MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Powervalve Nige on September 09, 2011, 07:33:50 pm

Title: Saab's demise seems Inevitable
Post by: Powervalve Nige on September 09, 2011, 07:33:50 pm

Anyone ordered a Saab recently?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14839656

Title: Re: Saab's demise seems Inevitable
Post by: andrewparker on September 09, 2011, 08:20:14 pm

I guess thats what happens when you produce mediocre cars for the best part of 20 years.

It's a shame because they were quirky and different, but they became very boring.

Title: Re: Saab's demise seems Inevitable
Post by: Hedge on September 09, 2011, 08:26:05 pm

I think the Vauxhall years did them no favours. After all the Cavalier and Vectra were hardly ground breaking platforms. :scared:

Title: Re: Saab's demise seems Inevitable
Post by: Andy on September 09, 2011, 08:38:46 pm

As hedge says they were just a rebadged vauxhall

Title: Re: Saab's demise seems Inevitable
Post by: vRSAlex on September 09, 2011, 09:01:21 pm

As far as I know they have been going under for ages.  It was a bad move from spyker to buy them.  My misses runs the parts dept for saab, Chrysler, dodge and something else and she hasn't been able to order any saab spare parts except for emergencies for months.  Luckily some of the parts are gm so can be ordered through vauxhaul.