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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 23:01:47 -0800
From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsam.com>
Subject: Re: Is Saab's Reliability a thing of the Past?


Tom Gilson wrote: > > Justin VanAbrahams wrote in message > > > > > ANY car you > >buy used is going to have problems. Why do you think the previous > >owner got rid of it? Because they loved the car? No, they got > >rid of the car because there was something wrong with it - either > >it didn't meet expectation, or because it had problems. > > Uh, with all due respect (because you know alot more than I will ever know > about these cars), you can't possibly be serious regarding the above > statement. I am sure you realize that alot of people sell their cars for > reasons other than mechanical problems. Death, divorce, health, job loss, > upgrading, etc. I was sorta lumping all that under the catagory "did not meet expectation." Aside from that, while I do acknowledge these things do happen, I've found way more often than not the reason people sell their cars is because something is wrong with it. May not be something serious, but as of yet I've not bought a single car that needed nothing - I don't even recall ever *looking* at a car that needed nothing... > I have bought a used car and I have yet to turn up anything other than > routine maintenence. I do agree with your points regarding the > manufacturer. I'd say you're lucky. Not that that's a bad thing, just somewhat of a rarity, at least in my experience. Of course, I'm in the habit of buying odd cars - the stable right now has a bunch of Saabs, a Taurus SHO, and a BMW. Perhaps if I stuck to more mainstream cars that were less expensive to maintain, I'd have better luck. :) -Justin

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