Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:09:35 -0400 From: "Tex" <texnospamm101.org> Subject: Re: Maintain Your Identity - Saab
"Johannes" <johsnospamblackhole9462sizefitter.com> wrote in message news:42BB1AF7.6198DD33nospamblackhole9462sizefitter.com... > > But we don't want to hear that "quality is patchy" for the 9-3 (The > Independent > 21/06/2005). There should be absolutely no reason for that in a modern > Saab!!! I had a number of annoying little problems with my 2004 9-3. All of which I have previously discussed here in this group (namely, some initial quality defects). Those were all covered under warranty. It's annoying that the car had these problems at all. However, Saab's biggest competitors have, by their own admission, had many of the same kinds of quality problems...Mercedes and BMW. Namely, electronics and other technology feature failures. This is not to say these problems are excusable...just that if you want to compare Saab to its competition, you have to recognize its competitors shortcomings as well. In this area, Japanese cars far outpace all of their euro-competitors. My biggest "quality" problem with my 9-3 is the number of rattles and buzzes in the interior. I've identified them not as manufacturing defects but rather as inadequate "quality" engineering. All of the buzzes and rattles in the car are inherent design/engineering flaws/shortcomings. It's clear, they simply didn't do enough build-testing to identify and prevent rattle prone parts and materials. This would hopefully be fixed in a later build/model year. - tex
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