Wed 3 Feb 2010 11:50 am
Will Spyker-Saab Union Result in Unholy Child?
Posted by Viscouse under News You Can Use, Rants1 Comment
If you read any part of this blog, you know I’m a fan of Saab. So it follows that I’ve been tracking the progress of the migration of Saab from it’s former part company GM to it’s new foster parent Spyker. The deal finally happened in late January of 2010. I have mixed feelings about it. Perhaps I’m viewing it in too much black & white. When the announcement came that GM is parting out the brand Saab, I was sad & angry, and assumed this was the end. I’m not going to go into all the details, but suffice to say, I have a slightly off-to-the-side view of how things may (hopefully not) go in the coming years. It could be a great thing. This could be a terrific new genesis for Saab.
However, if you’ve been exposed to enough Roald Dahl, zombia and Twilight Zone as I have, you may also form the thought that when someone wishes for something, the wish comes at a price. I cite the popular example of someone wishing their deceased loved one were still alive, only for their loved one to come back alive, but in maggot-riddled, axe-wielding form. I understand this may be blowing things out of proportion (maggots can’t eat through metal car bodies) and that one possible hole is that Saab never really ‘died’ persay. Of course, hard core fans would argue that Saab died, or at least sold their soul to the devil, when GM set foot on Swedish soil, but that’s a post for another time.
So I end with this. As a long time loyal fan hoping to purchase more of these fine, unique, automobiles in the future, and someone who is familiar with the roller coaster of change/emotion, I patiently wait to see what child comes forth from this, and how Spyker will manage their new brethren. I pray they can keep the maggots at bay.








