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Lack of perceived value & reliability by U.S. consumers
Posted by sonique [Email] (more from sonique) on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:58:10
In Reply to: Price drops exponentially for used cars, Carolyn, Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:58:46
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I believe it all boils down to perceived value. The brands you named have a reputation for quality & reliability, and Saab, unfortunately, does not.
Saab once had the market cornered on reputation for safety but I think Volvo has taken that claim to fame away from us.
I dunno. Being an educated consumer, I continue to see Saabs as the best used deal you can get. I tell everyone Saabs are a great used deal. And it was this same insane amount of depreciation which allowed me to afford my first (used) Saab. And I now drive a car that I paid $12K for, which looks like a new $35K car (thanks, Saab, for rarely updating your designs!).
Not everybody is as loyal or educated a consumer as many of us at Saabnetters are, so you can't really expect them to have the same perceptions of quality and reliability, especially when GM is on its financial knees.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Price drops exponentially for used cars, Carolyn, Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:58:46
- "More dramatically"? Not really......, Mike Lynch
, Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:07:53 - You need to distinguish between, Rafe, Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:39:17
- 75% of New Saabs are Leased!, txx, Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:07:19
- Lack of perceived value & reliability by U.S. consumers, sonique, Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:58:10 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Price drops exponentially for used cars, dboone, Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:15:51
- Re: Price drops exponentially for used cars, Drew in Houston, Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:45:38
- I've noticed the same thing....., john in CT, Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:32:42
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