[Main 95 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos German arithmetic.... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Mike Lynch [Email] (#81) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Mike Lynch) on Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:35:30 In Reply to: Should I sell my '03 Aero, C.R., Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:16:45 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Actually a current 330i has a very good chance of taking a big dump as this is the last year for the bodystyle, the new bodystyle 2006 330i's hit this spring. Right now you can get a Saab-like deal on a 2005 330i.

One of the most compelling arguments you can make against a Saab is resale, and it would seem on the surface to be an open and shut case, but there's some German Arithmetic goin' on.

Pay $10k more for a BMW or a Benz (Audi is similar and no better than Saab) and it will be worth $5k more eventually. What I'm saying is the price difference doesn't carry through to the resale. A 5-10 year old BMW will bring $5k more than the equivalent Saab, but cost $10k more new. So your 10 year old BMW is worth $10k, twice as much as the $5k for a 10 year old Saab, but the BMW's orginal cost was $10k more.

Depreciation is calculated from the original MSRP. Cars that tend to sell more towards their MSRPs, like BMW's look better, in the percentages. Saab is an incentive based seller and they sell for bigger discounts and for the 9-5's, sell for over $10k less than the equivalent 5 Series.

A 330i is a nice car, but a 9-5 Aero is really more car than a 530i not a 330i. You'd really be taking a hit on the Saab, short term amortization of the sales tax too, and then buy the BMW with more sales tax which would then still drop like a rock. Keep the Saab, vastly more economical and lower actual total dollar depreciation.

• Should I sell my '03 Aero, C.R., Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:16:45
  • My wife drives an 02 Aero and I have a 330xi..., Bill (NJ), Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:19:57
  • If your really concerned about loosing money on, Winder, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:09:14
  • Nope, you should hold on to it for a VERY long time., mdj, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:39:01
  • Dont sell it, give it to me., Aussie, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 19:54:31
  • German arithmetic...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:35:30 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Both depreciate fast......, KB900psi, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:26:10
  • Re: Should I sell my '03 Aero, tincob, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:40:30
  • About that depreciation..., JimW, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:40:21
  • Re: Should I sell my '03 Aero, zyzzix, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:19:18
  • ask Mike Lynch, AndyR, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:08:00
  • Re: Should I sell my '03 Aero, Liam S., Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:55:16
  • Re: Should I sell my '03 Aero, compaqted, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:45:48
  • Re: Should I sell my '03 Aero, Montreux, Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:45:26

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