Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 08:32:33 +0100 From: Charles Christacopoulos <c.k.christacopoulos_removeme_nospamee.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Saabaru
Steven Stern wrote: > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:56:36 GMT (more or less), T <tberknospamlobal.net> > wrote: > > >>Or is it Subaraab? :D >> >>According to the newspaper the Saab 9-2X ( a rebadged Subaru Impreza) >>is very Euro and refined. >> >>Anybody actually had some hands on time in one of these yet? What >>where you impressions? >> > > > On my jog today, I saw one in the lot at the local Saab dealer, so I stopped > to look and to read the sticker. I think it was the "aero" version. I did > notice two things: First, it is not turbo- or super-charged. Second, the > sticker says "Made in Japan". There are no significant non-Japanese parts. > Maybe the trolls from Trollhattan took a sled up and over the pole? Seems to > me that if I want a Subaru, I'd do better at a Subaru dealer. > > OTOH, I really do miss Japanese workmanship. Aside from having to replace > crumpled sheet metal, I almost never had my Hondas in for service. So far > this year, I've put about $900 into my 99 9-5. Ignition cassette, brake pads, > new battery, A/C leak (so far unresolved), leaky oil seal, plus 3 headlight > bulbs. I love my Saab but the next car will most likely be another boring > Honda. ... and in the UK Subarus get excellent reliability reports by their owners ... why buy a SAAB and get unreliability. -- Please remove _removeme_ to reply. Work: http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/ Hobby: http://www.egothor.org/
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