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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 134 points 8 months ago

SAAB cars were great, they looked good, had good performance and was fantasticly safe in a crash

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 69 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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)

[-] Vigge93@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 31 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 7 points 8 months ago

The best car in Mario Kart

[-] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 11 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago

They didn't go under, just stopped making cars for consumers.

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 29 points 8 months ago

SAAB cars were good, if not a little quirky

SAAB/GM cars just sucked.

[-] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago
[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

The saabaru! I still miss mine

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago

It would've been funnier if the OP pointed out that Saabs are known for being a tank of a car...

[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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).

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

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.

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