Get ready to rally with your Saab

Please read below the post of today from Anne Springer on her new blog about Saab.

Is everyone getting ready for this week’s rallies? The excitement is building everywhere in the world! I think we’re going to have even greater turnout for the rallies than we did in ’10. Why? Because people don’t believe Saab is dead. As my Dutch friend says, you put the key in the ignition, and she fires right up! And Saab will too again, with the right key (investors).

Unfortunately the news has been a little slow recently. That is because the administrators are working hard on figuring out what each Saab element is worth, to be able to give prospective investors a better idea what they’re looking at. The biggest three investors want to keep the Trollhattan factory. Those investors include Brightwell Holdings of Turkey, Mahindra of India, and Youngman of China. Realistically, time is of essence to rehire key employees, and the other problem is the cost to restart production. Its not impossible, but to make the right bid, they need to know all the facts and figures.

Lucky for us, at least one of the administrators has owned a lot of Saab. They have faith Saab can continue, and we need to as well. Don’t let the news get you down, its just coming from an outsider’s prospective. What is key, is for the investors to see the heart of Saab, and see the wonderful people that will keep supporting Saab.

Griffin up! Let’s keep it going!

We hope to spread a pdf file to the organisation of the rallies of this weekend. We`ll ask them to spread it because we need to get some attention for the urgent situation the Saab Museum is in now.

Anne Springer joins Saabsunited

Please read the first post below of Anne Springer on Saabsunited! Anne is also active on this blog and our Facebook page about the Saab Museum.

Hi! My name is Anne, and I am a Saaboholic (meaning addicted to Saab). You will find me on Facebook constantly sharing news updates and giving a good Rah! Rah! to keep people positive about Saab.

Why do I do this? I love Saab. I simply love it. I have fallen in love with the aerodynamic body design, the grinning grille assembly, and the quirkiness of the car once you get in the driver’s seat. Quirks, you have to love them! I find myself patting the dash at times, either words of encouragement, endearment, or straight out, “Settle down, kiddo!”. I’m no stranger to hugging my car either, I’ll openly admit that. But its all in the game of owning a Saab. They’re not perfect machines, but then again, there is no such thing. They will frustrate you, irritate you, puzzle you, but then at the end of the day when you find yourself looking down upon it, you remind yourself how good it feels to turn the ignition on and take off!

And I think Saab has a great future ahead of them. I feel it. Saab has a lot of great people behind the company, and I know with the right investor, they can be restarted. Its going to take a lot of time and money, yes. But when you consider their current and future line up, if the cards are played right, the future can be prosperous. I want to see Saab get into the right hands, of someone who both has a lot of automotive business knowledge, and financing to be able to work through the tough times. This can happen. And I believe us fans can help steer Saab into those hands. They are watching us, and the more we encourage and show what kind of people we are, the more people will listen and want. Sure, there have been a lot of negative reports. But we need not focus on that, negativity never solved any problems.

I believe we have to accept the mistakes that have been made; and the could of, would have, should haves, and move on. We need to start focusing what is in front of us, and what the future holds. That is very exciting, don’t you think? I do! We need Saab around. We need their innovation, safety and reliability. We need a reasonably-priced car that does it all, without having to chop bits of random cars together to make something that’s both comfortable, looks great, and performs well. There are things that Saab does that other automakers cannot do. How many times have you heard someone carrying a refrigerator in their Camry? But I’ve heard it done with a Saab hatchback!

Thank you very much for the warm welcome into the Saabs United family, this is truly an honour and a dream come true for me. I had no idea where this love could take me, and now I am starting to see it. I’m glad I am able to lend support in these troubled times. Go Saab, GO!

The Saab above is not the Saab 9-5 Anne drives but the Saab 9-5 in the showroom of the Saab dealer in Goes (The Netherlands). I`ve made this picture today.