Comments on: The ‘why?’ of Saab staying alive

By: Harvey Childs

Harvey Childs — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:56:00 +0000

I bought my first Saab in 1973, an army green 99. I fell in love with the brand then and I still own Saabs today. My 2001 9.5 3.0 SE wagon is just as great an automobile as that first 99. Every time I get in the car I love the smell, the starter noise, the enveloping seats and the way it drives. For the same reason I have always owned Apple products, I will always own Saabs. They are intuitively designed and simply work. I will always own a Saab. That’s why they’re a valid automobile company today.

By: Steven Wade

Steven Wade — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:05:00 +0000

Thanks all for your support and comments. Never, ever give up.

By: Andrew J. Azzariti

Andrew J. Azzariti — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:22:00 +0000

I too have been worried about Saab’s future. I have driven a lot of Saab’s products. I have never been less the impressed. I currently drive a 1995 9000 CSE, and I would not trade it for anything else. Saab has timeless designs A well kept Saab still looks like something fairly recent.

The engines offered are always refined. I love the sound of the engine with the great sound of the turbo (please don’t mute the sound of the turbo on any of your cars). The gas mileage is always good from the many Saabs I have driven.

Saab owners are loyal for many reasons. An awesome well priced product! If I could swing the price of a brand new Saab I most definitely would.

I hope Saab gets everything worked out for the future of the company.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:20:00 +0000

I have owned SAABs since about 1990.
If anybody needs to ask WHY?… then they clearly have never owned a SAAB.
They are not cheap to run. But, just for example, if you only spend a small amount on bedclothes, you are going to have a cold night, unless you are much closer to the equator and it is summertime!

By: Bartłomiej Chruściński

Bartłomiej Chruściński — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:32:00 +0000

Thank You Steven !
It’s true – We loved – Poland still on hope!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:06:00 +0000

Too true, I’ve owned BMWs and Peugeots and Hondas, and all have their charms, but only the SAAB delivers delivers something more than the sum of the parts. I never understood the nigglers who point out all the other cats faster in a sprint, or who carp about the torque steer (half the fun!), or who pronounce with a snigger the impending doom of the SAAB. They’re like those smug pseudo-iconoclasts who look at a Monet and see only dots of colour, contrarians without eye or intellect, or sense. They deserve their fate: eternity in a Camry.

By: Antonio Pano

Antonio Pano — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:05:00 +0000

love you saab a lot and l miss you a lot saab you rock saab the best car forever

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:44:00 +0000

Have had Saabs since 2003!!! trying to win my 5th in the USA contest.

Please vote for me if you can!! http;//contest.saabohio.com/contestants/154

Thank you to all Saab lovers

By: Tracy Costigan Hanson

Tracy Costigan Hanson — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:49:00 +0000

YES! I’m holding on to my 2003 9-5 wagon in the hope of becoming an owner of the Sport Combi. My daughter will be 16 next year, and I always thought I would buy her a Saab. Please keep moving ahead, I never want to drive a car other than a Saab!

By: Dan Flood

Dan Flood — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:39:00 +0000

Great Post, it took us a while to come over to SAAB however I have found that they are wonderful cars with much thought put into them. My 2010 9-5 Aero has to be the best car I have ever owned. We liked it so much we bought a 2011 9-5 for the wife. We also have two 9-3′s now with the inlaws and son. We are truly a SAAB family. Keep up the good work