Date: 11 Nov 1999 01:13:00 -0700 From: bauwensnopsamucalgary.ca (Luc Bauwens) Subject: Re: 9-3 Questions and IDS Pricing
In article <3829DDBE.EF4E7BD7nopsamyz.com>, Randall Thatcher <rhthatchernopsamyz.com> wrote: > >From reading carpoint and alt.autos.saab it looks like I can >get a really sweet deal (as in dealers will negotiate) on a 9-3. >I guess V40's are going at sticker. And they're not available >in 5-speed in the US... So, how's reliability on the 9-3? > >How is visibility in a 9-3 for a short driver? My wife doesn't drive but she is about that height. As a passenger she doesn't seem to think she has a prblem though. BTW, stardard (non-electric) driver seats do have a height adjustment. Why don't you test drive one at your closest dealer? >Also, where can I find european delivery prices? Volvo >lists them on their website. I can't seem to find any Saab >euro delivery prices? are they near invoice like Volvo? Actually, they have a promotion whereby they send you to Trollhattan for free to pick up your car right now. Plus dinner and one night at a nice countryside hotel (wine not included and it's pricy...). I don't know about US prices, but I can tell you that the Canadian prices are CAD 30,500 for a 5 door 2000 model, thus around 20k US. For mine, with leather seats and leather steering wheel as the only extras, plus two months of insurance in Europe, I paid just under CAD 33k, thus about US $ 22k. BTW, I think Canadian models have a couple of things extra, compared with the US version, such as heated seats and the block heater which are standards. They do satisfy regular EPA requirements; I'll take mine to the US for a while before going back to Canada, and this was an issue but no problem. Considering that we needed tickets to Europe anyway, their value effectively translates into an extra discount. (And I can give you the name and phone of the Canadian IDS person if you want it. It was a pleasure dealing with her, BTW.) Anyway, I picked up mine a week ago, and I drove it to France, where I am at the moment, until the end of the year. It has been a pleasure to leave BMWs and Audis in the dust on German freeways. Easily getting to 210 km/h without going over the 5000 rpm limit during break-in. Luc -- Luc Bauwens bauwensnopsamucalgary.ca The University of Calgary, Department of Mechanical Engineering Phone: (403) 220 5792 Fax: (403) 282 8406 http://www.ucalgary.ca/~bauwens/
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