[Shotimes] OT Saab 93

Paul L Fisher sho@paul-fisher.com
Sat, 21 Dec 2002 06:45:40 -0600


They leave them alone? According to Autoweek, the new 9-3 is a GM platform
that is used by several other GM marques (Opal, Saturn, Cadillac) as well.
The only stuff that is unique to Saab is the powertrain and some body shape
stuff.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>
Cc: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:25 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT Saab 93


> Yes, GM owns 100% of Saab as of 2000, but they leave them alone to do
their
> own thing. Here's a bit of a blurb on it from the GM site:
>
> http://www.gm.com/company/corp_info/global_locations/sweden.htm
>
> FWIW, there's a new 9-3 sitting in the Milwaukee airport. Car looks nice,
> but for some reason, it looks like a Contour SVT to me from a rear 3/4
view.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James White
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 5:04 PM
> To: Jeffrey Hall; Zoltan
> Cc: Shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT Saab 93
>
>
> I thought that the "General" owned half of SAAB.
>
> Maybe they own it all now?
>
> I remember that there were some lease deals tied to GMAC a while back that
> were almost too good to pass up.
>
> regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffrey Hall" <silversleepersho@yahoo.com>
> To: "Zoltan" <nd4spdsho@cox.net>
> Cc: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 3:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT Saab 93
>
>
> > seen commercials for them for the past 2 weeks,  been drooling alot too
=O
> > is it me,  or does it look slightly SHOish in the front facia?  its a
> really sharp looking car.  Whats happened to saab btw?   theve turned from
a
> timid family car company, to a sports car factory...   i think they grew
up
> a bit, addressing and embracing the enthusiast market now.
> >
> > jeff
> >  Zoltan <nd4spdsho@cox.net> wrote:Anybody see this beast yet? I was
> checking them out last night on Saab's
> > website. They look pretty impressive.
> >
> > Z
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