Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 06:40:40 +0100 From: Robert Brown <rjbnopsamripnetvvv.se> Subject: Re: looking to buy '99 9-3
Larry Kohut wrote: > I'm looking at a '99 9-3 se 5 speed, 38,000 miles, unfortnately at a > dealership. Amazing how difficault it's become to find a manual trans. In > the Chicago metro area I've only found about 5 of them. The car checks out > clean from carfax and I've got service records, which seem to be quite > respectable. They're asking about $14,000 plus my '93 9000 cse (non-turbo) > with 115,000 on it. Good deal? I'd love feedback. Thanks, L Greetings, Prices vary a lot according to what market you're in, but I can give you a Swedish comparison for the same model year. Also assuming constant currency exchange rate (which it hasn't been) ... 1999 9-3 SE 200 hp, with all goodies such as leather seats, ACC, ...: New in 1999: list price SEK 240 000 (USD 26 000 or thereabouts) Realistic second-hand price here: SEK 120 000 - 130 000 (USD 13 000 - 14 000). Add 10% to the second-hand price if buying from a dealer. As I said, Swedish price estimates. But I think you're getting too little for your 9000 on the deal you mention. Maybe you should squeeze at least a couple more thousand dollars in your favour? What about these famous blue books? They're good on U.S. prices aren't they? Maybe some reader here can give us the URL . . . /Robert (Gothenburg)