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Saab 9-3 Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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Re: depreciation? [waterdr] by saablcp
Dec 31, 2007 (8:38 am)
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Replying to: waterdr (Dec 27, 2007 12:34 pm)

Oh,by the way....you might want to google Forbes Magazine's list of "10 Least Expensive Luxury Cars to Own".Published in August of '07 it calculates total cost of ownership (incl.depreciation)for 5 years of ownership.The 4th least expensive vehicle was the 9-3 Sport-combi.The 2nd least expensive vehicle to own was the Saab 9-3 Sedan.I hope these "facts"have some impact on your "opinion"!
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Re: depreciation? [saablcp] by waterdr
Dec 31, 2007 (10:45 am)
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Replying to: saablcp (Dec 31, 2007 8:38 am)

Hey, I am always open to evidence. That is certainly good information to have and great for us Saab owners. However, I guess you have to consider what they are comparing the vehicle too. BMW, Jag, Caddy, and Mercedes have all done terrible these past few years with re-sale while when you look at Honda and Toyota it is a different story. Also, I think calling a Saab a Luxury car is a stretch. In many casis, the initial purcahse price is a lot less then the initial price of other makes which would make the cost of ownership lower too.
 
As a Saab owner, I don't place Saab in the same playing field as many of the other luxury brands.
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Re: depreciation? [waterdr] by waterdr
Jan 01, 2008 (10:49 am)
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Replying to: waterdr (Dec 31, 2007 10:45 am)

Here is an example of a "luxury" 9-5 2001 Saab with lowish miles getting $4,500:
 
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.ee9c851/34544
 
Sad....very sad, indeed if you ask me.
 
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2008 Deals by obrientwo
Jan 01, 2008 (2:02 pm)
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Currently the deals on left over 2007's are very good, but the deals on 2008 are not that special. However a dealer told me that great deals on 2008's will start after January 1, 2008. Anyone heard about great deals on 2008's? I like Saabs but will not buy one unless a special deal due to rapid depreciation in early years of ownership. On the left over 2007's, does the $4000 rebate for 9-3's apply after you negotiate a deal with a dealer?
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Re: 2008 Deals [obrientwo] by jchan2
Jan 01, 2008 (2:27 pm)
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Replying to: obrientwo (Jan 01, 2008 2:02 pm)

The $4000 cashback is after the deal you get with the dealer.
I would try to get invoice price, and then subtract the $4000 from that.
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Rebates in General by waterdr
Jan 01, 2008 (4:13 pm)
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While I am no "car buying expert", there appears to be three kinds of rebates. The straight forward "rebate" is advertised and then there is also sometimes "factory to dealer cash" which is not.
 
I recently purchased a vehicle that had no rebates, but had $5500 in factory to dealer cash. I tried to buy the car from 4 different dealerships. One of them flat out told me how much money there was w/o me even asking and graciously deducted it from the 1% under invoice price.
 
Two of the other dealers when asked by me simply stated that there was some money to "play with" but never disclosed the amount. The last dealer outright denied that any money existed even after telling them that I had confirmed this fact with a different dealer. They were either not aware, or chose to not allow me to have the money.
 
The third type of "rebate" I become aware of only after having a friend who was a finance manager for a Mistubishi dealer. He claimed that Mitsubishi would give them special incentives for moving a certain number of vehicles in a specified period of time. If they did, they got cash back or even a "free" car from the manufacturer. The numbers were rather large if I recall....something like 25 - 30 cars in a short period of time....something that only a big volume dealer could do.
 
He further indicated that if you caught the dealer at the correct time such as perhaps needing to sell one or two more cars in a day or two in order to get the big bonus, the dealer might extend closing incentives to the customer.
 
All this makes trying to get the best deal possible hard to do. At some point, you just need to buy the thing and not look back. Apparently everyone must get a great deal anyway because I have never heard anyone ever say that they got screwed - lol
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2007 CPOs? by pregan3
Jan 17, 2008 (2:45 pm)
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A dealer near me has a few '07 9-3 sedans w/about 5k miles but none are certified pre-owned...Do you think this is because they won't be made CPO until the incentives on the '07s (4k customer cash) expire?
 
If so I'd rather just wait to get the CPO warranty.
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I don't think by jchan2
Jan 17, 2008 (8:29 pm)
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the $4,000 cash will expire until they clear most of the leftover 2007 inventory.
 
Try asking them if they'll CPO it for you.. Or maybe they're not CPOed because they wouldn't pass the inspection.
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Re: 2007 CPOs? [pregan3] by waterdr
Jan 17, 2008 (10:32 pm)
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Replying to: pregan3 (Jan 17, 2008 2:45 pm)

With those low miles, I would suspect that they may be demos an thusly never titled. As such, they probably can't be CPO cars.
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Re: 2007 CPOs? [waterdr] by eurospecialist
Jan 22, 2008 (10:25 am)
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Replying to: waterdr (Jan 17, 2008 10:32 pm)

you can't cpo a new car with incentives. GM/Saab would call that double dipping incentives.
You can however buy a extended warranty or have one included in whatever price you negotiate.

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