Date: 12 Aug 2002 14:57:48 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: 1999 Saab: Low Resale Value???
Someone who looks an awful lot like Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> wrote: > Saabs never held their resale value, like other cars in their class. > There have been several theories, but the quality of the car is not the > cause. This "feature" should be a good one for the buyer of a previously > owned Saab. Yup, that's why I bought mine as a lease trade-in. I'm extremely happy with doing it this way; bought my last one in a similar way. If you plan to keep the car more than 5 years or so, it makes a lot of sense. > Beware of any lease car, as there maybe a tendency to ignore or stretch > out maintenance windows because "it will be someone else's problem" in a > few years. Guess who the "someone else" is in this case? Look for > documentation of all maintenance work being done on time. Absolutely. If the selling dealer won't give you a printout of the entire service history (he *does* have access to it), smile, shake his hand, and drive down the road to the next dealer, who will. I wouldn't worry more about a lease car specifically, but do check the service logs to make sure that they've taken care of it properly. Oh - by the way, I'd stick with the 4-cyl engines, rather than the V6. > Good luck and enjoy the Saab! I'll second that. Dave Hinz
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