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The Nine Year Itch
Posted by No Snaab

(# 1092) (more from No Snaab) on Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:46:53

Did anyone beside me see Ezra Dyers column in the latest Automobile? Boy did that hit close to home. In essense it he takes on the notion that I and a lot of people on this board subscribe to--buying used European cars as opposed to new, lesser cars. And I hate to say it but he makes some pretty good points. I think there are some unique things about Saabs that he doesn't take into consideration (such as how cheap you can buy them used)but the automotive landscape has changed a lot in recent years. 15 years ago European cars were head and shoulders above anything else in every way, but now that's not so true. He makes the point that by the time he bought his '98 BMW M3 used, a new Honda Accord V6 had more horsepower. And the truth be told there are some pretty nice cheap new cars (I have to confess every time I see a new Focus I find myself thinking what a nice looking car it is). I still think a Saab you can pay cash for is a great bang for the buck car. But I'm really wondering if buying a 5 or 6 year old anything (and financing it for 3 or 4 years) makes sense verses buying a new cheaper car. When you factor in repairs it may be a wash--at least it was with my recent Subaru

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Posts in this Thread:

The Nine Year Itch, No Snaab , Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:46:53
- Re: The Nine Year Itch, Larry West , Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:06:55
- opposite view (and link to article?), James, Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:29:33
  - The guy bought a 13 year old M3!??!?!, Mark from Toronto, Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:00:47
    - Nothing wrong with that!, Noel , Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:15:44
      - Absolutely right, No Snaab , Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:14:07
        Agree with you (sadly!), Noel , Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:54:29
        ModuleMaster, Bill Homer, Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:13:04
    - No, No Snaab , Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:15:04
    - It is all a matter of ..., dmz789qqq, Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:08:26
      - M3 parts are not cheap, Tim, Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:27:51
        it's a badge..., James, Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:16:53
        And a suspension package..., PGAero , Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:23:12
        Re: And a suspension package..., James, Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:15:56
        I think we agree..., PGAero , Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:18:43
  - Agree..., PGAero , Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:05:37
    - Article..., PGAero , Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:08:01
      - yeah, I wasn't sure..., James, Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:49:19
- Forget this Ford, smt, Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:04:38
- The real question is...., nwas, Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:42:37
  - Wise words!, Noel , Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:09:10
- I never finance a used car, Tim, Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:13:16
- Paying cash for a 3 to 4 year old SAAB is looking good, MI-Roger , Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:53:56

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