Sad Day for Saab

[cjhutch]

I know there are not many Saab guys here, but I'm an owner and about to pick up another one (900 SPG or Viggen). The brand is now dead and it really is a sad day in automotive history. The cars never really caught on here mainly because of price and competition, but my car has been great to me and does exactly what it needs to do and never lets me down. I think given a few years under the Koenigsegg group it would have started to flourish. They were talking about making the cars lighter to improve efficiency. How many car makers even consider that as an option today? One of the simplest things, but often overlooked.

I also think at some point the brand will come back, but I don't see them returning to the U.S. market. The technology Saab has is amazing and the new 9-5 along with the Turbo X are two really good cars that under the right marketing group and push could have sold like crazy.

[koukis14]

Too bad the Koenigsegg deal fell through, I was looking foreword to a few 800 hp Saabs. We got the Email at work today announcing it. If anyone here ever gets a chance to work for Jim Ellis take it. He is making sure nobody in his two Saab dealerships loses a job over it.

[cjhutch]

Too bad the Koenigsegg deal fell through, I was looking foreword to a few 800 hp Saabs. We got the Email at work today announcing it. If anyone here ever gets a chance to work for Jim Ellis take it. He is making sure nobody in his two Saab dealerships loses a job over it.

Now that is great to hear. I think he only has one Saab dealership and ironically it's right across the street from Dobbins. The one thing I will say is when I did have to take my car there they slipped up, but more than made up for it. On my last visit to get my tail light harness fixed they replaced my chipped front emblem for free without me even asking. I need to make a trip over there to get another key made and some tech 2 options enabled before they shut down. I wonder what kind of deal I can get on a Turbo X.

[Futuristic6]

Never liked their body styles.