RE: The Saab Saga: It's over

[edo]

Let it Die. If this was a pet it would have been put down months ago.

[Madmatt74]

RIP SAAB. Loved my 2000 93 2.0 LPT SE Coupe and always wanted another one.

If the chinese want the tech can they not just buy the car and strip it?

Or isnt there a company in France that does it and provides the info at a cost?

I had a Rover and there gone.
Replaced for a SAAB who are gone too!
That was replaced with a Vauxhall so i suspect they will be next!
If this was to continue it wouldnt be a bad thing as my next company car is a stty Peugoet!

[richard300]

mgmrw said:

richard300 said:

2000 SAAB 9-3 Aero HOT Convertible:
One of the worse car purchases, and biggest dissapointment against expectation i have ever experiences.... Chassis/torque steer was actually dangerous!!

modulation of the throttle pedal? avoids the dangerous bit then

The thing had a traction control system that basically worked by Flashing a yellow light at you as you suddenly torque steered into oncoming traffic every time you wanted to apply any power in anything other than completely dry conditions. Need to pull out from a junction with haste..... Forget about it! Even on a car that had not suffered bulkhead seperation, the stearing wheel/rack would move about alarmingly.

[kwak]

I think it's a terrible shame that SAAB had to die, but I'm also happy that the soap is finally over. As said before, if it was a pet, it would have been put to sleep months ago.

[nickfrog]

Fire99 said:

nickfrog said:

I am surprised that GM has any technology that would of be of any interest to the Chinese. The other way around maybe.

I disagree. The West (Including US) are very good innovators. The Chinese just seem to be able to get the mass-production for cheap money bit right. Chinese Auto-mobiles / Motorcycles, just tend to be copies of the West or Japanese.

True 25 years ago.

[Ex Boy Racer]

Has to be said, with the over-capacity for car production in Europe it's amazing that SAAB is the only one to have gone in recent times

[Fire99]

nickfrog said:

True 25 years ago.

Well, with the greatest will in the world, i've not seen any innovative Chinese cars yet?

Korea/ Japan, yes. China... I remain to be convinced.

[frosted]

nickfrog said:

True 25 years ago.

Eh , you must be joking right . Countless companies refuse to go china because of that same reason . All the Chinese have is cheap labour

[Escort Si-130]

Nope,, speak for yourself dude, lol

Skater12 said:

you know you want one !

[djon]

I learned to drive in a 900 Turbo 20 years ago. This is a sad day.

[MX7]

edo said:

Let it Die. If this was a pet it would have been put down months ago.

Agree. It had all become quite ugly to watch, and it had little chance of any survival.

At least now there is the possibility of Saab being reborn with a fresh start.

[Turbobanana]

edo said:

Let it Die. If this was a pet it would have been put down months ago.

Lovely attitude to the prospect of 3700 employees losing their jobs. Merry Christmas!

[MX7]

Turbobanana said:

Lovely attitude to the prospect of 3700 employees losing their jobs. Merry Christmas!

They really didn't have jobs. How many cars did Saab make this year? At least there's now the possibilty that someone will buy the Trollhattan plant and make it viable again.

[Dr G]

Affalterbach said:

Doesn't VW want to buy them? They're everything else.

Nope, rumours over Alfa Romeo but the only thing they need more of is production capacity and that's in the works already.

The Chinese must be desparate for improvements in crash safety and engine technology. I imagine that's exactly what they wanted.

[suffolk009]

Is it possible that GM wouldn't want to be seen to be unable to make a go of it, thus suffering big corporate embarrasement if the Chinese then succeeded. Intelectual property - I just don't buy that.

Sad for the employees. Loved my 900 Turbo 16V

[Camaro91]

MarJay said:

The US in general are, just look at companies like Facebook, Google, Intel, Motorola et al.

Cars on the other hand? Nowt special.

I think you would be surprised to see just how much of today's 'modern' automotive technology originated in the States, over half a century ago in some cases.

[Saabthinking]

Roll up, roll up ... cheap modern diesels to be had... all with good spec

http://prodweblb-appserve-1vaxmdtvi0mio-2061800677...

[raytom]

very sad news......
spent many happy hours in Trollhattan working at Saab back in the 90's

[Apache]

A great shame, I've enjoyed 2 classic 900 turbos and a bonkers 9000 turbo, all fast and all characterful

[cptsideways]

RIP Saab - A brand that leaves me with memories of many happy days motoring

My list of previous Saabs from my younger days

99 GLS in Brown!
99 Turbo Hatchback in Black
99 Turbo Saloon in Black
900 GLS
90 GLS
900i Tjugofem (best car I ever owned did 260k in it!!)
900 T16 S
900 T16 S
9000 2.3T
9000 2.3T

An appropriate period picture don't you think! At the bottom of Wrynose pass IIRC

Edited by cptsideways on Monday 19th December 12:25