[jaysteels]

Saab has recently filed for bankruptcy :'(
that's all I'll say, got no articles.

[4 Bagger]

Yeah I read about this earlier. Here's the article I read. http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/saab-bankrupt-2011-12-19

Rather tragic.

[Garfield 2]

It had to happen - not enough car for that kind of cash (€30,000 for a basic-spec different looking Vectra?!) they had to go bankrupt.

http://www.carzone.ie/new-cars/saab/9-3/1..../45383020110824
http://www.carzone.ie/new-cars/opel/Insign...769687820101201

[Senex Iunior]

I'm gonna miss the quirky brand.

It was always the "other Volvo" to some people, but I loved my 9-3 convertible's floor-mounted ignition. It got looks from a handful of people as well.

[Benzoboy]

That's actually quite a shame, I've always liked Saabs, and I think the current (Well, I guess previous now) generation 9-3 is an under-rated car. My mum's owned a couple of German saloons over the past couple of years, a 2005 Mercedes C180 and a 2010 BMW 320i, between the two she owned a 2007 Saab 9-3 1.9TiD 'Vector Sport Anniversary' (Came in a unique paint colour and trim), she liked the 9-3 over the others so much she's since sold the BMW and now drives a 2003 9-3 2.0T Aero. It's got a couple of quirky features, mainly the 'Night Panel' and the centre console mounted ignition. But apart from the gimmicks it is, in our opinion, a very nice car to be in.

Some Saabs;

[ska]

Congratulations GM, you've won yet again.

[The General]

QUOTE (ska @ Tuesday, Dec 20 2011, 21:13)

Congratulations GM, you've won yet again.

Saab was on life support when GM bought them. If they weren't bought, Saab would have died then.

[Lurch]

I know GM kept them going another 15 or so years, but they also made them rather generic. The 1st gen 900's and everything before were some rather unique vehicles. Everything lately was so obviously product shared that GM blocked the sale to the chinese because it would have given the chinese access to basically every other GM platform out there. lol


Oh well. That's the way it goes I suppose.

This post has been edited by Lurch on Wednesday, Dec 21 2011, 03:28

[ska]

I still blame GM for the little marketing promotion besides magazine ads. I'm pretty certain that the last time I've seen a Saab commercial was all the way back in 2003. Some of you may disagree, but marketing really helps a product exceed, and that just wasn't happening with Saab. Especially up until more recently.

[visionist]

The latest 9-5 is a Lovely Toy. Looks & Feels 15 years better than the old one.





If 300BHP & AWD are Cool with you, go for it! They're gonna get cheaper now...

This post has been edited by visionist on Thursday, Dec 22 2011, 17:31

[sivispacem]

I blame GM entirely for this debacle. They seem to have an "if we can't have it, no-one can" attitude to Saab. I mean, look at the various plans to save it- the Chinese, Spyker...

[stingray132]

QUOTE (visionist @ Thursday, Dec 22 2011, 22:49)

The latest 9-5 is a Lovely Toy. Looks & Feels 15 years better than the old one. If 300BHP & AWD are Cool with you, go for it! They're gonna get cheaper now...

Unfortunately, it was nothing but an overpriced Buick Lacrosse. The fundamental problem with Saabs in general over the past decade; nothing but lowly GM models in fancy clothing with blown up price tags.

[ska]

QUOTE (stingray132 @ Thursday, Dec 22 2011, 11:56)

Unfortunately, it was nothing but an overpriced Buick Lacrosse. The fundamental problem with Saabs in general over the past decade; nothing but lowly GM models in fancy clothing with blown up price tags.

Doesn't exactly make them bad vehicles, though. Everyone is platform sharing these days, so it's really nothing out of the ordinary.

[epoxi]

^My favourite.

I also liked the Phoenix concept they made.

[visionist]

QUOTE (epoxi @ Thursday, Dec 22 2011, 19:23)

^My favourite.

My stepdad's recently bought an Aero with some, erm Hirsch Refinements Sports Seats like sinking into Soft Snatch.

Sold the Dismal engined Volvo for it, Thank F*ck.

This post has been edited by visionist on Friday, Dec 23 2011, 01:40

[Lurch]

QUOTE (ska @ Thursday, Dec 22 2011, 13:59)

Everyone is platform sharing these days, so it's really nothing out of the ordinary.

One of my biggest gripes with the industry in general. But I guess you can't afford originality in this failing economy.


And on the subject of saabs that weren't whored onto every other name badge on the planet,





This post has been edited by Lurch on Friday, Dec 23 2011, 03:42

[The Sound of Milli Vanilli?!]

I don't know what to say really. Saab has meant a lot to me. My grandfather must be turning in his grave right now, he never drove anything besides SAABs.

Either way it's sad, really sad. Rest in peace

[jaysteels]

My first car will probably be a saab 900 turbo, they go for only a fraction of what they should

[Los Santos Pedestrian]

They'll have to close their plant in Trollhättan.

i'm not trolling you either...



Really, there's a LOT of trolls in that place, more than the entire 4chan website.

[The Sound of Milli Vanilli?!]

QUOTE (Los Santos Pedestrian @ Tuesday, Dec 27 2011, 00:50)

They'll have to close their plant in Trollhättan. i'm not trolling you either... [IMG]http://cdn.thesandtrap.com/9/95/95c16de9_trollface.png[IMG] Really, there's a LOT of trolls in that place, more than the entire 4chan website.

Harr har.

Also known as "Trollywood", since they produce a lot of Swedish films there. Now that's even more funny.

No Joke.