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Date: 13 Jun 2002 03:23:23 GMT
From: lea15nopsamcom (Lea15)
Subject: Re: 9-3 SE or VW Jetta GLX?  Opinions?


>(I feel compelled to note that the guy who wrote the above line is >the one who was having problems with a very incompetant *dealer*). > i'm assuming you aren't referring to me here. >This is no different than any other make of car. i have not found that to be true. the mechanics that service my car will readily admit that saab labor costs are more expensive than a domestic car. i fix people and not cars so i have to go with what they tell me. >Anything other than engine management systems are pretty much the same that's a pretty big "other". not all mechanics will service saabs either because they don't have the tools, the experience-for whatever reason. if you have a dealer near you or a garage that is willing to work on your car-great. if however the nearest place is 100 miles away, then you are in for big towing costs if the car quits. i was not aware that not everyone would work on saabs when i got mine. i think anyone considering a saab ought to be aware of that fact and plan accordingly. >how >is this a reason not to buy a Saab, exactly? because saabs are not like any other car. i have no problems with talking up the virtues of a saab; however there are other things to consider too in that taking a saab to a quick oil change might not be the best idea. i didn't know that when i got mine. part of that is my own fault for not researching the car more fully than i did. i learned the hard way to get my car checked over fully before going up north to visit my parents because there is no place up there that has the experience to work on it. maybe that's not an issue in your part of the country or wherever you are but for those of us who live in places where saabs are commonplace-these are all real and pressing issues. >None of the >reasons you state are specific in any way to Saabs, true. i'm sure other cars that are less common have the same issue but there is a huge difference between buying a saab and buying a honda when you start looking into mechanics and faster convenience things like quick oil changes.

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