We have moved on to Mazdas..an '02 Protege5 ( my wildcat son, UK) and an '05 Mazda3 hatch (wife's). I think you can get an '04 3 hatch around 14k. Both of these cars are bulletproof and a blast to drive. I think the 3 is very cool to look at too! Unlike the 6, they are both built exclusively in Japan with 95% Japanese content. The 6 is built in Michigan, of mostly US content. They are both highly regarded...I just think Japanese cars from Japan are better....by definition...

I can highly recommend the Saab dealer service at Burke. There are 2 Saab masters there. Unfortunately one of them is now exclusively Jaguar(thank you GM)...but still drives his '88 900T (over 500k) to work everyday. The other is now primarily Subaru(again thank you GM), and refuses to learn the new GM cars (9-3,9-7) but is a whiz on the 9-2x. He still works on 900's,9000's, ng900/9-3, and 9-5's.
It is a Saab fan friendly place. I wish I still had time to pay the frequent visits that prompted the cashier to ask me if I was a Saab rep!

I can also highly recommend the 2 Mazda dealers (med center and Trussville). They are absolutely first rate. Both are owned by the family that is Mazda's largest private stockholder and are extremely well run.

I am currently driving an Infiniti, but if things don't change at that dealership in the next 2 years, I'll not lease another. Hopefully, I'll find my way back to Saab, or probably another Mazda.

Enjoy the hunt. If I can be of help to you in your move to Birmingham, please send an email.

Chris
'06 M35 25.5k
'05 Mazda3 24k
'02 Mazda PR5 115k at UK
'91 SPG 125k son's at Nashville
'88 SPG son-in-law's 165k over-boosted and FAST!
GONE.....too many Saabs to list

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• wagon for the girlfriend?, nola mike, Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:50:30
  • thanks for the responses...., nola mike, Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:50:40
    • Re: thanks for the responses...., EGD , Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:03:17
      • disappointing..., nola mike, Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:46:38
  • Go drive a 9-5 and report back...., Mike Lynch , Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:04:33
  • Passat..., Siegrisd, Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:32:05
    • Re: Passat..., Caarma , Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:26:39
      • Hmm... all the problems..., Siegrisd, Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:16:52
        • Balljoints go yet?, whitesaab, Sat, 3 Feb 2007 09:59:03
          • Nope. They're still nice and tight., Siegrisd, Mon, 5 Feb 2007 07:06:54
  • Work on the model year, Noel, Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:41:20
  • Re: Mazda 6 or Saab 9-2x, anthonySF, Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:36:53
    • Mazda 6 wagon is beautiful, Caarma , Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:29:05
    • Re: Mazda 6 or Saab 9-2x, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:18:58
      • I agree..., whitesaab, Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:54:23
  • welcome, in advance, to Birmingham..., bamaCHRIS, Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:55:57 <-- Viewing This Message

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