Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:05:30 +0100 From: Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Have Saab reintroduced hatchback yet?
johannes wrote: > Adrian wrote: > > johannes (johsnospam-85635457321546-fitter.com) gurgled happily, sounding > > much like they were saying : > > > > >> >> > Just to clarify: The 9000 CD was produced 1988-1995, production > > >> >> > stopped 3 years earlier than for the 9000 CS. > > > > >> >> Odd, that - since there's several '97 CDs for sale on AutoTrader at > > >> >> the mo. > > > > >> > Odd indeed. It may have been registered fist time in 1997 and still > > >> > produced in 1995? > > > > >> All of 'em? > > > > > Dunno, there could also be errors in AutoTrader, it happens... > > > > Ah, so the photos of P-reg 9000CDs are all photoshopped? Well, stranger > > things happen at sea, I s'pose. > > I concede that there are differences of opinion and 1995 may not be > strictly correct, but the CD was taken out of production before the CS. > Here are some total production figures that I found: > http://www.saabhistory.com/2007/01/25/the-saab-9000-1984-1998/ > Saab 9000 CC 216385 > Saab 9000 CD 112177 > Saab 9000 CS 174525 > > A clear victory for the 9000 CS! That's about 3 1/2 hatchbacks sold for every booted version. And I maintain that the CS is the better looking car too. Plus it's 6 inches shorter which is a blessing round here for parking. Graham