GM Lets Another Die

[S2KtoFT86]

Saab is finished it appears. http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/18/auto...osed/index.htm

[VenomRush]

good riddance... i always hated seein those cars on the road

[OldSkoolToys]

Originally Posted by VenomRush

good riddance... i always hated seein those cars on the road

Hey! My FIRST car was a 1986 hand-me-down Saab 900s hatchback! It wasn't an amazing car in the least, but it was comfy, 5speed, and I was the only one driving such a car at my HS.

Whats wrong with Saab stories?

Edit: Read the article, wtf is GM doing selling Hummer to the chinese?

[White Comet]

God, I hate GM. I swear I told myself this would happen as far back as when GM bought Saab out completely.

Originally Posted by VenomRush

good riddance... i always hated seein those cars on the road

Why? The pre-GM Saabs were awesome, albeit quirky, cars that were loved in mountainous areas like Vermont, Colorado, or here in British Columbia.

I had an old '90 Saab 900 Turbo with my dad. I LOVED that car.

[1660]

I think GM sold the engineering to China, so it can be built as a Chinese made car.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/baic-to-...s-by-2011.html

[White Comet]

Saab's not dead yet! I hope this deal goes through. I'm all for GM bands dying, but not the ones they bought out and ruined.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...rticle1406814/

[VenomRush]

Originally Posted by White Comet

God, I hate GM. I swear I told myself this would happen as far back as when GM bought Saab out completely.


Why? The pre-GM Saabs were awesome, albeit quirky, cars that were loved in mountainous areas like Vermont, Colorado, or here in British Columbia.

I had an old '90 Saab 900 Turbo with my dad. I LOVED that car.

The only people i saw driving saabs were old grannies

[White Comet]

Originally Posted by VenomRush

The only people i saw driving saabs were old grannies

Look harder, then.

[VenomRush]

Originally Posted by White Comet

Look harder, then.

c'mon.. how many people do you know are driving a SAAB??

[OldSkoolToys]

Originally Posted by VenomRush

c'mon.. how many people do you know are driving a SAAB??

My first car was a saab. It was a good car too, a pre-GM model (1986).

It definitely had a styling you had to get used to, but it was nonetheless, a good car.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by VenomRush

c'mon.. how many people do you know are driving a SAAB??

My friend who own Saabaru 9-2x. It's pretty much WRX hatch.

[White Comet]

Originally Posted by VenomRush

c'mon.. how many people do you know are driving a SAAB??

Now? Not many. GM's dilution of a once iconic, quirky brand to just another badge variant was pretty thorough.

Again, though, my answer was clear in my first post. Go to areas where there are lots of elevation changes, and foul weather. You'll still see plenty of the older, again (i.e., GM-less) Saabs.