote: > > Johannes, give the guy a break. If it were not the assocation with GM, Saab > would have "teamed" - if you wish to use that word" - with someone else. It > was a financial necessity. Yes, precisely. Money talks. The guy seems to think that Saab gains from GM's knowledge. The technology and quality flows the other way. What has GM to offer apart from cost cutting production methods? > Think of the possibilities -- Saab could have > become part of the Fiat or Peugeot clan, or Daimler -Chrysler, or anyone else. > The bottom line is this: without financial teaming with someone, it's > certainly very possible that Saab would no longer be with us at all! > > I've been driving Saabs since 1968, and owned a '72 99E with the Triumph-built > and Dolomite-derived SOHC 4. Needless to say, when Saab took over the > construction of that engine (and redesigned it), it became a much better power > plant. BTW . . . I owned a new Triumph GT6 and a TR6 with the 6-cylinders from > the Triumph 2000 saloon, so I'm not down on Triumph per se, but the > Triumph-built engine in the 99 in no way compares to the 2.0 liter that Saab > built, aliet derived from the original Dolomite design. > True, GM has nothing compared to the modern Saab engine (at the moment). > My 2001 9-5 is the best Saab I've ever owned, GM "parts bin" parts included. I > dearly love my '85 900 8-valve, and my daughter's '87 900S 16-valve (which are > still daily drivers), but in many ways the 9-5 is a much better car. Only time > will tell if it holds up as well as the two classic 900's have. > AFAIK, heavily re-engineered from GM Vectra platform. Johannes

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