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When I had my dealership we used to occassionally buy cars from a Volvo dealership in Chicago. They were always low mile cars for year, but they were "big city" cars that had spent their lives parked on the street and boy were they beat up cosmetically. We'd automatically figure on painting both bumpers and having the "dent doctor" work them over. They'd usually clean up pretty good, but you're right, miles isn't always the end all and be all. Theory is one thing, but when you're pounding the pavement looking for a decent used car as rare as a Saab you have to know when to grab the right car when it comes along. $5-7k doesn't buy a lot these days. I mean what could you buy for the same money? An indifferently maintained Accord with 100K on it with cloth seats and hub caps? You're going to walk over a lousy $2k? Your 4k will get you one with 120,000 miles alright but that $2K you save will disappear pretty fast over the next year or two. I used to see guys outsmart themselves all of the time and ace themselves out of a creampuff because they just couldn't get themselves to anti up the relatively trivial amount it took to close the deal. With cars like that (again assuming it's as nice as the miles would indicate)there's always someone who will step up to the pump and pay the price, and that includes me.

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• Fair Price for a 2001 Saab 9-3 5 door hatchback, SAABJAY , Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:07:42
  • One that got away, a sad, cautionary tail, No Snaab, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:05:29
    • Re: One that got away, a sad, cautionary tail, James, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:46:46
      • If ya find a car you like, buy it, keep it., Noel, Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:36:22
  • Find out it's history. Why so few miles?, Noel, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:20:41
  • Re: Fair Price for a 2001 Saab 9-3 5 door hatchback, No Snaab, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:11:56
    • age vs miles, James, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:25:23
      • Re: age vs miles, No Snaab, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:41:23 <-- Viewing This Message
  • GETTING OLDER, HARDER TO VALUE WELL...., NICHOLAS , Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:35:28
    • Re: GETTING OLDER, HARDER TO VALUE WELL...., 1Scray , Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:24:15
      • Re: GETTING OLDER, HARDER TO VALUE WELL...., SAABJAY , Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:25:47
        • Just out of curiousity, No Snaab, Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:51:37
        • Then go for it. And enjoy. n/m, Noel, Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:45:10

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