Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 02:54:12 GMT From: fmannopsaminteraccess.com Subject: Re: Are 900SE book values realistic?
I am currently shopping for a 1995 900 SE (Turbo) in the Chicago area. Cleaner, low mileage cars are being sold at what Edmund's (www.edmunds.com) indicate as retail. Asking prices appear to be about 10% higher. Not that I wish you any discomfort, but I'd love to see resale values dip a bit. COn Sun, 30 Aug 1998 17:29:12 -0400, "Charlie Perkins" <charliepnopsamltranet.com> wrote: >I'm sure that some readers of this newsgroup have recently traded in a 900 >and bought a 9-3. How did you do on the deal? > I'm getting a low trade-in offer on my '96 SE as I consider buying a 9-3. >The dealer is holding firm on the 9-3's sticker price, while offering me $2K >below what he and I agree is the book wholesale value of the SE. His >reasoning? He's having a hard time moving used hatchbacks. >I'd like a reality check on this. Are Saab dealers in the Northeast getting >a premium on the 9-3? Is the resale value of the 900 SE slipping? Any recent >buyers or sellers out there with anecdotes to share? > >