GM sells Saab to Koenigsegg

hyo silver · 06-17-2009, 01:09 AM

Well, this could make for some interesting cars. Perhaps some of Saab's endearing 'quirkiness' will be restored, now that they're not just another brand among many.

Here's the story.

**Tideland Prius** · 06-17-2009, 01:15 AM

God.. as long as it's not associated with GM any more. What did GM do?? NOTHING. All it did was rebadge a Trailblazer and called it the 9-7x (what a diss to Saab owners) and converted an Impreza wagon and called it a 9-2x.

What happened to the 9-5? I dunno. It looks the same since it was last redesigned in 1999. It had 3 updates. I've never seen a car with 3 updates before. I've seen two (03-07 Accord. It was updated in 05 then again in 06).

The 9-3 SportCombi is a good idea (esp. since they killed the hatchback) but in the last 10 years, they were never competitive. If anyone wanted a Swedish car, there was only one company - Volvo.

dogfriend · 06-17-2009, 11:09 AM

I thought this was a fun read:

Stop your Saabing - The Brand Graveyard - Salon.com

The comments are virtually unanimous that GM destroyed whatever made a Saab a Saab.

06-17-2009, 01:09 AM	#1
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 10,733 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 47 Thanked 153 Times in 108 Posts Friends: 63	GM sells Saab to Koenigsegg Well, this could make for some interesting cars. Perhaps some of Saab's endearing 'quirkiness' will be restored, now that they're not just another brand among many. Here's the story.

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Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,633 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 346 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 23	Re: GM sells Saab to Koenigsegg God.. as long as it's not associated with GM any more. What did GM do?? NOTHING. All it did was rebadge a Trailblazer and called it the 9-7x (what a diss to Saab owners) and converted an Impreza wagon and called it a 9-2x. What happened to the 9-5? I dunno. It looks the same since it was last redesigned in 1999. It had 3 updates. I've never seen a car with 3 updates before. I've seen two (03-07 Accord. It was updated in 05 then again in 06). The 9-3 SportCombi is a good idea (esp. since they killed the hatchback) but in the last 10 years, they were never competitive. If anyone wanted a Swedish car, there was only one company - Volvo. __________________ 2005 Tideland Pearl Premium Package 25/10/04 VVT-i Emblem, Sport Pedals, All-Weather Mats, Cargo Mat, EV Mod, JDM Prius Footwell Lighting, DICE iPod Kit 2008 Deep Black smart fortwo passion coupé - sold (6.1L/100km) 2010 Blue Ribbon Metallic Technology Package 29/08/09 All-Weather Mats, Homemade Console Pads, LED lighting "Ask an Expert" on Facebook I am not employed by Toyota, and the opinions expressed by me as a Prius Expert are not those of Toyota.

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dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 4,969 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 288 Thanked 175 Times in 147 Posts Friends: 11	Re: GM sells Saab to Koenigsegg I thought this was a fun read: Stop your Saabing - The Brand Graveyard - Salon.com The comments are virtually unanimous that GM destroyed whatever made a Saab a Saab.

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