Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 13:39:28 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> Subject: Re: Viggen Gone
Davo wrote: > > "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3C807884.78457751nopsamanytime.co.uk... > > > > > > JMEL5 wrote: > > > > > > >DO NOT BUY A SPORTS CAR!!! Lease is the only > > > >way to go, depreciation is a bitch. > > > > > > Well, you should change that to "Do not buy a new sports car". Every > car gets > > > killer depreciation in the first 2 years, and Saabs are notorious for > high > > > depreciation. > > > > > > JJ > > > > I don't know what market you are talking about, but in the UK the 9-3 > > convertible holds it value particularly well. Other Saabs hold their > > value above average. They are NOT notorious for high depreciation. > > See e.g. Auto Express. > > That's EXACTLY what the sales guy told me when I bought my 2001. His > experience from the UK. Alas, not the same in Oz, and so it seems, not in > the good ol US of A also. > > Davo > > > Johannes Sounds spooky if that is what the sales guy told you EXACTLY :-) Auto Express publishes residual percentage figures for sale after 3 years. I'm not sure how reliable such figures are, but they seem to be correlated with the quality and life expectancy of the car as well as the apparent desirability. A quick scan by eye shows the range: Vauxhall Omega 3.2 Elite 30%, Porsche Carrera 4 Cabrio 70% . Poor Vauxhall Omega is not a bad car, but it has the wrong badge for the UK. The Porsche, on the other hand, costs so much that any savings are appreciated. It is also known for sheer quality of manufacturing and durability of image. A problem for Saab in the US, could be the scarcity of specialists workshops? Johannes
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