In Reply to: To rent or not to rent..., EGD [Profile/Gallery] , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:22:33

Ah, this takes me back to when I took a 10,000 miles cross country trip one summer in college in my 9k (including Yellowstone). I remember taking a picture of the odometer crossing 250k half way through the trip. I've still got the car (pretty cool right!) and now it's got 328k on it. My only problems were a zip tie that came loose and rubbed the serpentine belt until it broke (had a spare in the trunk and changed it on the interstate shoulder in the Texas panhandle) and hitting something in the road on Vancouver island, BC and needing a new control arm, also changed by the side of the road. It took all of two days to get me a used control arm and wheel in the sticks of an island off Canada before everyone had an iphone by the way, so no whining about the terror of driving a Saab in the 'fly over' states or whatever).

My point being, cars are meant to be enjoyed and if you're up on your maintenance it's going to be fine (I mean come on, and 2010 is practically brand new). Build some memories in it, enjoy it, and you'd rather look back on doing exciting things in your own car than in a series of beige Dodges. Also, I rent a lot for work and a lot of new cars have gotten really good, but just thinking about 3.6k in non-Saab seat already makes my back hurt.

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• To rent or not to rent..., EGD , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:22:33
  • Re: To rent or not to rent..., Craig, Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:55:57 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Good question, dcjayhawk, Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:59:30
  • having been in the back seat from VT to TX...., AdamD, Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:06:16
  • A lot to be said for both options., Noel, Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:42:29
    • Re: A lot to be said for both options., EGD , Fri, 28 Jun 2013 06:05:47
      • mazda5, Snowmobile , Fri, 28 Jun 2013 06:33:28
  • Re: To rent or not to rent..., Scott Paterson , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:56:55
  • Re: To rent or not to rent..., andym, Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:10:20
  • RENT, No Snaab, Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:21:39
    • meh..., Snowmobile , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:18:07
      • Actually..., B Millar , Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:50:09
  • Re: To rent or not to rent..., vvack0matic , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:00:05
  • Re: To rent or not to rent..., DE , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:48:27
  • Re: To rent or not to rent..., Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:41:49
    • Re: To rent or not to rent..., EGD , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:56:38
      • K.I.S.S., AdamSAAB2kAero , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:29:23
        • Rent the big and comfortable..., K-Saab , Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:59:50
          • I'm with these guys..., Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:15:01

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