Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 21:06:42 GMT From: Cristof <cristofnopsamaab1usa.com> Subject: Re: Resale value
United States: Just go to www.edmunds.com and notice the considerable HIT you'll take in the first year or so of ownership. My friend has a 99 9-5 with 20K which he paid somewhere in the neighborhood of 34K and it now books for around 24 or so....OUCH! Essentially its taking the hit of being a domestically builty car now. Its (SAAB) has lost its luster as being from Sweden and all.... Buy a SAAB its made by GM....Yeah right! All 100% My 2cents~ malcolm532nopsameja.com wrote: > <Snip> > Len, > Depends on which country you are in, and where in that country. Here in > the UK the 9-5 hasn'r really been on the market long enough for lots of > them to hit the 2nd hand market. > As with any car it looses the most money in the first year, so trading > in one a year old is a disaster, but if you want nearly new than you > can do well. > Finally Saab has always had a bit of a "querky" reputation as being > alittle different, odd etc, especially with the older models, a > reputation which will be difficult to loose - you only have to look at > the story with Lancia in the uk.... > So buy in an "unpopular" Saab area and sell in a "popular" one. > > Malc > Scotland > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.
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