Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 16:36:43 -0700 From: B&D <NO_SPAMnopsamCOM> Subject: Re: Saab Depreciation: Greater than most?
On 5/3/03 10:58 AM, in article 20030503135825.25619.00000625nopsam21.aol.com, "Globaldisc" <globaldiscnopsamcom> wrote: >> What I have > seen on eBay, they tend (though not always, of course) very high mileage > cars that have been pretty well thrashed. > _________ > > You're very wrong here my friend. Glad to be wrong here, then. Inexpensive private sale Saabs are a blessing to motorists everywhere. I have seen people really burned in the sales, though, so as always, Caveat Emptor. > What's great about the aftermaket/used Saab market on Ebay is in addition to > the marketing of the car, people also market/advertise maticulous maintanence > of their car. I'm not talking about 3K oil changes...I'm talking about > timing > belt replacement, rotors, major tune up, replacement of everything from > trannys > to engines. Lots of Saab owners, people like the passionate owners in the ng, > sell their Saabs on Ebay. It's easy to authenticate a car that's been > maintained in direct compliance per Saabs standards. It's easy to see and > receive faxed receipts of major work performed and authenticate the shop that > did the work and their reputation/knowledge. Glad to hear it. I totally don't mind being wrong about this. > > Example. Today, 5/3, go to Ebay and plug a Search for item # 2412935385. > '96 Saab 900 SE Turbo 4D, Loaded, 103K miles, $4,152.00 was the selling > price. > Note how one of the major advertising aspects to the car is that is has "all > service records from day one" from the Saab dealer....every scheduled service > done on time per the book! This is very easy to authenticate and verify and > to me extremely meaningful in terms of directly speaking to "value", > especially > when buying a used Saab. > > Now $4K for this car is a great great great deal folks. Again, there are > lots > of used Saabs out there available that were owned by folks just like the > passionate folks on this NG. Ebay's a great place were you can find them and > I have no problem buying a used Saab with 100K miles on it if it has been like > this one example I have illustrated, perfectly maintained by the Saab dealer. > I see lots of Saabs like this on Ebay....
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