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99vs00vs01etal
Posted by Aero'ed (more from Aero'ed) on Sun, 1 Oct 2006 05:23:09
In Reply to: Consumer Reports - Used Cars to Avoid?, Stacy, Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:51:59
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I'm sure that this thread will turn into a CR bashfest, and as a frequent defender of CR, what can I do to explain their recommendations?
1999: first year of new model, now 7+ years old, any 7-yr old car is going to start needing things. If you can pull service history, and see that typical things (DI, throttle body, turbo, rear struts, SID, muffler) have already been replaced, if the price is right, it's still a great car.
2001: why different than 2000? Could be that just very minor difference in problem reporting resulted in the two placing differently. Maybe more xenons on the 2001? I realize that most consider headlight bulbs normal maintenance, not the type of thing to be reported as problem. But I think that most xenon's were advertised as "lasting forever", and when they need replacing after a couple of years, and the dealer charges over $300 for a pair, ouch.
good luck with your search, and although I don't have a V-6, they don't seem more problematic than 4's, based upon my experiences on this board.
Ed
2002 Aero SW
1999 SE(4)
posted by 12.227.1...
Posts in this Thread:
- Consumer Reports - Used Cars to Avoid?, Stacy, Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:51:59
- Re: Consumer Reports - Used Cars to Avoid?, jrbldr, Wed, 4 Oct 2006 15:11:28
- Re: Consumer Reports - Used Cars to Avoid?, Angie, Tue, 3 Oct 2006 19:00:36
- I had a 2001 9-5 Aero that was, Rafe, Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:59:24
- Re: Consumer Reports - Used Cars to Avoid?, Paul from Palmyra, Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:36:37
- Automotive publications to avoid...., Mike Lynch
, Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:51:29 - Do you feel lucky?, DW, Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:13:50
- V-6 Problems?, Stephen Goldberger, Sun, 1 Oct 2006 13:19:01
- get a 2002 or younger, Lucky, Sun, 1 Oct 2006 10:39:19
- Re: Consumer Reports - Used Cars to Avoid?, gordon opel, Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:43:43
- I have a 99 SE..., Johnson
, Sun, 1 Oct 2006 07:21:19 - Re: Consumer Reports - Used Cars to Avoid?, Stacy, Sun, 1 Oct 2006 06:10:32
- 99vs00vs01etal, Aero'ed, Sun, 1 Oct 2006 05:23:09 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Consumer Reports - Used Cars to Avoid?, MontereyAero
, Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:01:36 - Re: Consumer Reports - Used Cars to Avoid?, ndg
, Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:17:49
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