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I agree 100% !
Posted by Aaron Gilbert [Email] (more from Aaron Gilbert) on Tue, 7 May 2002 15:26:03
In Reply to: Anyone read the Article about SAAB in Businessweek?, JVD, Tue, 7 May 2002 14:32:28
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While I think progress is a great thing, change just for the sake of change I find silly.
I realize Saab's impetus for change is that the old style/configuration just didn't sell well, so they feel (probably rightly so) that if they change to what everyone else has, sales will go up drastically.
That's all fine and good, but when the 9000 disappeared, there wasn't anything on the market to replace it, from any manufacturer (at least not here in this country). This of course excludes wagons, which I think is proper - a wagon is not a hatchback! All the new hatches that are supposedly making a comeback - Focus ZX5, Mazda Protege, Matrix/Vibe, Elantra - are considerably smaller than the 9000, less powerful, slower, and have unknown safety performance. What they do have going for them are price and MPG.
Anyhow, that's my little schpeel for today.
Aaron Gilbert
1987 9000T 274k miles
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Posts in this Thread:
- Anyone read the Article about SAAB in Businessweek?, JVD, Tue, 7 May 2002 14:32:28
- Re: ridiculous Americans, Jonah, Wed, 8 May 2002 00:44:39
- If it is well made and fun and safe and comfortable, Lu, Tue, 7 May 2002 18:35:59
- Hate to burst bubbles, julz, Tue, 7 May 2002 16:12:39
- American Car Companies Have No Clue!!, z, Tue, 7 May 2002 15:35:43
- I agree 100% !, Aaron Gilbert, Tue, 7 May 2002 15:26:03 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Anyone read the Article about SAAB in Businessweek?, Buddd, Tue, 7 May 2002 15:00:03
- Re: Anyone read the Article about SAAB in Businessweek?, peter
, Tue, 7 May 2002 14:52:13 - Re: Anyone read the Article about SAAB in Businessweek?, Stephen, Tue, 7 May 2002 14:51:07
- looks like the value of the 9K is on the rise, darcyt, Tue, 7 May 2002 14:49:41
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