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Saab heads for scrapyard as long rescue quest fails
Chicago Tribune ^ | 12/19/2011 | Reuters

Posted on 12/19/2011 10:49:22 AM PST by Lockbar

Car maker Saab ran out of time Monday when its Dutch owner filed for bankruptcy, calling time on a nine-month battle to rescue the struggling Swedish marque.....

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: automobile; cars; saab; sweden
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To: WesternCulture

another swedish success?


41 posted on 12/19/2011 11:54:51 PM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: donozark

I own a 1994 Toyota pickup that has 63,000 original miles on it. Nothing fancy...a motor, steering wheel, shifter, radio and air conditioner. It’s my favorite little truck and it is still in fine condition.

However, it came from Toyota when they were at the top of their game.


42 posted on 12/20/2011 6:34:33 AM PST by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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To: DH

Toyota has had some rough going. But most Taco/Tundra drivers seem to like their trucks. Same with Frontys/Titan.
You will be driving your ‘94 Toyota until odometer turns 200K. Most do, unless they trade in for fancy new truck.


43 posted on 12/20/2011 6:42:12 AM PST by donozark (My son is Inmate of the Month at the Taney County Jail...)
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To: cicero2k
As long as the electrical systems hold

Or you can replace the Bosch parts at $500 a pop.

44 posted on 12/20/2011 6:53:34 AM PST by palmer (Before reading this post, please send me $2.50)
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To: Windflier
Libs all over the western world must be in mourning right now.

That's okay - they have Subaru ready to step in to fill the void. Have you seen Subaru's touchy-feely commercials lately? Enough to make you lose your lunch!

45 posted on 12/20/2011 7:02:14 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: GreenHornet
Have you seen Subaru's touchy-feely commercials lately? Enough to make you lose your lunch!

Seems to me, the only car commercials that are aimed at middle America anymore, are those for full size trucks. The rest all seem to be pandering to the hip, young, urban, liberal set.

46 posted on 12/20/2011 7:29:13 AM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: 9YearLurker

With the rear seat folded down, I once carried a full-sized Sears Kenmore washing machine in the back of my 1985 SPG... ...with the hatch closed.


47 posted on 12/20/2011 12:40:30 PM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25 percent more sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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To: Windflier

I think that is the new middle America.


48 posted on 12/20/2011 12:44:05 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: WayneS

I carried a Kawasaki jet ski 550 in my SPG


49 posted on 12/20/2011 12:46:13 PM PST by crosdaddy
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To: duckman
I've only ever met a few yuppies who owned Saabs. They tended to gravitate to BMWs.

I've known LOTS of Deadheads and tech-geeks who own(ed) Saabs, and even a marijuana grower or two, but not very many yuppies...

The original-edition 900 Turbo (1980 to 1993, and particularly the 16V from 1985 on) was a spectacularly good car. They handled like 4-seater Porsches and had gobs of acceleration. They were extremely easy to maintain and repair in your own garage and they were just weird-looking enough to keep ‘posers’ from becoming interested in them.

50 posted on 12/20/2011 12:53:24 PM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25 percent more sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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To: 9YearLurker
I think that is the new middle America.

I gotta admit, that's true for my house. We haven't owned a passenger car for over a decade now.

51 posted on 12/20/2011 12:59:26 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Pride in the USA

I once flipped a 1984 Saab 900 end-over-end at well over 100 mph (the State Police investigator was unable to determine exactly how many times the car flipped, but he estimated it at between 5 and 7).

The car was totalled (of course), but I walked away with a small cut on my left ear from flying glass. I should probably also note that I WAS wearing a seatbelt.


52 posted on 12/20/2011 1:06:27 PM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25 percent more sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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