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Re: Sucker for punishment
Posted by KevinM (more from KevinM) on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:31:27
In Reply to: Sucker for punishment, kevphill, Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:10:46
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It's a crap shoot, isn't it? My '99 with 126K has had nothing but sched maintenance for years. But that doesn't do you any good.
My '08 Consumer Report annual new and used car issue sez the uptick began in '03 and continues through '06, the last year reported. The '07 column sez "Insufficient Data," a testament to the Saab 9-5's notoriously low sales volume. (I'm referring to the CR issue that includes a chart for each car with little disks, the point being the more red in the disk the better, the more black the worser.)
FWIW, a few years back I decided to add a new vehicle to the family fleet and, mindful that '99 Saabs won't last forever, opted for a Honda CR-V. Since the family Saabs have had to share the garage and driveway with the Honda, they're been on their very best behavior. I'm sure there's no cause>effect operating here, but still ...
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Posts in this Thread:
- Sucker for punishment, kevphill, Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:10:46
- Re: Sucker for punishment, LPatten, Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:13:38
- Re: Sucker for punishment, DSH, Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:39:32
- SAAB = road car, john b, Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:25:47
- Re: Sucker for punishment, KevinM, Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:12:56
- Re: Sucker for punishment, AlS, Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:15:55
- Re: Sucker for punishment, KevinM, Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:31:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- me too!, john b, Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:18:12
- Re: Sucker for punishment, B Millar , Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:12:56
- Why?, Boston Baab, Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:15:06
- Re: Why?, kevphill, Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:05:08
- Re: Sucker for punishment, TG, Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:57:01
- Re: Sucker for punishment, 4liter, Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:07:31
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