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Re: I don't have that kind of money.
Posted by Richard Scott (more from Richard Scott) on Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:13:31
In Reply to: I don't have that kind of money., PGAero
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If you live in the west, the thin dealer network has to be an issue. Your heater control valve goes out in the middle of Utah and you have a BIG tow bill. Ours went out 25 miles from the dealer, lost coolant rapidly and the combined tow bill and repair was almost $500. After that we didn't trust the car enough to take on long trips. Had another problem that required towing; I don't remember exactly what it was.
GM could have done a lot better by mating the car with another brand; dealers often used to carry 2 brands--I remember Chevy dealers often carried Geo. They could have mated Saab with Oldmobile or Pontiac, trained one or more mechanics per dealership, kept routine parts onhand and shipped less commonly needed parts FedEx overnight. Shipping parts fast is not difficult these days, I can get almost any part I need for my John Deere tractor in 24 hours if it isn't in stock at the dealer.
A little imagination could have gone a long way toward marketing the brand. GM just didn't do it. They bought it and then didn't know how to sell it. We get passengers in the car and even though it's 9 years old, they say, "This is a really nice car. What is it?"
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Posts in this Thread:
- Who killed Saab automobile?, PaulS
, Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:11:08- It's Saab's business model which doomed the company, Willy, Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:00:25
- I think Saab supporters did.., C H Tay, Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:57:46
- what happened to the picture of the bmper sticker...., jim 2012, Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:17:25
- Re: Who killed Saab automobile?, William, Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:01:52
- Re: Who killed Saab automobile?, Simon S, Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:32:33
- Saab could have taken a page from Volvo, No Snaab, Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:50:39
- Lack of new/updated vehicles didn't help..., Paul H, Sun, 25 Dec 2011 03:07:18
- Re: Who killed Saab automobile?, 11madness, Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:41:03
- not just GM - The customers who didn't buy one, WayneD, Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:14:16
- Re: What about SAAB original parts?, Street, Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:17:05
- Re: not just GM - The customers who didn't buy one, Scott Paterson
, Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:50:44 - I too think you did well in purchasing and supporting, bender
, Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:14:20 - Re: not just GM - The customers who didn't buy one, EGD
, Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:05:07 - Re: not just GM - The customers who didn't buy one, Red93SEInBrklyn, Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:59:06
- I don't have that kind of money., PGAero
, Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:33:40
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