OK, do you like this new saab?

OK, do you like this new saab?

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Rocket Pepper

1,281 posts

217 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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Perhaps you'd care to email me and explain why someone removed my post and blocked my access to the SOTW: Saab 900 Turbo topic?

It looks suspiciously like someone here is taking sides with a motoring journalist.

NiceCupOfTea

25,294 posts

252 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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Wasn't aware that a particular user could be banned from a topic? A topic can be closed (although this one isn't) and a user can be banned in general (although you're not) confused

Maybe try posting again?

Can't see the thread getting closed as long as we all play nicely! thumbup

Rocket Pepper

1,281 posts

217 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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Welcome back Rocket Pepper.
PistonHeads > Gassing Station > General Gassing > RE: SOTW: Saab 900 Turbo
You have been denied access to this topic.

NiceCupOfTea

25,294 posts

252 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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How strange! I hadn't seen anything other than the "heated debate" we have every day of the week! wink Mods?

Rocket Pepper

1,281 posts

217 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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It wasn't really a heated debate.

I tried to advise correctly a one time Saab owner and self proclaimed classic 900 'expert' the error of his beliefs. For my efforts, being accused of living in cloud cuckoo land with suggestions made that I sell rot box Saab's to my customers is worthy of a sharp return.

In other words such comments are not fair game. Especially coming from a Piston Head who professes to be a well respected motoring journalist. That it seems to me is favouritism, otherwise both parties 'offending' posts should have been removed. I don't come here to have my contribution vetted whilst others are favoured despite them posting insults.

Edited by Rocket Pepper on Saturday 27th September 15:12

NiceCupOfTea

25,294 posts

252 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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frown

FWIW I don't think he meant to imply you sell substandard cars, that's certainly not the impression that I got!

Funny how they seem to vary though - like I say my '90 is in decent nick, but 18 months ago I helped break a '93 and the front of the car fell apart! THe front crossmember was unbelievable rotten and was basically held together with the lights and grille!!! Not sure what happened there, maybe it lived at the coast or something.

Rocket Pepper

1,281 posts

217 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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I didn't realise you had a 90. Had one in about a year ago. Looked really good on Minilites.

Maybe that 9-3 had been front end repaired somewhere along the line. I've not seen rot like that myself. Usually they're well preserved from leaked steering fluid across that front cross member, lol.

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No, I don't believe that was his intention. Just a little smart the way he paraphrased me. I'm more annoyed that I was singled out for punishment by someone.

aeropilot

34,679 posts

228 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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Fetchez la vache said:


Will be a nice addition to the Saab Museum to keep company with the fabulous 9-X, 9-3X and Aero-X.....rolleyes

Non of which made it to production, and neither will this one sadly.

carl_w

9,196 posts

259 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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I really like it...




We're talking about the white one in the third picture, right?

CommanderJameson

22,096 posts

227 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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I shall reinstate what I said previously, but which had been removed:

"Entirely too much front bumper. >>belm<<"

MattW

1,076 posts

285 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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Looks like rehashed Seat Tango to me.......or is it just me?


http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.d...

NiceCupOfTea

25,294 posts

252 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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Rocket Pepper said:
I didn't realise you had a 90. Had one in about a year ago. Looked really good on Minilites.

Maybe that 9-3 had been...
Sorry, I meant 1990 900 and 1993 900!

ETA: no danger of my drivers side footwell going rusty with the amount of power steering fluid that's been poured all over it! wink

Edited by NiceCupOfTea on Saturday 27th September 18:36

ewenm

28,506 posts

246 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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Not convinced by the toupee look...

Rocket Pepper

1,281 posts

217 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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Saab concept vehicles need to be put into context. Most all manufacturers build concept cars to show off their design principles and skill set. Saab are at the top of the tree when it comes to concept cars. That their award winning concepts don't make it to production is missing the point a little. If Saab are to be slated for not bringing their concepts to market, why not slate the other manufacturers who also build superb concepts that never see it to production. I don't get it.

Given that Saab do bring to market some pretty neat cars, is not bringing concepts to market a ridiculous reason for criticism of the brand when concept cars they build actually fill the role of what a concept car should be - a concept car then?


Bigdrift

1,566 posts

197 months

Saturday 27th September 2008
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as someone who has owned several models of saab (900x 2 9000 x 1) i think it looks great , although i think it would look better in a different colour (red or yellow maybe ? )

much better than the "dame edna" fronted saab's