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I truly adore my 9000 Aero - and I apologize that what I ask here is not directly Saab related.
My partner has been a diehard Subaru driver for many years - and when having a 1998 Outback was still a valid option that went very well...until it didn't after some years.
Since that time we have been forced over & over into progressively newer Subies, with her current car being a 2011 Outback.
It is a lovely car, but also chock full of added electronics and other krap that we've learned the hard way can add nastily to repair bills.
Unfortunately, with keeping a Subie here in Vermont if it doesn't rot into a flintstone mobile, it might gobble up head gaskets & associated parts, making for $1500+ repair bills just to keep it going.
Given that getting her a Saab is a no-go, I had a sideways thought that maybe a Volvo (or Volvord ??) would be a better choice, so I peeked over at CL & saw a great looking deal on a 2008 XC-70.
Just for yuks I also checked reviews & mostly that year & model were rated as having great features & reliability.
This is one of those situations which it is best to be prepared & informed for, so...
My query=>
I'd love to hear what anyone thinks of that car and/or what might be a better choice to replace a Subie wagon with when the time comes ??
Thanks for any helpful replies !!
Posts in this Thread:
- Car-parison opinions, please ??, vtsnaab
, Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:13:34 <-- Viewing This Message- I'm interested in thoughts here on newer Volvos, Snowmobile
, Wed, 16 Aug 2023 07:01:13
1 - Re: Car-parison opinions, please ??, Scott Daggert, Sun, 13 Aug 2023 17:39:24
1 - Subaru 2007 models (or even better a 2006-2008 9-2X Saabaru), Notnoel
, Sun, 13 Aug 2023 14:05:48 - Re: Car-parison opinions, please ??, No Snaab, Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:41:00
- Re: Car-parison opinions, please ??, Used to be Slug, Sat, 12 Aug 2023 05:11:04
1 - Looking at it another way, Paul from Palmyra, PA, Sat, 12 Aug 2023 03:18:47
- Re: Car-parison opinions, please ??, JerseySaab
, Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:29:40
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