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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [dhanley]
by getty813
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May 27, 2007 (6:47 am)
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Replying to: dhanley (May 26, 2007 7:54 pm)
the car was bought on may 30, 2003 so the original warranty is up may 30, 2007- if we buy now, the car is still covered under the originial warrany so we would extend the current warranty (which i assume is gm/saab) another 4years or 60,000 miles which would cover everything but battery, brakes and the radio. just not sure we want to invest in a 2003 9-3 given all the discussions here about electrical problems...
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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [getty813]
by ogr81
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May 27, 2007 (12:27 pm)
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Replying to: getty813 (May 27, 2007 6:47 am)
I have a 2003 9-3 Linear and have had no electrical problems to-date. In fact, the only thing I had to have replaced under warranty was the driver's side window tract. My car was produced late in the model year, and it sounds like the one you're considering purchasing was as well. I venture to say they had many of the bugs worked out by late '03...just my $>.02.
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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [ogr81]
by getty813
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May 27, 2007 (4:58 pm)
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Replying to: ogr81 (May 27, 2007 12:27 pm)
thanks for your message!
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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [getty813]
by dhanley
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May 27, 2007 (6:29 pm)
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Replying to: getty813 (May 27, 2007 6:47 am)
I'm sure the current warranty is GM/SAAB but i'd make sure the extened warranty is. The issue is, if it's a third-party warranty, they have much more latitude to deny your claim, or try to shortchange the work, so some repair shops won't deal with them. If it's the GM warranty, it's their car, and they want to keep their customer happy.
I wonder, because your numbers sound weird. Another 4 years and 60K miles would make it a 8 year 110K mile warranty total, and i don't think GM has a plan like that.
http://www.gmprotectionplan.com/coverage_choice.html
Somewhere else on these forums, i saw a link for dealer who sells GM extended warranties very cheaply. Ask around. Make sure to ask about the deductable, too.
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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [dhanley]
by getty813
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May 28, 2007 (11:13 am)
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Replying to: dhanley (May 27, 2007 6:29 pm)
I don't think it's a third party (will ask tomorrow). Because the car is still under the original warranty until Thursday, we have the option to extend that warranty 4 years, 60,000 miles with a $200 deductible for $2573.
just not sure we should do the 2003- perhaps wait for a 2004 9-3 or 9-5 with low miles to come down the road...with all the electrical discussions not sure if it is a good money choice...
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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [getty813]
by dhanley
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May 28, 2007 (2:58 pm)
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Replying to: getty813 (May 28, 2007 11:13 am)
My general thought is that if you're at all nervous it's good to wait. Few things are worse than thinking "Arrgh, i knew it!!" And, i'm always leery of buying an early-model-run car, no matter what it is, especially if it's been traded in with somewhat low miles. :/
Also, i think the 9-5 isn't a bad idea. Aside from handling, i think it's a preferable to the 9-3, and it's well sorted out by this point.
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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [getty813]
by saablcp
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May 29, 2007 (2:36 pm)
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Replying to: getty813 (May 26, 2007 2:54 pm)
If the car is being offered as a Saab Certified used car your total coverage is 6 years or 100,000 miles from date of original warranty coverage. If that date was in fact May 30th,2003 your coverage would run until May 30th of 2009 or 100,000 miles whichever comes first.Pricing of the car seems very fair,however the dealer is marking up the certified warranty by more than double his cost.The warranty is more fairly priced at $1,500 to $1,700....cost to him is $1,199.00.
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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [saablcp]
by getty813
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May 29, 2007 (5:29 pm)
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Replying to: saablcp (May 29, 2007 2:36 pm)
huh, good feedback. we will bring this up to them tomorrow...i was wondering where they got that 2500 figure from...it seemed a bit off to us.
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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [getty813]
by philpville
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May 31, 2007 (5:45 am)
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Replying to: getty813 (May 26, 2007 2:54 pm)
Hi, I have an '03 Linear with 53,000 miles on it. At about 10,000 miles or so, I did have some wierd issues that were covered by warranty and repaired. Specifically, the fan and air conditioning would just stop functioning completely. It (I think the fan motor?) was replaced three times and finally they got it right. Also, like one other person in this string, my driver's side window stopped functioning at 52,000 miles -- out of warranty, but the dealer covered this as a courtesy.
Good car overall, you'll like it.
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Re: to buy or not to buy.... [philpville]
by getty813
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May 31, 2007 (7:56 am)
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Replying to: philpville (May 31, 2007 5:45 am)
thanks for the feedback...we were on the phone with the dealer most of the day yesterday- he dropped the warranty to $1900 from $2500 and really wanted to sell us the car (he said to get off the lot,etc). We also had a copy of the service record, most everything was under warranty. But we decided to hold off for a 2004 CPO'd- so we shall see what comes in!
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