I for one am happy to see Saab stay alive. Saab have always made some pretty nice cars until GM took it over. Let see if Spyker can turn things around for Saab.


http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/26/auto...dex.htm?hpt=T2

 

I am not going to say I am happy they are going to stay around but I am wondering what effect it will have on design and quality.


Saab to many represents american reliability with euro pricing

 

I think they should have just let them die.

 

well its Spykers problem now, not the American taxpayer. If they wanted taxpayer money to pay for it, then yes let it die. If Spyker thinks he can save it, then let him suceed/fail

 

If Spyker puts the same effort into Saab as they do with Spykers the saab will be full of win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXrRXIndVpc

 

So now we have a company, Spyker, which has yet to make a profit, buy another company which has been been losing money. That sounds like a receipe for even more failure. Good luck to the bank that's lending them more money.

 

I think it will be interesting to see what a boutique brand like Spyker will do with Saab. Unique personalities on both ends...let's see how they mesh.

 

Sometimes a brand just reaches the end of its life and deserves to die.. I mean what is the point of resurrecting this old and tired marque again.. there is nothing unique about Saab, nor is there anything to offer confidence that Spyker knows what to do with it... Spyker can spend their money how they like, but if I was one of their investors I would think they have taken leave of their senses..

Chris

 

Thanks, G-Man. I'll be at the D.C. Auto Show tomorrow...we'll see if Saab has any reps (or a display) there.

 

lol, always interesting when those types get together.

 

How often can you buy a whole car company for $74M? It's another fiasco from GM's past. Spyker's got nothing to lose, but the brand won't survive anywhere close to it's current form. Who wants a Saab?

 

Saab and Chrysler will be a thing of the past in a few years. Cannot see Spyker saving them.

 

I would not worry about that, Spyker have been in business for over 120 years and they will continue to do business with or without Saab. 74 million dollars for a car company is a bargain considering there are still quite a few Saab loyalist around.
I must admit though, Spyder does make some funky looking cars, it has more of a European flare than American. Maybe the new Saab will sell well in Europe or maybe Spyker can tone down the new Saab's design for the US market.

 

Hey lets just see what happens. Saab doesn't have to die, maybe Spyker can do something that GM didn't or couldn't. Maybe the problem wasn't Saab but the company who ran it...

 

please just design like it's a Saab.