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Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:15:50 +0100
From: "Jules" <julesnopsameventhinkaboutspammingme.slidejules.com>
Subject: thinking of getting a Saab


Hello, a quick word of introduction I suppose, I'm a 24 yr old brit and am thinking of getting into the world of Saabs... my dad had two in his life, a 900 5dr Turbo (PLW 454W, owned from 1982 to 1985) and a 9000 SE Turbo (E79 FLX, owned from 1987 to 1993). Wow do I have some memories of that car, woooeee it was quick! Anyway, my current car is a Peugeot 206 GLX 3Dr, which is cool enough for city driving but really a bit small, and pretty tiring for long motorway hauls. I play in a band and really struggle to get all my gear into it! Anyway, I bought it new (£10.5K) and given the amount of miles I travel (c 25k per year, mostly motorway but a bit of london driving too) it is costing too much to run in terms of depreciation etc. Considering I have had it a year and it has lost 5k off it's value... ouch! So, realistically, how expensive would it be for me to run a 9000/CS turbo of some kind? I haven't made a claim on insurance in the 7 yrs since getting my license - all insurance quotes all seem to be in the c.£900 p.a. region which seems about right I guess. I have seen a few cars on ebay/exchange and mart for between £1.5k and £3k - mileages between 125 and 180k - do any of you run similar cars and if so, what is your typical running cost in terms of servicing etc.? (just a ballpark figure would be really helpful) I've spent the day reading posts to this newsgroup and am not sure I would have the technical know-how to do a lot of the DIY fixing that you guys do. I live in Chertsey so am not a million miles away from Leatherhead which is where I guess my nearest saab specialist would be... Any help/stories/approximate numbers would be most appreciated! Thanks! Jules

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