Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 11:25:42 GMT From: Joe User <Joenopsam.nut> Subject: Re: I think I found my Saab
Matt Gibson wrote, On 5/29/2003 6:42 AM: > Wojciech Setlak wrote: > > >>I'm going to take a look at 1989 900 Turbo - registered first time in >>1992 (on display at the dealer for so long?), 130 kkm (80 k mi) only! >>Too good to be true? Well, the price is high - 20 k PLN (4500 EU, 3600 >>GBP). I was offered a car two years younger for this price. > > > Doesn't sound outrageous. My 1988 T16S (sedan, not the hatch) cost me > 2500GBP about a year ago, with 120000 miles on the clock. > > >>Is there any way to establish if the mileage really is so low? On the >>other hand, if it's in good condition, why worry about the mileage? In >>my hands it will stop ageing ;) > > > As you say: is the mileage really that important? Does it justify the > higher price that much? I'd say that you're not likely to see much higher > maintenance costs for the engine if you went for a car with another > 30-40000 miles on it; mine certainly hasn't cost me that much so far. > Just my experience, but once my '90 900 hit about 90k, thats when the repairs really started setting in. Seems every component on this car only lasted about 90 to 110k. Still going strong, but expect to start spending money on repairs... -- -JoE "Life. Don't talk to me about Life..."