Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 15:27:49 -0500 From: dkuipersnopsamam.neosoft.com (David R. Kuipers) Subject: Re: Saab Reliability - the latest
In article <35BF0A23.E1DB2A46nopsamdnet.att.net>, jekv12nopsamdnet.att.net wrote: > Here's an excerpt from the latest Roundel, the BMW Car Club of > America's magazine, regarding dependability of various marques. > (snip) > Table with 1998 and 1997 Dependability study indexes: > > Marque 1998 1997 > > Lexus 167 217 > Cadillac 234 240 > Infiniti 273 261 > Mercedes 278 282 > Acura 281 276 > Buick 290 299 > Lincoln 312 269 > Toyota 313 301 > Audi 316 242 > Olds 317 329 > BMW 319 358 > Honda 341 290 > Saturn 357 387 > Saab 359 Below Average > Subaru 360 370 > Volvo 381 352 > Jaguar 386 350 > Mercury 387 389 > Nissan 391 377 > Industry Average 399 393 > > Below Average (alphabetized): Chevy, Chrysler, Dodge, Eagle, Ford, > Geo, GMC, Hyundai, Jeep, Land Rover, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Plymouth, > Pontiac, VW. The problem with this is that yes, Saab has improved, and that's admirable. But compared to the cars they compete against (Lexus, Infiniti, Audi, BMW, Acura, Volvo), they still bring up the rear (other than a surprising edge over Volvo). Saab needs to get into that under 300 problems range, and CONSISTENTLY, not just once in a blue moon, before its reliability problems have been put to bed once and for all. ...............DK -- dkuipersnopsamam.neosoft.com (remove nospam for email)