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Re: Buying a Used Saab
Posted by christian.baillies (more from christian.baillies) on Mon, 10 Dec 2001 11:05:52
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00

> outlast the car bodies. E.g., 150,000 and no oil usage. For repairs,
> domestic brands, especially GM and Ford, are going to be as a general rule
> much cheaper for repair parts, access to parts and access to used parts
> from junk yards. Knowing all this, I bought the Saab because I wanted it
> for other reasons that are more intangible and knowing that repairs will
> likely be very expensive.

150K? pah.. Try 300K on my '87 900i, original engine and tranny. The old
saab 4-cyl is virtually bulletproof. Apart from routine servicing I've never
spent a dime on this car..

Honda's are appliances that suit the average american idea of car
servicing..ie don't bother... I've not found Toyota's reliable, or cheap to
fix...


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