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A hybrid Saab would be compelling but
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:10:13
In Reply to: Re: Figured you'd jump on that comment!, No Snaab, Tue, 1 Mar 2011 07:45:40
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it needs to come in around $20K for me. IMHO, there's no need to pay more than that for a car. Mini Cooper or Golf sized is fine, with a hatch. I'd like a turbo diesel, maybe with a hybrid drive system. I need distance capability, and still want some performance. Gas could hit $5/gal this year which is totally painful. But how well a hybrid justifies its purchase price is still a question with unclear answers unless the car is kept a long time.
Unfortunately, these days $20K is still in upper econobox range. So a used whatever for the same money is just a lot better deal. I tried out several cars going for $20k last spring and all were a lot less car than my 15 year old Saab 9K. IMHO there's a lot to be said for buying solid older cars that were $35-40K new. Waay better value for the money, even with higher gas prices.
Posts in this Thread:
- We have met the enemy..., No Snaab, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:10:42
- Re: We have met the enemy..., TML
, Tue, 1 Mar 2011 06:35:23 - Beautiful cars, no doubt, john b, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:16:52
- what would be irresistable?, LesH, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:22:45
- Needs, preferences, cash flow, etc., Noel, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:43:48
- I'm not the enemy..., Stan, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:00:12
- Bravo, No Snaab, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:13:13
- Re: We have met the enemy..., Tim, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:19:07
- what would it take to put you in this car today?, DE
, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:48:36 - The new 9-5 is too big for me..., MI-Roger
, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:13:27 - I need smth small, fast, safe and quirky: C900 MY'12, Siegfried, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:44:34
- Re: We have met the enemy..., EGD
, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:26:39 - Re: We have met the enemy..., kkelley, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:41:48
- I'm among the worst... I know..., James, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:28:08
- Re: We have met the enemy..., SWEDECAR
, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:50:37 - Not to stereotype..., B Millar
, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:30:23- New 9-5s all over the place in LA?, ryan
, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:12:16 - Agree, too, Stan, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:14:34
- agreed, Railhead
, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:04:29 - Re: Not to stereotype..., John Myers, Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:14:00
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