Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 22:44:08 -0400 From: "Rob Guenther" <robguenthernopsamatico.ca> Subject: Re: Wagon choice
Don't get into the whole why buy new when you can buy the same thing use... well almost the same. Some people just 'can't' buy a used car for their own personal reasons, leave it at that... and be glad many people buy new, or all the used car buyers would be SOL. If you can afford a new car, why the hell not buy one? BTW the new R Volvo is completely different from the R you drove. The last time there was an R model it was in the old 850 I believe. The new R has an active chassis, more power, better brakes... totally different car. He needs information on the current car, not on a 4-5 year old model that has since been replaced. Even comparing the R to a new T-5 wagon would be like apples and oranges. "Gary Fritz" <fritzxxxnopsamrii.com> wrote in message news:Xns93D5C6EFC41CEfritzfriicomnopsam17.128.40... > Larry Jandro <usenetnopsamVETHISljvideo.com> wrote: > > Would you go for the Saab Aero Wagon, or the Volvo V70 R..? > > I test-drove both last year, and bought the Saab. (Note that I've owned > Saabs for 18 years so I am probably biased.) > > I thought the Volvo drove like a truck. It felt huge. It had some > practical advantages (like more seats) but it scored low on the "fun" > quotient. The Saab was much more nimble and powerful. Even my wife, the > Porsche 911-driving snob, admitted the Aero was pretty fun to drive. > > However, also be aware that I haven't been entirely happy with my Aero, as > I've described here. Biggest problem is the incredibly long turbo lag. > > > > Why not go second-hand and buy both ? > > Because I haven't gotten a second-hand car in more than 30 years. > > Geeze, do you LIKE losing 20% of the resale value as soon as you drive it > off the lot? Or do you just always keep them for 200k miles or so, so it's > not much of an issue? > > Gary
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