Saab Transmissions
The news was released yesterday, Saab Motor Car Company will close it’s doors in January of 2010. General motors who has owned Saab from December of 1989, announced it would be shutting down operations in January. Saab opened it’s doors in 1947 in Trollhättan, Sweeden. A relatively small car company who had some unusual design characteristics signifying that Saab was a different breed of car. The only good thing to come out of a company that closes it’s doors is that components like used transmissions will become more popular as the cost of new parts rises.
Saab will now wind down, leaving 3,400 employees and 1,100 dealers worldwide to find other job options. About another 3,000 people are employed in auxiliary industries.
In reality most Saab owners are a loyal bunch of folks who love their cars original and unique features. Most Saab owners are aware of the cost of having their cars repaired. It is the price one pays for driving a specialty car. Many Saab owners are cult-like in the way they perceive their cars and have a deep loyalty to keeping their cars on the road with out having deep pockets.
Anyone needing to have the transmission rebuilt in their Saab can testify to the great expense involved in rebuilding a Saab transmission. Not to mention the problems that can occur during or after the rebuild itself. It is not like most transmission rebuilders rebuild large quantities of Saab transmissions every day. In fact most transmission men/people rebuild few of these transmissions, which leaves plenty of room for error due to lack of familiarity.
Much of the cost is in the labor involved to remove, rebuild and replace the transmission, however the parts can be costly as well. In essence, this is an expensive transmission to rebuild. You have an alternative choice to a rebuilt transmission, it is a used transmission. Companies like GotTransmissions.com saw the writing on the wall last February (2009) when it started to become apparent that Saab may close it’s doors.
The bottom line for a company who has made a living staying on top of the competition is they started to collect the best used Saab transmissions available for sale to the public when the first hint of (Saab) going out of business was announced. This type of thinking has kept GotTransmissions.com outperforming the competition for years, supplying unusual or hard to get transmissions at affordable prices.
With that in mind, our used transmissions are all pre tested and certified or they are rejected. We have the lowest mileage used units for every Saab model of car, crated and ready to ship. Call us @ 866-320-1182 and speak to a trained specialty car transmission experts. Someone who has practical experience working on Saab transmissions and has good listening skills with the ability to hear your problem and provide a solution to your transmission ailment in terms you understand.
