Things seem to be moving

Things seem to be moving

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Petemate

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198 months

Saturday 21st September 2013
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John D9395

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215 months

Saturday 21st September 2013
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I haven't kept up with the ownership of Saab, but the car in the picture looks very much like my 09 9-3?

Petemate

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Saturday 21st September 2013
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John D9395 said:
I haven't kept up with the ownership of Saab, but the car in the picture looks very much like my 09 9-3?
Yes John! The write-up following explains that this was an exercise to test the production line etc, and that the face-lift design following the existing 9-3 is already sorted. I wonder what the GM moguls think of all this....lol.....

John D9395

377 posts

215 months

Saturday 21st September 2013
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I curently own a 93 09 TTid estate and an 05 93 Aero rag top, and before these two I hade a 95 3.0 Tid estate. I do quite like Saab's!

I thought Saab were dead, with no potential to rise from the ashes.

I was considering a new 95 when I next changed, but thought parts might be an issue with the closure of Saab. Does this mean Saab is not dead, and the new shape 95 might be an option?

Petemate

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Saturday 21st September 2013
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Dunno! But I will keep the updates coming.

loko

313 posts

171 months

Tuesday 24th September 2013
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There was never an issue with parts, saab parts are a seperate company from the car division and have carried on trading strongly after the car plant closed

Petemate

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Tuesday 24th September 2013
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John D9395 said:
I curently own a 93 09 TTid estate and an 05 93 Aero rag top, and before these two I hade a 95 3.0 Tid estate. I do quite like Saab's!

I thought Saab were dead, with no potential to rise from the ashes.

I was considering a new 95 when I next changed, but thought parts might be an issue with the closure of Saab. Does this mean Saab is not dead, and the new shape 95 might be an option?
I've re-read through all the latest from the news and it appears that GM hold all the rights to the 9-5s, but they can't touch the 9-3, and that is why NEVS can carry on with it and all developments of it.
HTH

strummerville

1,019 posts

134 months

Wednesday 25th September 2013
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The irony of that is the 9-3 has quite a bit of 'GM' content, engine etc...

Petemate

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Wednesday 25th September 2013
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strummerville said:
The irony of that is the 9-3 has quite a bit of 'GM' content, engine etc...
True, but happily mainly service parts, a hell of a lot of which can be sourced from motor factors. Also NEVS, AFAIK, will be using new and different power plants.

Shadow R1

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183 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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Dads just got a 08 wagon 1.9 tid, Saab do make superb seats. smile
I hope they get the 93 back in production its to good to let simply slip off the radar.