The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
7/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads! |
5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main NG900 & OG93 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: Buy the slowest, cheapest, most bulletproof thing
Posted by Geoff (more from Geoff) on Wed, 27 Nov 2002 17:03:29
In Reply to: Buy the slowest, cheapest, most bulletproof thing, bill h., Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:43:47
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Slow and cheap for car #1 is my advice, too. My 19-yr-old son has a 95 Saturn SL2 beater with 105,000 miles on it and the vanity plate of his choice, and couldn't be happier. Car is cheap to run and reliable so far. Even so, our insurance went up by $2,500 a year (CA) when he got his license last year (we lived overseas until he was 18 so two years of saved insurance premiums roughly paid for the car and an Aamco A/T overhaul it needed on day one).
Saab-wise, I'd go for a non-turbo convertible if rag top is required. Someone else will have to tell you which year is best.
Or, if you live in Southern California, you can buy her my wife's clean 1993 non-turbo Volvo 850 GLT (now there's a tank!) - parked two months ago when her new '02 9-5 came home. We'd give it to the young master, but he keeps his Saturn such a pig sty inside that we couldn't bear to see the Volvo littered with dead walkman batteries, Carl's Junior bags and empty cigarette packs. Better to find it a good home somewhere else.
/Geoff
96 900SET 87.5k (mine)
02 9-5 Linear 3k (hers)
95 Saturn SL2 105k (the young master's)
93 850GLT ~98k (cheap to good home)
posted by 216.52.215...
Posts in this Thread:
- The right 900 for a teenage driver, Rich Wilson, Wed, 27 Nov 2002 15:52:52
- Re: The right 900 for a teenage driver, Rich Wilson, Tue, 3 Dec 2002 14:33:27
- Re: The right 900 for a teenage driver, Katy, Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:51:57
- Buy the slowest, cheapest, most bulletproof thing, bill h., Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:43:47
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
![](/tsn/xyz/stateofninebutton.gif) |
SaabClub.com
![](/tsn/xyz/scnabutton.gif) |
Jak Stoll Performance
![](/tsn/xyz/jakstollbutton.gif) |
M Car Covers
![](/tsn/xyz/mcarcoversbutton.gif) |
Ad Available
![](/tsn/xyz/buttonavailable.gif) |
![](/tsn/images/tsnmap.gif)
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!