Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:13:06 +0100 From: Greg Farris <farrisnospam.org> Subject: Re: Lifetime of Saab
In article <4sbg98Ful53uU1nospamindividual.net>, DaveHinznospaml.com says... > > >On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:27:40 +0100, Greg Farris <farrisnospam.org> wrote: >> In article <1163823344.249474.46450nospam2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, >> smaartaassaabrnospaml.com says... >> >>>If it is in good shape then it is. The engines last forever. . . >> >> No they don't. >> SAAB engines are no different from other engines in the category, and are >> subject to the same wear and failure modes as their counterparts. If anything, >> the turbocharged models run at typically higher IMEP and specific output, and >> should thus be subject to greater wear. > >You are vastly oversimplifying things, and quite honestly, you're >dismissing careful engineering and lumping everyone's design criteria >together. This is unfair to Saab's engineers, and incorrect. > > A single example would help your argument ever so much. . . Why should I not "lump everyone's design together" when that's exactly what GM (the manufacturer of SAAB) has been doing since 1994?