Saab 9-5 Wagon

[The JoJo]

Hi folkes,

long time no see.

Just bought myself one of those, 2 years old, driven 98k km.
I'll get it later this week, then I can post a few pics of it.

Anyone here been into Saab's?

Why wagon(?), because it seems we'll be needing the extra space soon....

 

[Mercutio]

I tried to be in a Saab once.
I didn't fit.

Oh, wait. That was an Audi.
Never mind.

True story: There is ONE Saab dealer in Indiana. It's in a town in the west-central part of the state, a place with a population of about 500.

 

[LunarMist]

98k km seems like a lot for a 2-year old vehicle. I hope it is stillb under warranty.

I also agree with MERc. At least in much of the US, it makes little sense to buy an off-brand car unless it something exotica and highly deisxrable. Buicks and Lincolns and Troyots scan be serviced at dealkers seemingly spaced every few blocks. I don't know how many Saab dealers there are, but not very many. Maybe they are made with Chevy parts now for all I know.

 

[Pradeep]

Why wagon(?), because it seems we'll be needing the extra space soon....

Congratulations you dirty dog!

 

[Mercutio]

To be fair, they're probably a little more common in Finland. what with being right next to Sweden and all.

 

[fb]

I like the 9-5, the only negative thing I can say about them (so far) is that the rear suspension might be a bit soft. But I love the seats, and the night panel is really nice when driving in the dark.

 

[sechs]

The problem with Saabs these days, is that they're starting to look a lot like Saturns.

Did anyone else notice that the new Mustang looks surprisingly like a Jaguar?

 

[fb]

The problem with most GM owned brands is that they are losing their identities. I mean, have you seen the Chevrolet Matiz? :hurl:

 

[ddrueding]

The problem with most GM owned brands is that they are losing their identities. I mean, have you seen the Chevrolet Matiz? :hurl:

I would totally go for one of those! That thing is a chick magnet!



:wink:

 

[CougTek]

That Matiz looks like a hatchback Echo stripped of its Toyota logo and replaced by a Chevy cross.

 

[mubs]

It was designed and made several years ago by a Korean auto firm, I think Daewoo.

 

[sechs]

Holy crap! That looks exactly like the Chevrolet Chevy!

 

[The JoJo]

Thanks P! :mrgrn:

 

[Tannin]

How can you possibly call a Saab "off-brand"? That's like calling a Glenfiddich "off-brand scotch" because most of the bottles at the local hooch seller are Johnny Walker and Haig and Grants and 500 Pipers.

 

[Dïscfärm]

T he problem with most GM owned brands is that they are losing their identities. I mean, have you seen the Chevrolet Matiz? :hurl:

In the USA, the closest equivalent of the Matiz is the Chevrolet Aveo.

 

[LOST6200]

How can you possibly call a Saab "off-brand"? That's like calling a Glenfiddich "off-brand scotch" because most of the bottles at the local hooch seller are Johnny Walker and Haig and Grants and 500 Pipers.

Tony.

Oops, I forgot the owner was in Finland.

Sorry, but the references to hardcore liquor don't mean anything to me. I have seen Johnny Walker adverts, but that is about it.

 

[Splash]

I don't know how many Saab dealers there are, but not very many...

3 Saab dealers here in Houston...

I know the dealer where I bought a new Volvo many moons ago *used* to sell Saab, but apparently, not any more. The guy that owned (owns?) that dealership was a transplanted Swede, just like the Volvos and Saabs he sold. He also sold Lotus, Mercedes, and Aston-Martins. The main building seemed like something straight out of a James Bond film -- half-crazed Danish architecture and a helicopter pad on the roof. Bond drove an Aston-Martin as well. Hmmm...

Maybe they are made with Chevy parts now for all I know.

Saab was bought by GM about 15 years ago, because someone with deep pockets needed to buy them to get them out of debt and fund future design projects. I was never particularly hot on Saabs. I recall from my childhood, Saabs with 2-stroke engines. I don't know if any of these 2-stroke Saabs ever made it the USA.

 

[Dïscfärm]

The problem with most GM owned brands is that they are losing their identities. I mean, have you seen the Chevrolet Matiz? :hurl:

The Matiz is also sold in Mexico as the PONTIAC Matiz:


http://www.matiz.com.mx/content_data/LAAM/MX/es/GMMGM/showroom/pontiac/modelos/matiz/diseno.html

As long as they don't turn out to be another Yugo, these things would absolutely be a hit in the USA (Chevrolet or Pontiac).