[okcrum]

I went to dinner with a friend last week, and a few of the comments from the (youngish) staff when we came in were priceless:

"That's a nice Honda."
"We thought you were teenagers, the way you pulled in."
"Have you tuned it yet?"

 

[Nordic-Machine]

They thought it was a honda?

 

[okcrum]

Indeed they did. Then again, they were something like 9-10 years old when Saab closed its doors.

 

[Nordic-Machine]

Fair enough.

 

[Nordic-Machine]

I've encountered 2 different people thinking that the saab was a Skoda... and another 1 thought it was a beemer.

 

[Nordic-Machine]

They are not teenagers.

 

[okcrum]

It seems all the makers have converged on the same basic aerodynamic shape in sedans and combis. When I first drove an NG 9-3 as a dealer loaner, I thought it didn't look much like a Saab. ?

 

[Nordic-Machine]

Best part is, some of the people who recognizes a saab gets Sweden and Switzerland mixed up. They think it's a swiss car...

 

[okcrum]

Don't ever ask those people for directions!

 

[Nordic-Machine]

Yes. Don't want to get lost in Timbuktu.

 

[LEP3]

In high school I worked at a service station. People asking for directions were treated as such: Pulls up on a rainy day to the office and won't get out of car - no directions. People who insist, rudely, they already took that road and won't listen get either you can't get there from here or "Oh, yeah, you're right" then get sent in the opposite direction. There was a third scenario, but I do not remember it.

 

[BobSaabit]

Pulled in to the local auto parts store to pick up some vac hose yesterday. I noticed the 30ish clerk looking at my Viggen-esq Saab. When I got in side he asked "What the heck is that you're driving?". Admittedly, I'm in an area where there are .1 Saabs per 100K cars, but it still surprised me to hear that.

 

[Nordic-Machine]

Was it a positive "What the heck is that you're driving?" Or negative "What the heck is that you're driving?" ?

 

[BobSaabit]

Was it a positive "What the heck is that you're driving?" Or negative "What the heck is that you're driving?" ?

Pretty sure it was neutral. Quickly degenerated into a "we all hate GM now" discussion as he drives an older Pontiac that's among the demised brands.

EDIT: It didn't help him that my hood badge has depainted.