Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/24

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Subject: [Leica] Trabant
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:58:14 -0500 (CDT)
References: <g2o6a7544a61004241248mc569449dxf5a9e04fcb844543@mail.gmail.com>

I have a 2005 Saab 903.   It's about as modern as cars get.


On Apr 24, 2010, at 2:48 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

> Ken writes:
> "I had a Saab 96L two-stroke.  A gas tank and an oil tank.  It quit  
> one
>
> day in northern Oklahoma (middle of nowhere X2) and the gas station  
> guy
>
> said, we have a doctor here who is a Saab collector - I'll call  
> him.  He
>
> showed up and repaired the "clutch" no charge...there is a God.  There
>
> are other stories."
>
>
> - - - - - -
>
> Saabs have come a long way since the days of the relatively  
> reliable, rally
> winning two stroke. The two strokes, by the way, are now illegal in  
> New York
> because they won't meet the emission requirements. But for years the
> company, under GM ownership, stagnated and produced quirky cars that
> underperformed their rivals. I own and drive the only modern Saab  
> made in
> years, a Saab 92X. The only trouble is that it is really a rebadged  
> and
> upscaled Subaru WRX. The car has neck snapping acceleration and  
> lets me
> relive my sports car addiction without letting the neighbors scoff  
> at my
> inner child. Saab is now owned by Spyker, a Dutch firm, financed by  
> Russian
> billionaires, that produced 38 cars last year. Maybe Leica should  
> be sold to
> the Russians too.
>
> Larry Z
>
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Trabant)