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Re: thinking about buying a 2000 9-3, need some advice
Posted by RBatsch [Email] (more from RBatsch) on Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:41:13
In Reply to: thinking about buying a 2000 9-3, need some advice, BenV, Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:07:15
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I would buy a high mileage car that's been treated well over a lower mileage car of questionable pedigree any day. In these days of leasing, meeting the original owner is worth their weight in gold!! There are many cars out there that I didn't buy because of the impression I had of the car's owner.
A bit of advice I once got from a car collector was to have the owner drive the car for a few blocks with you in it....you can learn alot about how the car was treated! Service records only show that service was done, but not if the clutch was used as a brake, if the turbo was spooled up before the temperature gauge stabilized, etc. Once you've analysed all of the data, listen to your gut....
Best of luck!
Robert
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Posts in this Thread:
- thinking about buying a 2000 9-3, need some advice, BenV, Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:07:15
- thanks for all the good advice, BenV, Fri, 4 Aug 2006 09:38:54
- Re: thinking about buying a 2000 9-3, need some advice, DJ06482, Fri, 4 Aug 2006 04:47:52
- Re: thinking about buying a 2000 9-3, need some advice, MikeN, Thu, 3 Aug 2006 19:37:22
- Re: thinking about buying a 2000 9-3, need some advice, tomy, Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:21:05
- Re: thinking about buying a 2000 9-3, need some advice, RBatsch, Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:41:13 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: thinking about buying a 2000 9-3, need some advice, SeeVTSaab, Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:29:27
- Re: thinking about buying a 2000 9-3, need some advice, Adam
, Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:26:01
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