Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 18:50:56 GMT From: milt brewster <milt73nopsamc.net> Subject: Re: Saab Complaint
In article <bjat1j$h21m6$1nopsam34476.news.uni-berlin.de>, davehinznopsamcop.net says... > On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:42:09 GMT, milt brewster <milt73nopsamc.net> wrote: > > > > Everything on this car costs double what Hondas and Toyotas cost. > > What is your intention here, to start a cross-brand flamewar? No. It was my intention to report a serious problem with an expensive new car that should not have had a serious problem, in a public forum where other people would read it and think about this experience before they make THEIR expensive new car purchases. I expected most of the snippy comments I've seen here. I was a Saab enthusiast, too; but that doesn't mean Saabs are perfect, or that the Company that builds them are above doing things that are worth complaining about. I still made my point: ANYONE thinking about buying a Saab should consider whether they want to have TWO blowouts in the space of five months in their expensive new car. **** Saab has equipped a lot of their cars in the USA with Michelin tires that might very well be faulty, as Ford found a few years ago with their SUVs. If Usenet newsgroups are worth anything at all, they are worth publicizing potential recall problems like this. As for the rest of your post (not snipped) I don't think it's helpful at all -- except to note that I check my tires very carefully after my first blowout, did not hit any potholes or make other foolish mistakes, and that you seem to be as snippy as you think I am. Emotional denial is the first refuge of the childish. mb > > > I see no added value, but lots of added risk and hassle. Tires > > are one of the simpler quality items for an Auto Maker to get > > right. > > Thought you said they were Michelin. Didn't know Saab made tires. > > > All this is not just expensive or unacceptable. It is criminal. > > What was the cause of the blowout? Did you have your pressures > set properly? Does your car have an alignment problem? Are you > trying to solve the problem, or just complain about it? > > > No car, no matter how intelligently designed and built, is worth > > this. I paid extra for a Saab, precisely so I would not face > > problems like this. > > What is the cause of this atypical problem with your particular > car? > > > Today I would trade this Saab straight across for a comparable > > Honda Civic that would have gotten me to my appointment on time. > > OK. > > > So would you. > > I would? Why would I want to get to your appointment; I'm thinking we > wouldn't enjoy each other's company very much. > > Dave Hinz > >
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