Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:46:50 +0100 From: "Johan Beikes" <j.beikesnopsamdoo.nl> Subject: Re: newest damage on 97 9-5
"F.Wills" <Fred.Willsnopsamamplease.myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:R_wA9.19845$6g.5321229nopsam1.news.adelphia.net... > > <wolf57nopsamline.de> wrote in message news:3DC9882A.B681E140nopsamline.de... > > Frequent users of this newsgroup know: Many SAABs show many damages. My > > 9-5 (2 ltr, automatic, 150 hp, ¥97, 45000 mls) shocked me on tuesday > > with a new version: I got to stop in a blue cloud. A rib-belt of the > > engine broke and blocked the wheels it should drive, one of the > > plastic-wheels melted and caused the smoke. > > So I suppose that this '97/'98 car with 45k miles had not had the drive > belts replaced either, right? > That's sort of like blaming the car manufacturer when you get a flat tire!! > Saab didn't make the drive belt. Probably Continental did. Blame them... > That's rubbish IMHO. The manufacturer of the car is SAAB. So, in the end, they are responsible for the quality of their products. End of story. Johan