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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 08:17:17 -0400
From: "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com>
Subject: Re: should a buy a saab


But, 'nuther Bob, how do you fix the design flaw in Mr. Hinz, which leads him to turn what I said about the mirror into an offensive personal comment? 'nuther Bob wrote: > > On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 22:09:55 -0400, "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com> > wrote: > > > > You CAN validly reject the Consumer Reports approach by saying that > >implicitly they emphasize reliability at the expense of all other > >characteristics of a car, such as pleasure in driving. > > See _my_ post, C/R lacks statistical validity i.e. if you know > anything about statistics, you know C/R is mostly nonsense. > > >the design flaw in the driver's side mirror, etc., etc. are a reflection > >of what emerged from the Saab factory. > > This "design flaw" requires two simple washers to correct and Saab > issued a Service Bulletin not long after it was discovered. FWIW, > it only affects certain drivers in certain driving positions. This is > the reason it was not discovered before the release of the car. > You can make the correction yourself if you like for about $.50. > > This correction was made for FREE in the first 4 years of 50K miles > by Saab. Don't turn the blame for the fact that someone you bought > a car didn't bother to have it done into blame on Saab. Saab found > the problem, issued a fix, and made those repairs when requested. > > > I had been interested in owning a Saab for many years, going way back > >to the days when they had two-stroke engines. Alas, that fixation has > >been cured by actually owning one. > > You really, really need to sell your Saab and buy yourself an > old Toyota. I'm sure you'd be much happier. > > Bob

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