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2000 9-5 wagon buying advice sought
Posted by Tom Scott [Email] (more from Tom Scott) on Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:34:10
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Hi
I've been looking at buying a just off lease 2000 9-5 wagon and need some honest advice and opinion to address some concerns I have.
I don't have a lot of money, so I look into the overall cost of ownership, and I'm looking at owning this for at least 3-4 years and probably another 50k miles and am concerned about reliability and service costs.
I'd be looking at wagons with somewhere between 40k and no more than 50k miles.
The major concern is the depreciation factor here in the US, the SAAB has been declining in popularity and it shows in the resale value of SAABs here, there has been a lot of speculation that GM's grubby bean counters may liquidate SAAB, anyone care to give an informed opinion?
The depreciation factor makes reliability another concern as it adds another layer to the overall cost of ownership.
The first is choice of engines, the 4 or the 6. Which is likely to prove more reliable?
Are there any other areas that will likely be trouble spots, and I should factor into my cost of ownership analysis.
Anyone with an idea of what I should be paying for a 2000 9-5 wagon on the US east coast, lets say 45k miles, good condition.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Tom Scott
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Posts in this Thread:
- 2000 9-5 wagon buying advice sought, Tom Scott, Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:34:10 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 2000 9-5 wagon buying advice sought, Tom Scott, Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:25:02
- Just got one about 4 weeks ago, water_dog, Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:02:34
- Re: 2000 9-5 wagon buying advice sought, Jeff 2000 SE wagon, Mon, 22 Sep 2003 05:48:48
- Re: 2000 9-5 wagon buying advice sought, albanysaab, Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:53:45
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