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Saab Closes Down

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http://www.theage.com.au/business/end-of-road-for-saab-after-rescue-talks-fail-20091219-l6l7.html

Forgive me for my newbishness... not sure how to put a direct link in a post.

Does it mean that as dealerships close they will sell off cars for a hugely discounted price?? :)

But I guess it also means that they won't honour their car warranties.

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kizzza

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Thank god for that!

One less brand of crap box on the road. i dont think there is a good thing about them??? noisey timing chains, blown head gaskets, oil leaks from every possible place!

glad there will be less and less on the road that i will be seeing come into work :)

Birds Grand Master

Birds

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These cars weren't as bad as they looked. Nice interiors and they had a good build quality to them. Shame they never put some of their funky concept work into their road cars:

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Spunky Munky

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To be honest, when I was in high school...I wanted a SAAB as they're pretty uniquely designed and not many people drive them...but I guess their rarity made them go bust!

Not a bad car brand to be fair...I quite liked some of their cars.

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Birds Grand Master

Birds

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The latest 9-3 convertibles looked pretty decent. I once saw a parked SAAB that had been bodykitted with deep dish wheels and the thing looked incredibly mean; one of the best modified cars I've seen on the road.

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