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Don't dismiss without careful evalutation (long)
Posted by saw (more from saw) on Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:59:03
In Reply to: backed out of 9-5 wagon buy/lease, olliedawg, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:48:33
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As someone who has been around SAABs for almost 35 years I can say that some of us can seem rather qualified about recommending the car to others at times. Probably because based on our experience we know most people traditionally didn't seem to understand the SAAB thing so perhaps we sometimes wondered if it was the best choice for others. However, that doesn't mean there was ever any question in our own minds about the appropriateness of the car for us.
More important I think the record for the 9-5 really has been a good one. If your conclusion is based on the board remember that the posting of questions, issues and problems is the reason for the boards existence. It may seem like there are a lot of issues but that doesn't mean the car is a problem car. If your spent your entire life in a courtroom and the court proceedings were your only source of knowledge about the world you would probably conclude the world is a terrible place best to be avoided too.
Personally, I can't even imagine having to live with one of the vehicles on your list over a SAAB 9-5. Depending on how much I was prepared to spend I would buy either the Aero or the LPT over those vehicle without another look back. Then again may be for you...
Posts in this Thread:
- backed out of 9-5 wagon buy/lease, olliedawg, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:48:33
- Re: backed out of 9-5 wagon buy/lease, M Givens, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:55:35
- Don't dismiss without careful evalutation (long), saw, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:59:03 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: backed out of 9-5 wagon buy/lease, David Mills, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 18:50:52
- You're backing out because of reliability and your looking..., Richard P., Fri, 12 Jan 2001 16:46:56
- Re: A;ll I can say about your fear is you are missing out, 9-5 Aero guy, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 16:00:01
- You said "safe" . . ., Rafe, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:50:17
- Where did you hear these negative things? (more), Caspar, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:18:45
- Re: Where did you hear these negative things? (more), olliedawg, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:06:20
- re: Edmunds, Rick D., Sun, 14 Jan 2001 13:27:27
- BMW528 less $ than 9-5 SE...dream on, BMW is like $49K n/m, Pete , Sun, 14 Jan 2001 10:29:36
- Re: Where did you hear these negative things? (more), GM, Sat, 13 Jan 2001 02:09:12
- I replaced my Subaru w/9-5 Wagon :-), joe , Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:43:24
- Re: Where did you hear these negative things? (more), Lola, Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:42:37
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