Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 20:55:13 -0400 From: "Tex" <texnospamm101.org> Subject: Re: So, would you say Saabs are reliable?
"Malt_Hound" <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> wrote in message news:s7udnR0pILOMUxbfRVn-vAnospamphia.com... > pablo wrote: > really are not. Personally, I would rather have a car with a larger > number of infantile, niggling issues, but that was designed to go the long > haul, than the inverse. Hmmm...this is a good basic question. It narrows down what you value more in a car. However, it leads to the more relevant question...how long do you expect to drive a vehicle? If you don't expect to drive a car for more than say 50k miles (common these days), then long term reliability is probably not so important (unless of course you're buying a _really_ used car..say one w/125k miles+ on the odometer). But if you dont expect to log more than 50k miles, then those little nagging issues become all the more relevant (as those are more likely to be the issues the driver faces everyday). Getting back to the original post, I get the impression that the guy won't be logging anywhere near 200k miles on the car. In which case, his concerns over the nagging little day-to-day issues are warranted. As for me, I bought a new 9-3 three months ago. It has been in the shop four times for major defects (brakes, struts, various rattling noises, radio problems, esp issues, broken seat, broken undercarriage cabling, and about a half dozen other minor but annoying issues). While I love the car, these little issues are _very_ annoying and detract from the overall experience with the car. I'm guessing/hoping my experience is not typical. But from what I've read, the initial quality reports on the new 9-3 series is not favorable...that is, achieving just barely above average results. - tex
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