Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:23:41 -0500 From: "Francis J. Coviello" <francisjcoviellonopsampam.please.hotmail.com> Subject: Re: '02 Aeros at sticker?
I didn't know that UK didn't have memory seats standard in 2001. For reference; I got my 2001 9-5 SE with heated seats for about $27,0000 US. Heated seats (front and back) came with it. Almost everything else was standard for the SE including the memory seats. I dont have things like the HID lights, ESP or rain sensing wipers but its of a rather small consolation to me. I'm certainly happy with the car I got for the money I paid. -Frank -- "Simon Watkins" <siwatkinsnopsamIEIO.org> wrote in message news:3c9777a0_3nopsamntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com... > Not sure about the pricing model in the States, but I had a quote from Saab > City London (UK's largest Saab Dealer) for an 01 Car and the 02 Car. The 01 > car was more expensive, and that wasn't taking into account the additional > extras* that the new build 02 cars are equipped with. Saab have increased > the value of the 02 cars significantly by reducing the price and upping the > spec in the UK. It might be that the Dealers are going to have a lot of > difficult 01 stock to shift, especiallly when you can buy the new one with > more, for less. > > (* New build 02 models in the UK now equipped with Memory Seats, HID Lights, > Heated Front Seats, Metallic Paint, Park Assist, all as standard - on the 01 > cars, all these are extras - significantly extra! The 02 Aero is cheaper > than an 01 car without those extras) > > Simon > > "Dave" <DGreenburgnopsamcom> wrote in message > news:4aeda9b8.0203190837.6e277d4cnopsaming.google.com... > > Having run into a brick wall negotiating on a leftover new '01 Aero > > ($36.5k for auto.), I started looking at the numbers for an '02. > > Given the financing deals, I figured at a similar profit margin, the > > spread between an '01 and '02 was fairly small. But the friendly > > dealer (who is really pushing me to take the 01), says forget aabout > > the '02 because they are going for sticker price. Based on what I've > > seen here and elsewhere, '02's are going for around the Edmunds TMV > > price (give or take), which is well below sticker. Also, dealer says > > there is no $2500 cashback at this time. Do I need another dealer? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dave Greenburg > >