Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 07:31:00 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <brianlevernospamatico.ca> wrote in message news:FeUDd.35725$7n1.1407344nospam20.bellglobal.com... > You're buying a car, not the specs....buy what feels better, not what > looks better on paper. Exactly. > Is there a large difference in parts prices? In Canada, BMW 5 series parts > are costly, not so bad for the 3 series where there are numerous after > market offerings. I find Saab prices are not too bad ( with the exception > of the DI cassette). > > Both are good vehicles each with some strengths; unless I had a strong > preference for one over the other, I would let the market > price/condition/availability decide for me. > .. or perhaps even more important, you driving impressioms when you actually test drive the things. -MaltHound