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Aero Academy Report 30 Sep/1 Oct Posted by Dano in Texas [Email] ![]() ![]() |
My wife and I attended the 30 Sep/1 Oct class. This time she drove and I was the guest. Last year I drove and she was the guest. The class was about the same except the Saab executives didn't attend the dinner at the Chateau or give the Saab product briefing this time. Since Saab HQ moved to Detroit, it is hard for them to get back to Braeselton for the class presentation according to Jeff Robillard. That is a dissappointment. John Lebbos (product manager for 95, 92x and 97x) gave an excellent presentation on Saab safety advances, customer profile, etc in July 2003. The replacement for this time is now more time on the autocross which means more driving (which can't be a bad thing).
Jeff said the dinner at the Chateau may end in future classes. We enjoyed the dinner but now your dinner hosts are the instructors, not the Saab execs. That ends the informal questions and product feedback to Saab as the driving instructors have no stake in Saab.
All in all a very enjoyable experience that I highly recommend for all Aero buyers. We stayed at the Chateau Inn this trip and it was very nice. The AAA rate seems to be the lowest for the Inn. Last year we stayed at the Hampton Inn in Buford across from the Mall of Georgia which was also nice (and cheaper) but farther from class.
Dano
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