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#34545 of 38917 Saab 9-5 by fordloser Dec 31, 2007 (8:57 am)
Boston area 2001 Saab 9-5 Sedan. Silver exterior with beige interior. Manual transmission, FWD, 4 cyl with turbo, traction control system. 58,000 miles. Heated leather seats. Harmon Kardon sound system. Tires about 1 year old. New front brake pads and rotors. New SID (information display). No prior damage, insurance claims, etc.   Dealer offered $4,000, said that he might be able to go to $4,500. From reading posts on this forum and others, I understand that this car has issues, but $4,000 seems very low to me. Replies to this message: kyfdx (Dec 31, 2007 9:10 am) fordloser (Dec 31, 2007 10:22 am) qbrozen (Dec 31, 2007 9:48 am) volvomax (Dec 31, 2007 1:02 pm) woodyww (Dec 31, 2007 3:20 pm) colloquor (Jan 01, 2008 3:19 am) cccompson (Jan 01, 2008 5:19 am) and 3 more... kyfdx (Jan 01, 2008 9:50 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jan 01, 2008 10:21 am) woodyww (Jan 01, 2008 11:10 am) colloquor (Jan 01, 2008 12:19 pm) fordloser (Jan 01, 2008 3:06 pm)
#34546 of 38917 Re: Saab 9-5 [fordloser] by kyfdx HOST Dec 31, 2007 (9:10 am)
Replying to: fordloser (Dec 31, 2007 8:57 am) Dang!!   $4K?! I have no idea, but that sounds really, really low...   I'm betting that a manual transmission 9-5 is hard to find... If you put it up for sale by owner, I'm guessing that you'll find an enthusiast for a nice low-mile stick-shift... Replies to this message: fordloser (Dec 31, 2007 10:22 am)
#34547 of 38917 Re: Saab 9-5 [fordloser] by qbrozen Dec 31, 2007 (9:48 am)
Replying to: fordloser (Dec 31, 2007 8:57 am) It does seem low, and it seems like a great deal for someone looking to buy private party ... but I've got a feeling it is correct. The miles are low, but the stick kills it for a dealer and it is, after all, a 7-year-old Saab. That is approximately the age of my Volvo S70 T5 when I was looking to sell it and that was also a $4k car at the time, although it had 115k miles, it was an auto, a top-of-the-line model, and a volvo (still a sweed, but held in higher regard at trade time than its countryman).
#34548 of 38917 Re: Saab 9-5 [kyfdx] by fordloser Dec 31, 2007 (10:22 am)
Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 31, 2007 9:10 am) Thanks. I thought that the figure was pretty low for a car which runs well and has no major issues.   I have one other question. Is a Saab dealer more likely to give me a higher trade in figure than the Honda dealer which gave me the $4,000 offer?
#34549 of 38917 Re: Another Example [volvomax] by cccompson Dec 31, 2007 (11:01 am)
Replying to: volvomax (Dec 31, 2007 8:18 am) Yeah, it's a Touring (somehow I managed to omit that slightly vital piece of information!).   It's just as well because I've come back to reality - it makes no sense (not to mention cents) to trade something that gets 28 on the road for 18 when gas is three bucks a gallon.
#34550 of 38917 Re: Subaru Forester [volvomax] by akangl Dec 31, 2007 (11:20 am)
Replying to: volvomax (Dec 31, 2007 8:14 am) From where I sit, you are getting all the money. miles are high for an 06. There are cars w/ less than 30k miles going for that much in the lower 48.   Thanks, that's what I thought. However, they are newbies at trading in cars, this was their first new one ever and they think its worth a lot more than $13k. Personally I think the dealer is being generous, but unfortunatly they don't see it that way. Ah well, everyone has to learn by the school of depreciation sometime! Replies to this message: scottinky (Dec 31, 2007 12:52 pm) volvomax (Dec 31, 2007 1:05 pm) ateixeira (Jan 01, 2008 9:15 am) akangl (Jan 01, 2008 12:08 pm) woodyww (Jan 02, 2008 11:24 am)
#34551 of 38917 2008 Nissan Armada by scottinky Dec 31, 2007 (12:52 pm)
Replying to: akangl (Dec 31, 2007 11:20 am) Lexington, ky 2008 Nissan Armada LE 4WD 5.6 V8 dohc 32 valve 3800 miles every single option offered. nav, sat. 2nd row capts chairs, power 3rd row seats, pwr liftgate, sunroof, adj. pedals, etc.. made 2 payments, lease cap cost around 44K. 1 oil change done by dealer. 39mo lease Replies to this message: volvomax (Dec 31, 2007 1:05 pm)
#34552 of 38917 Re: Saab 9-5 [fordloser] by volvomax Dec 31, 2007 (1:02 pm)
Replying to: fordloser (Dec 31, 2007 8:57 am) Is $4000, or $4500 low? Yes it is. However, this isn't a car that any dealer is going to want to pay real money for anyway. You could try selling it yourself, but you probably won't get alot more.
#34553 of 38917 Re: 2008 Nissan Armada [scottinky] by volvomax Dec 31, 2007 (1:05 pm)
Replying to: scottinky (Dec 31, 2007 12:52 pm) No LE's have run thru the auctions yet. My "guess" is high $20's
#34554 of 38917 high 20s by scottinky Dec 31, 2007 (1:28 pm)
wow, that blows considering it had a 52k sticker on it i would eat 6-7K, not 15k

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