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Re: SAAB depreciation
Posted by MikeY (more from MikeY) on Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:51:47
In Reply to: SAAB depreciation, Doug
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, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:33:26
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I sell Audis and VW for a living and take a certain amount of ribbing for driving a Saab because they are still considered a bit of an "oddball" brand. All cars depreciate rather substantially from new in varying degrees. Saabs aren't amoung the best(Mercedes and BMW--lower end models)but they aren't amount the worst either. Cadillacs and Lincolns are horible, but if you really want a jolt buy a top of the line Jaguar. They'll depreciate more in the first two years than your Saab cost new. People who work in the car business rarely buy new cars for that very reason--they'd much prefer to buy your "creampuff" trade-in for wholesale. Buying new only makes sense if you keep a car 8 to 10 years. If you can afford it and don't mind taking the big depreciation hit all of the time then go ahead and buy a new car every two or three years--your Saab sales person will love you. If you want to spent your money intelligently, buy a Saab and drive it two or three hundred thousand miles--you'd have to rebuild your engine and transmission twice a year to spend anywhere near what you're spending on depreciation now.
Posts in this Thread:
- SAAB depreciation, Doug
, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:33:26- Check out the rebate thread on 9-3 BB n/m, carneykjnc, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 17:04:22
- Re: SAAB depreciation, MikeY, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:51:47 <-- Viewing This Message
- Is this abnormal?, Jimmy, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:18:46
- Re: SAAB depreciation, Lola, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:18:12
- Why?, Scott Paterson
, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 12:24:20
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