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Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 21:42:30 GMT
From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Saab or GM?


in article %XZN9.2179$oW.491420nopsam20.bellglobal.com, Hugh at hug3r0nopsamail.com wrote on 24/12/2002 14:13: > US buyers want features, European buyers want quality of ride. I have owned > American, Japanese and European cars and they are all different. I agree - we're not that interested in gadgets and infact have some distrust of gizmos in cars. UK drivers (we're not Europeans, you know) want individuality, but drive run-of-the-mill GM sh*t. That's why I like Saab, particularly the classics - no-one else has one and when you see another one, you can flash them all you like but they won't acknowledge you. [B*stards] > My 1992 Camry and 1995 4-runner were the most reliable cars. Absolutely > nothing but gas or oil. No warranty work whatsoever after 100K on each. We (my family) had a Ford Cortina and a Ford Escort. Fifteen years with two cars shows how they faired :) My Dad got a Nissan Prairie after the Escort. > 1997 Audi A4 - while living in Europe. A few annoying issues - lights in the > dash 2x, and the lower A-arms in the front suspension. all under warranty > under 50K. Very solid drive and very quite. Red lights on the dash are pretty horrid. Styling is very important to us Brits. The classic Quattro Rally was one f*cker of a car. I'd still buy an 80 estate above a Volvo, or even any BWM. > 1999 Saab 9-5 - love the car, but there is along list of non-drivetrain > related failures that have all been replaced under warranty. The latest was > a 1-week repair of the entire climate control assembly under the dash. All > under 50K Also a very solid ride and very quite. The 9-5 IMO is the pinnacle of design, style and driveability. It's just beautiful. I can't afford one though, but like to turn up to Saab garages around the land to test-drive them :) <snip> Some guff about American cars ... Yawn :)</snip> That said, I want a Firebird as my funeral car. > The Japanese cars, although boring in that they engineer the driving > pleasure out of a vehicle are fantastic cars if your are looking for zero > maintenance vehicles. By Jap, do you mean Oriental? I have a Hyundai S-Coupe as well as two Saabs. I wouldn't call it no-maintenance. I have a bad flow-sensor that mis-fires like an overboosting turbo. It's a pig. "Jap" cars are all electronics and prone to hideous failure. Still, the 3.0L Supra is one hell of a drive. I think your point is that Saab manufacture solid, driveable and fun cars. This is *not* typical of European engineering. Merc, BMW, etc make heavy but responsive vehicles. You don't mention Fiat, Ferrari, etc - they make killing machines ... I still love Fiat (my Punto GT was the car I could have killed myself in - 130 BHP on a car that small was just dangerous). I do think of all the competition in the world and £30K, I'd buy a Saab. Paul 1985 900i 16V 1989 900 Turbo S http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html

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