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Old 18 Dec 2009, 15:29 (Ref:2601933)   #1
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SAAB is gone

http://jalopnik.com/5429575/saab-officially-borked

really they died after the sale to GM but gone for good in a few months
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Old 18 Dec 2009, 18:53 (Ref:2602041)   #2
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It is a shame but a long time coming once they became another badge engineering exercise.
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Old 20 Dec 2009, 09:31 (Ref:2602629)   #3
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It is a shame but a long time coming once they became another badge engineering exercise.


Been a long time coming since those greedy muppets at GM starved them of cash and development....

Hope your satisfied GM
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Old 20 Dec 2009, 21:48 (Ref:2602915)   #4
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It is a shame but a long time coming once they became another badge engineering exercise.
It's more than a shame and not one for which GM should be forgiven.

Over the years I have had a 96 V-4, 99 turbo, two 5-door 900 turbos, which were both ex-Erik Carlsson, and a 3-door 900 turbo which was one of the cars that had been raced in the one-make Saab Challenge here in the UK.

They were all great cars with tremendous character and individuality, and that's what I shall remember Saab for.
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Old 20 Dec 2009, 21:59 (Ref:2602926)   #5
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I found this little video of Erik in action. One of the Saabs I had from him was the same colour, but this is not the one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=GUxKdF7BjNE
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Old 21 Dec 2009, 00:24 (Ref:2603004)   #6
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Sounds like Spyker is coming back again to the table and the Swedish government is getting involved.
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Bernie is amongst a group that might save SAAB: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8447365.stm

Lets hope it comes to pass...
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Old 8 Jan 2010, 22:40 (Ref:2610233)   #8
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Been a long time coming since those greedy muppets at GM starved them of cash and development....

Hope your satisfied GM
Not that I disagree with your sentiments at all, but GM did come it and help Saab through a rough time they might not have otherwise survived.
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Old 9 Jan 2010, 00:20 (Ref:2610270)   #9
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What cars will weirdos with facial hair now buy?
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Old 9 Jan 2010, 04:29 (Ref:2610322)   #10
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Old 9 Jan 2010, 12:48 (Ref:2610448)   #11
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Oi I have had Porsches and i'm not weird or sport any facial hair!
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Gordon sorry you don't count as your not weird!
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In my case, Alfas......tho' I race a Porsche, so maybe...

Of course there's a lot of scuttlebutt about Alfa getting tied up with Chysler....and if one American company doesn't get you, another one might.....
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Good news (or bad, depending on your point of view) SAAB has been saved - bought by Spyker.

As long as they get back some of the original character of the cars, I think it's great!
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Not that I disagree with your sentiments at all, but GM did come it and help Saab through a rough time they might not have otherwise survived.

It would have been better for GM to leave well alone in that case and Saab would have died and been remembered for their own cars not rehashes of clapped out Vauxhalls instead.....


Can you tell I hate GM for what they have done
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