Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:53:05 -0400 From: "Tex" <texnospamm101.org> Subject: Re: Maintain Your Identity - Saab
"Johannes" <johsnospamblackhole2018sizefitter.com> wrote in message news:42BD6F36.78EE58B6nospamblackhole2018sizefitter.com... > If Saab want to distinguish their cars from e.g. Fords and Vauxhalls, then > they > must eliminate rattle and squeaks. My 1993 9000 CSE has none! My Fiat > Croma had > quite a few rattles and it took all the pleasure away. I couldn't agree more. It is very annoying. I am actually working on fixing at least a couple of the more major door rattles this weekend. Will post my results. > Motoring journos often write about cheaper plastics being used nowadays, > even > in quality cars such as Volvo, Mercedes. The explanation given, or maybe > the > excuse, is that the materials must now be re-cyclable. One more reason to > hang > on to my 9000. I've read that as well. Given Saab's involvement in auto recycling programmes in the UK, it fits. - tex