Date: 24 Jun 2004 11:42:54 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: Howcome the 1998 Saab 9-5 wasn't available in the US?
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 07:12:20 GMT, JIM <Firewagon1nospamigy.net> wrote: > > You either suffer from 'crash paranoia,' are a hazard to yourself and others > on the highway, or are simply looking to buy a tank. If those Saab boys are > still employing the engine and transmission as a unit concept (cannot remove > the transmission without the engine), I would be very uneasy contemplating > purchasing one! Never been true, Jim. Your source is wrong. > Have at least one horror story of someone falling in love > with one Saab model which he purchased for about $4500. Almost immediately > the tranny failed. Upon discovering the cost of repair would exceed his > purchase price he promptly bought an identical model for about the same > money. I also don't know of any Saab tranny which would approach $4500 in cost. > not that many can afford to have one repaired - that > engine/transmission as a unit that Saab has used is another good case in > point! What model, Jim? Doesn't exist. Or, he ran into a crooked car repair shop which fed him a line, which is probably more likely. > Hey!, if I can recall the guy's name, I'll have him give you a call; maybe > he can recoup some of his lost cash, if one of those crash testing outfits > can use those two decorations (Saabs) he has?? Maybe he can clarify to you what the story is, because the version you got from him isn't reality.
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