Can confirm that SAAB cars are great! Mine is coming up on 19 years old, and apart from some superficial issues still works as well as when it rolled out of the shop. SAAB was also very innovative with their cars, taking a lot of inspiration from their jets, which is clearly seen in their design.
Didn’t they also over-engineer their cars, with things like putting limited-slip differentials on ‘normal’ cars? Thought that was one of the reasons they went under.
Yeah, I drove a Saab for years, that thing was fantastic. Built like a tank and never had any mechanical issues (despite already being ten years old when we got it).
Fun fact on Range Rovers, at least in the Uk. They’re quite easy to steal, 90 were stolen in one night. As a result the insurance companies are charging crazy prices and thus many people can’t keep the car so the market is blooded and with used ones.
This is then devaluing the cars and so other people are having trouble selling them as they’ll still owe on the finance.
The only problem with them braking is trying to find parts, because they’ve stopped producing them. In terms of having to work on them they’re still generally well designed.
SAAB cars were great, they looked good, had good performance and was fantasticly safe in a crash
Yeah in what world are Saab cars shitty? They’re generally pretty good as far as I know (which, to be honest, isn’t all that far)
Can confirm that SAAB cars are great! Mine is coming up on 19 years old, and apart from some superficial issues still works as well as when it rolled out of the shop. SAAB was also very innovative with their cars, taking a lot of inspiration from their jets, which is clearly seen in their design.
Ah, that explains why I saw a Saab launching Sidewinders on the highway
The best car in Mario Kart
Didn’t they also over-engineer their cars, with things like putting limited-slip differentials on ‘normal’ cars? Thought that was one of the reasons they went under.
They didn’t go under, just stopped making cars for consumers.
Yeah the only real downside is finding parts for them, but they’re proper engineer’s cars.
SAAB cars were good, if not a little quirky
SAAB/GM cars just sucked.
Incorrect
The saabaru! I still miss mine
It would’ve been funnier if the OP pointed out that Saabs are known for being a tank of a car…
Yeah, I drove a Saab for years, that thing was fantastic. Built like a tank and never had any mechanical issues (despite already being ten years old when we got it).
I was under the impression they were similar to Range Rovers, wonderful until they broke.
I thought that was BMW.
Fun fact on Range Rovers, at least in the Uk. They’re quite easy to steal, 90 were stolen in one night. As a result the insurance companies are charging crazy prices and thus many people can’t keep the car so the market is blooded and with used ones.
This is then devaluing the cars and so other people are having trouble selling them as they’ll still owe on the finance.
That’s incredible, and they’re an expensive vehicle when new, so you’d expect them to have good security.
Yeah it’s wild. I wonder if they’ll get lawsuits for essentially selling a vehicle not fit for purpose, due to the insurance issues.
The only problem with them braking is trying to find parts, because they’ve stopped producing them. In terms of having to work on them they’re still generally well designed.