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From: Adrian on 24 Jul 2008 16:49 steve(a)italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> The average bloke in the street is well aware that recent Saabs are >> just tarted-up Vectras. > I'd disagree - people may know they're owned by the same company that > makes Vectras, but I don't think many are all that aware of the platform > sharing. Oh, I think you'd be surprised. The number of (totally un-car) people who've said to me "Oooh, a proper Saab - before they were just Vauxhalls"
From: DanB on 24 Jul 2008 17:08 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:6es87cF8inl5U9(a)mid.individual.net... > steve(a)italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) gurgled happily, sounding much like they > were saying: > >>> The average bloke in the street is well aware that recent Saabs are >>> just tarted-up Vectras. > >> I'd disagree - people may know they're owned by the same company that >> makes Vectras, but I don't think many are all that aware of the platform >> sharing. > > Oh, I think you'd be surprised. > > The number of (totally un-car) people who've said to me "Oooh, a proper > Saab - before they were just Vauxhalls" S'cos they said it on Top Gear, if you remember, when some new convertible Saab came out, May said "If you want a tarted up Vectra convertible, there you go" heh, after they'd discussed that it was just a Vectra underneath. That'll have educated a fair few people, who'd then love to trot it out to anyone they knew with a Saab heh! -- Dan Clio R27 F1 #65
From: jackhackettuk on 24 Jul 2008 19:05 On 24 Jul, 21:40, st...(a)italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) wrote: > Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > st...(a)italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) gurgled happily, sounding much like they > > were saying: > > > > We're all petrolheads, but I can guarantee that the average bloke in the > > > street places Saab pretty much up there with the other prestige brands - > > > and streets ahead of Vauxhall. > > > The average bloke in the street is well aware that recent Saabs are just > > tarted-up Vectras. > > I'd disagree - people may know they're owned by the same company that > makes Vectras, but I don't think many are all that aware of the platform > sharing. Having looked one over at the County Show I went to a couple of weeks ago, I wouldn't touch one with yours. Aside from them being a bit shite and likely to depreciate like buggery, any company that tries to market their cars as 'Eco Power' (IIRC), when they're just as shite on fuel as anything else, sucks. -- JackH
From: Les Ross on 24 Jul 2008 19:08 "DanB" <iridiumdan(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:6es9b2F8ilo5U1(a)mid.individual.net... > "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:6es87cF8inl5U9(a)mid.individual.net... >> steve(a)italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) gurgled happily, sounding much like they >> were saying: >> >>>> The average bloke in the street is well aware that recent Saabs are >>>> just tarted-up Vectras. >> >>> I'd disagree - people may know they're owned by the same company that >>> makes Vectras, but I don't think many are all that aware of the platform >>> sharing. >> >> Oh, I think you'd be surprised. >> >> The number of (totally un-car) people who've said to me "Oooh, a proper >> Saab - before they were just Vauxhalls" > > S'cos they said it on Top Gear, if you remember, when some new convertible > Saab came out, May said "If you want a tarted up Vectra convertible, there > you go" heh, after they'd discussed that it was just a Vectra underneath. > That'll have educated a fair few people, who'd then love to trot it out to > anyone they knew with a Saab heh! > > -- > Dan > Clio R27 F1 #65 > ================================================= I don't really care what Hammond and co say cos they are knobs. To me a a Saab will always be better than aVauxhall. -- Les Ross Certified by a Professional
From: jackhackettuk on 24 Jul 2008 19:09
On 21 Jul, 23:32, st...(a)italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) wrote: > Must resist. Yes... you must. They're 'cheap' for a reason, and it's not ignorance on the part of the average car buyer. For the love of god, just take the fecking company car and be done with it! ;-) -- JackH |