Morpheus Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Sad news unless another buyer steps in soon.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45720823/ns/business-autos/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Been going down the drain for years now. GM destroyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Was always a matter of time. Dated design with minimal change over the years. This is what happened to Rover in the end. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellstrom Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Cant agree more its sad however building cars that noone wants is à dead end. Feel for the workers that did not get payed for over 5 months. --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=57.729159,11.786260 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 My friend had a 2006 Saab 93 Convertible which I drove a few times. His car had only 8k or so on the clock, but the interior centre console & other bits were so creaky. The car suffered from scuttle shake when going over drain pipes, his car died a few times on him, once a starter motor on such a new car! Another time something happened to the EGR value causing loads of black smoke, warning lights always on the dash about his front light etc, stitching on the front leather seat came off when he done around 10k on the clock! Looked pretty nice though, and the 1.9 diesel engine was pretty good (sounded awful). We always knew this was going to happen, no profit for quite a few years as well if I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 My friend had a 2006 Saab 93 Convertible which I drove a few times. His car had only 8k or so on the clock, but the interior centre console & other bits were so creaky. The car suffered from scuttle shake when going over drain pipes, his car died a few times on him, once a starter motor on such a new car! Another time something happened to the EGR value causing loads of black smoke, warning lights always on the dash about his front light etc, stitching on the front leather seat came off when he done around 10k on the clock! Looked pretty nice though, and the 1.9 diesel engine was pretty good (sounded awful). We always knew this was going to happen, no profit for quite a few years as well if I remember. My mate got a silver 93 Sport a couple of months ago on contract hire. It had that many problems, he got the contract cancelled and now has a BMW 320d and loves it. How many cars have been returned or just not purchased because of bad press. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellstrom Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Yeah they did not make any profit the last 10 years or so. It used to be a good car back in the 80ies But go ruined by GM. Like Ford did to Volvo. The most sad part is that the emploies had to take loans from Banks as Sweden policy is that aslong as a company is not declared bankrupt they wont help to pay the sallery. Then we have Victor myller and his ryssian Buddy taking the last money from the company. And i have to agree the cars where 10 years behind when it comes to interior design. Sad tho cuz they had really good engineerers. They had an engine 10 years back with varible compression, But GM pulled the plug on that one. --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=57.729173,11.786148 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 It looks like they have put up all the cars in their museum for sale. Some lovely examples here: Saab Museum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Page 118 - that'll do for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Page 118 - that'll do for me. Nice Saabpra! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sideexitsupra Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I had a 93 Aero ttid with the twin turbo diesel engine. Not the highest quality product in the world but great for high mileages. Comfy, quick and well equipped. We still have it in the company and it has done nearly 100k miles now without a hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 I had a 93 Aero ttid with the twin turbo diesel engine. Not the highest quality product in the world but great for high mileages. Comfy, quick and well equipped. We still have it in the company and it has done nearly 100k miles now without a hitch. I like your seats and steering wheel. I've got an OMP suede deep dish drifting wheel on my Logitech G25. Feels so nice with fantastic grip. I've never driven a SAAB but they have some loyal followers, for sure. The 900 turbo was apparently the most popular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Hope Audi is next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Hope Audi is next. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Why? Probably because they make many extreme dull cars that are driven by people who wear toupes. However, they make some fantastic ones too. I doubt they're going anywhere for a long time though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Probably because they make many extreme dull cars that are driven by people who wear toupes. However, they make some fantastic ones too. I doubt they're going anywhere for a long time though! R8 them very highly myself. Nothing surprises me anymore though. Mercedes or BMW could go under tomorrow. Let's face it, all the biggest banks are bankrupt without public 'support'. It's only a matter of time unless this whole toxic debt nonsense is written off and we start again. It's not even real debt, just bank fraud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 R8 them very highly myself. I can't be RS'd with 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 I can't be RS'd with 'em Touché away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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