[Main Other Cars Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Went car shopping with our youngest today Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by MI-Roger [Email] (#882) [Profile/Gallery] (more from MI-Roger) on Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:13:06 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

We only went to one Dealership, the former Saab Dealer, due to his late start. He wanted to see and test drive a Chevy SS, a Camaro with V8, and a Cadillac ATS with V6.

Only one Chevy SS on the lot. Recently sold with a sticker in the mid $40s, which included a $1300 Gas Guzzler Tax! No test drive today.

They did have Camaros, both 2013 and 2014 models, but the Camaro SS models were ~$38K. The Dealership allows test drives of the V8 powered cars only in good weather and with proof of insurance provided by the test driver. We drove my car so he did not have insurance papers with him. No test of a Camaro today.

They had a selection of Caddy ATS models but none with a V6. All cars on the lot had the 2.0 Turbo 4-cylinder used in recent Saabs. He test drove a left-over 2013 ATS with Turbo 4 and AWD. With current incentives the car priced at ~$30K! I don't care for the center stack controls (no tactile feel) or the key less start, but for the money this felt like a great automobile. You could certainly spend more and get less car.

He isn't buying now, just looking for a purchase next Spring. No time to go to the Buick Dealer (sorry Norm) or the Scion & Subaru Dealers to check out their shared new coupe.

->Posting last edited on Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:16:31.

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• Went car shopping with our youngest today, MI-Roger , Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:13:06 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Went car shopping with our youngest today, EGD , Thu, 28 Nov 2013 23:15:42
    • Volvo S60, Dano in Texas , Tue, 3 Dec 2013 06:10:54
      • Used Verano 2.0T is $22,000 - half $ S60., Norm9-5, Sun, 15 Dec 2013 06:31:37
        • But then you have to drive a Buick..., Dano in Texas , Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:54:47
          • S60 sees almost $10,000 depreciation., Norm9-5, Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:45:01
            • Verano sees almost $9,000 depreciation., AeroEd, Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:00:25
              • TrueCar-Verano is $5,000 or 18% vs >30% for S60. nm., Norm9-5, Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:10:37
                • but you just told us we could get one for $22k, AeroEd, Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:22:34
                  • Verano 2.0T used $23K w/6K miles., Norm9-5, Sat, 21 Dec 2013 06:33:23
          • Volvo is about the last to still offer iron block turbo, Norm9-5, Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:18:23
          • Re: But then you have to drive a Buick..., AeroEd, Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:08:57
            • Re: But then you have to drive a Buick..., Dano in Texas , Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:22:09
        • Used 9-5 is $5,000 - quarter $ used Verano 2.0T, AeroEd, Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:54:14
          • Verano 2.0T would run with a T5, no $5K Aero would do., Norm9-5, Sun, 15 Dec 2013 16:48:32
            • Re: Verano 2.0T would run with a T5, no $5K Aero would do., Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:19:40
              • I have an 2005 CTS-V, Verano is close with ecu tune. nm, Norm9-5, Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:51:33
                • Re: I have an 2005 CTS-V, Verano is close with ecu tune. nm, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:56:30
                  • My Sky is a dog after 100mph too., Norm9-5, Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:35:22
    • The turbo Regal is on his list too, MI-Roger , Fri, 29 Nov 2013 04:18:45
      • Hill assist on GM cars, Norm9-5, Fri, 29 Nov 2013 05:08:36
  • Re: Went car shopping with our youngest today, dtechakacheaptech, Thu, 28 Nov 2013 08:46:28
    • His money and choices, MI-Roger , Thu, 28 Nov 2013 12:38:26
      • Re: His money and choices, dtechakacheaptech, Fri, 29 Nov 2013 15:17:09

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