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Dreadnought commented on the post, ovloV might want to take over parts of Saab. 1 year, 3 months ago
I would say that Bravada from GMI has hit the nail on the head.
Saab is a natural competitor for Volvo, and always has been to the public at large, at least in the US,
Why would Volvo want Saab to survive? […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, ovloV might want to take over parts of Saab. 1 year, 3 months ago
I’ve been saying for years that the sale of Saab tooling for the Saab 9-3 was a big mistake, and really cut Saab’s legs out from underneath them, by making it impossible for the company to be sold to any Chinese […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, ovloV might want to take over parts of Saab. 1 year, 3 months ago
Yes, what is with those Audi seats, anyway? The A6 are pretty nice, but the A4 seats are hard as a rock, and the regular seats have no bolstering. The MB-Tex. aka vinyl, seats in Mercedes feel better than the […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, ovloV might want to take over parts of Saab. 1 year, 3 months ago
I hate it when people say that Suburu is a Saab competitor, or the natural place for Saab owners to “land”, or whatever.
It’s nonsense, and it mostly comes from those who love to denigrate the brand, like the […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, James Cain on 9-4x production 1 year, 3 months ago
Peter Delorenzo “prominent US independent auto analyst” is a retired GM employee who worked in their marketing department.
I guess Peter doesn’t mind screwing over GM customers such as […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, James Cain on 9-4x production 1 year, 3 months ago
“BTW: All of the GM bashing here really does the community (and Saab) no benefit and grossly narrows this issue in a simple-stupid way that’s not becoming of the reputation of Saab owners”
What […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, SHAW SAAB closing down 1 year, 3 months ago
I was a former GM loyalist, my taxes bailed out this company and I got the shaft.
Since when is it a mark of a “good American” to stick up for GM. That is hilarious nonsense. You GM apologists crack me up-now […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, Re-starting with the 9-3 – is that enough? 1 year, 4 months ago
I have driven the competition: 3-series, C-class, Infiniti G37, Volvo S60.
The 9-3 is simply no longer competitive.
As Saabdealer said above-the proof is in the pudding-nobody is going to go from an Audi A4, […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, Re-starting with the 9-3 – is that enough? 1 year, 4 months ago
Yes the A4 was put on a totally new platform for MY 2009, the B8 platform. It was not just a facelift. It was a completely new chassis, with the engine moved back behind the front wheels to make it less […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, How the G-Minch stole Saab 1 year, 4 months ago
I can’t believe peofple are willing to let GM off the hook for this mess.
GM scotched any deals that could have saved Saab, and the warranties of those who bought SWAN manufactured SAAB cars.
What exit plans […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, Regarding Warranty of Saab Cars – Update #2 1 year, 5 months ago
Also, I suspect DavidGMills is correct. When GM was being sold to Spyker, one aspect of GM’s pre-sale “due diligence” was to make sure that Spyker had the financial wherewithal to cover any liabilities incurred. […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, Regarding Warranty of Saab Cars – Update #2 1 year, 5 months ago
First off, pre-Spyker, Saab was a division, not a subsidiary of GM, although even if Saab was a subsidiary GM cannot cancel its contractual warranty responsiblities to Saab owners who bought their vehicles while […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, December 19th – What a horrible day… 1 year, 5 months ago
Gee Mike when I bought my Saab it was a GM car OWNED by a US company, The Swedish government had nothing to do with it. Since then I’ve had nothing but mistreatment from the hands of this deadbeat company, still […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, Why are Youngman so keen on Saab? 1 year, 5 months ago
Mike: The current Mondeo on the EUCD platform is only a year older than the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia on Epsilon II. (2007 vs. 2008). The brand new Land Rover Evoque is also built on EUCD. It is a hot and much […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, Why are Youngman so keen on Saab? 1 year, 5 months ago
One other thing-the Ford EUCD is not old tech. Along with the current Volvo S60, it is also still used by the current Mondeo, and also by Land Rover’s brand new Evoque, among others
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Dreadnought commented on the post, Why are Youngman so keen on Saab? 1 year, 5 months ago
It is quite a stretch to say GM is on track to “pay back the government early” when it is based on a few analysts “projection” of a future stock price.
Historically, it has been a long long time since any GM […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, Why are Youngman so keen on Saab? 1 year, 5 months ago
Maybe because Ford is not a loser-deadbeat company like GM?
Maybe because Ford realized that cutting off their former Volvo customers at the knees was not a good business practice, while the usual short-sighted […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, Why are Youngman so keen on Saab? 1 year, 5 months ago
Actually GM has not effectively paid back all the money that was TAKEN from US taxpayers. GM is still into the US Treasury (aka US taxpayers) to the tune of at least 25 BILLION dollars, as has been well […]
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Dreadnought commented on the post, GM: No. 1 year, 5 months ago
The platform used for the Mondeo, Volvo S60, Range Rover Evoque, etc. is EUCD, it is a stretched version of the C1 platform (Focus, etc). It was developed mostly by Ford with some input by Volvo.
No this is […]
