Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 09:45:05 -0600 From: "Alvin Carter" <al-crtrnopsamspring.com> Subject: Re: late 80's 9000
I have a 1987 and it is great. I'm in my thirties and if my son was sixteen years old I would let him get one. What I would do when my kids hit sixteen years old is. Call my insurance agent and ask him my rates for several cars. In your case you will need to know the exact year and model of your SAAB plus the year and model of the car that your parents wants you to have. In the insurance business your parents rate will go up because you're sixteen. The good news is the rate will go down some when they add another car to their policies and the older the car the cheaper the insurance. Also, they don't have to get full coverage on your car. This means, that if you have a wreck in it your car will not get repaired unless you pay for it. This does not apply if someone hits you. The insurance agent should be able to tell you which cars to stay away from. For example, my agent told me to stay away from Nissan Maximum. The reason is, Nissan puts the same engine that they put in their 300ZX into their Maximum. Therefore, the insurance rate for a Maximum will be the same as the 300 ZX (very high because it is a sports car). "Stephen Dewart" <shark5nopsamcomm.net> wrote in message news:2ovc4.580$9F3.46912nopsam.corecomm.net... > How would you rate late-80's 9000s? > Reliability? Ownership costs over, say, five years? Anything and > everything you know thereabout would be appreciated. > > Next ... I am sixteen, and recently got my license. My family goes through > State Farm, and I'm told that the household's auto insurance has nearly > doubled with the addition of the new sixteen-year-old male driver. > Honestly, do you think that having a rather old car, a > Saab, would increase the insurance significantly? The thing is, I can > get a 9000 for a cheap cost (i've seen them start at a bit over $3,500), and > I've heard they're very reliable ... true? Not true? Also, a friend of > mine has a similarly-aged model, and loves it, as do I. > > Again, anything you'd be able to say will help me lots. > > Finally ... how do I convince my parents that, if the insurance won't go up > terribly, that a Saab is a good choice, and, furthermore, for a first > car? > > Thank you much!
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