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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 134 points 2 years ago

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

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 69 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago

The best car in Mario Kart

[-] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 29 points 2 years ago

SAAB cars were good, if not a little quirky

SAAB/GM cars just sucked.

[-] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago
[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

The saabaru! I still miss mine

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years 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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 47 points 2 years ago
[-] mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 2 years ago

Yeah this guy never drived a chad saab car

[-] Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

If they're so good, how come there is no SAAB 2?

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

They were so good there was a Saab 9000

[-] ElectroLisa 5 points 2 years ago

Why do you need a replacement if something is good?

[-] mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago

I really think the mad guys made cars because someone dare it to do it. Like they were doing crazy good jets when someone said: Okay this is a great plane but I bet if you do a car it would be awfull. They did it. After few years they realized it wasnt profitable so they ditched SAAB cars because it was a long running joke.

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And jets! Those canards look so exotic. 🥵

Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet

[-] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

Canards are God damn gorgeous 🤤

[-] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago

Saab the defense company and Saab the car company were two different companies.

[-] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 21 points 2 years ago

Subaru also claims "Love" is what makes Subaru a Subaru. They also manufacture attack helicopters.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 2 years ago

Subaru: We will love you... To death.

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Sometimes you need violence to protect what you love.

[-] nuke@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT ATTACK HELICOPTERS???

[-] cerement@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 years ago

maybe we’ve been approaching this all wrong – are they really vehicles? or were they actually meant to be mobile anti-tank units?

[-] Trollception@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

The motto was 'Born from Jets' so I always expected a military history for the company.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 9 points 2 years ago

So what do we call mounting a SAAB on a SAAB?

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

SAABy technicals?

[-] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago
[-] EvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I dead ass thought these were lightsabers

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

An elegant weapon for a Swedier age.

[-] DannyMac@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

They should have named their weapon division "SOB" #missedopportunities

[-] BluJay320 2 points 2 years ago

Thought those 3 mounted on the wall were lightsabers at first

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid 2 points 2 years ago

SAAB 2000, anyone?

this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2024
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