Date: 8 May 2004 04:02:38 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveMay2004nospam-creek.net> Subject: Re: Cost of repair Audi BMW Saab...(crossposting)
On Fri, 7 May 2004 20:39:40 -0700, speakeasy <cantnospaml.me> wrote: > I'm looking at used Audis, Saabs, and bimmers, and wanted to get an idea of > how costly repairs & > maintenance would be. Most of the cars I'm looking at are in the '97-'99 > 50k+miles $12,000 range. I hear BMW costs the most. But what about the > others? Considering the car has been well cared for, what is life like > after 100k miles? A Saab with 300,000 miles isn't all that remarkable; it's more about years than miles. The others are well designed also, so they're probably comparable. As far as repair parts, there's a site called eeuroparts.com (note two e's at the beginning) which sell for Saab, BMW, and Volvo; you can compare relative prices of Saab and BMW there for like items. All 3 are designed well. Depending on your weather conditions, you might find that the front wheel drive of the Saab is important; I prefer it myself, living in Wisconsin and all. For an anecdotal data point, I have a 1999 Saab 9-5, which has been in exactly twice for other than "normal wear items" (tires, spark plugs, belts), and those two times were the 30,000 and 60,000 mile checkups. It's at 80,000 now and drives like new. I'd buy one again, and in fact this replaced a 1988 Saab that I had 247,000 miles on when I traded it in. Of course, people feel strongly that the make they own is the best, which is why they bought it. I freely admit a bias, but I am not unhappy at parts costs, since I've needed to buy so few repair parts and they're not so bad. Dave Hinz
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