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20 messages,  Last post on Sep 10, 2007 at 12:27 PM

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#12 of 20 Re: Where DOES one go... [lemko] by carlisimo

Sep 07, 2006 (4:21 pm)

Replying to: lemko (Sep 07, 2006 8:11 am)
Fortunately, Daewoo does exist as a company and keeps building the same cars (in Europe they're sold as Chevies). Since they're owned by GM it can't be too hard to get Daewoo parts, at least compared to a Yugo owner... for what that's worth.

#13 of 20 and hey by nippononly

Sep 07, 2006 (5:15 pm)

the Aerio will continue to be made, it is only the wagon that is going away, right? The sedan continues for '07.
 
Suzuki resale was always pretty poor, which I am sure will apply to all Aerios, whether or not the model is being replaced.
 
As for those Jeep CRDs, I can't say what will happen to resale. I am not sure it will be that strong, as it was called one of the worst diesel engines out there by most reviewers. I mean, all the new diesels from Europe will be out there next year, from which Chrysler Group will borrow heavily, and isn't the Grand Cherokee already set to get the "BlueTec" diesel from the Mercedes sedans for next year? Which engine makes the CRD look very slow and clattery by comparison. OTOH, the CRD should have good longevity, I would think. Which makes it an excellent bet to keep for as many years as possible and just drive forever.

#14 of 20 Old Bird, New Tricks: A Thoroughly Modern Melkus Is Born by rockylee

Oct 19, 2006 (12:53 pm)

DRESDEN, Germany — The next logical step from the recent re-creation of the 1968 Melkus RS1000? A Wartburg-based gullwing sports car from East Germany.
 
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=117192
 
Well it looks like this one is going to be made again.
 
Rocky

#15 of 20 Interesting topic... by michaell

Oct 24, 2006 (2:25 pm)

... as I happen to drive a car that was discontinued just a couple of model years after I bought it.
 
2003 Saturn L300
 
I bought my car in November of 2002 and production stopped in June of 2005. It has since been replaced by the Aura.
 
So far as I can tell based on the numbers available from kbb, edmunds or intellichoice, the trade in or resale value of my car hasn't dropped since the Aura was released a couple of months ago.
 
However, I do plan on keeping my car for another 3 or 4 years (if all goes well), so I suppose in the long run it doesn't matter to me. At that point I'll have a 7 or 8 year old car that will have north of 100K on it, so I don't expect it to be worth more than a grand or two.

#16 of 20 L-car production by nippononly

Oct 24, 2006 (6:44 pm)

stopped in June 2005?? Wow, dealers around here are still flooded with them, I had no idea they had that much excess production.
 
Did you mean June 2006?
 
L-series resale is typical of Saturn, which is to say moderately weak - better than Chevys and Fords in many cases, but worse than most of the imports. I would not expect it to get worse just because they have replaced it with the Aura.
 
If the Aura becomes a lot more popular than other Saturns, as I think it might, the next-gen Aura will probably see a major improvement in resale.
 
Hey, my car is still being made, but they changed its name to match the rest of the world. Does that count?

#17 of 20 nippon by michaell

Oct 25, 2006 (7:07 am)

Nope, 6/05 is when production stopped. The L-series was produced in the Wilmington, DE plant which was converted over to make the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. The Aura is produced at the Kansas City plant along with the Malibu and G6.
 
2005 was the last model year of the L-series ... though I'm not surprised to hear that some dealers may still have some left on the lots.
 
And, to answer your question -- No.

#18 of 20 daewoo lanos...good idea? by mellonius

Sep 10, 2007 (12:00 pm)

I'm thinking of buying a used Lanos- 4 door, 2001 with 49k miles. I keep hearing that they dont make parts for these anymore. Is it a good idea?>

#19 of 20 lanos by mellonius

Sep 10, 2007 (12:03 pm)

so what are lanos owners supposed to do?

#20 of 20 Re: daewoo lanos...good idea? [mellonius] by andre1969

Sep 10, 2007 (12:27 pm)

Replying to: mellonius (Sep 10, 2007 12:00 pm)
I'm thinking of buying a used Lanos- 4 door, 2001 with 49k miles. I keep hearing that they dont make parts for these anymore. Is it a good idea?>
 
Personally I'd stay away from it. I dunno if they're actually unreliable cars, but I can't imagine that they're going to be easy to find parts and service for. As for current Lanos owners, I guess if something too catastrophic fails on the car, it just gets junked. Daewoo never did sell that many cars in the US anyway, so chances are there aren't many left.
 
The Daewoo company is still around in some form. They got absorbed by Suzuki and GM, and some of the the Suzuki models currently on the market are actually built by Daewoo, such as the Suzuki Verona and Forenza. There's a smaller one too, but its name eludes me.
 
Still, between sporadic service and poor resale value, I can't see much upside to it, unless the car's so dirt-cheap that it's worth it to just drive it till it drops.
 
Now maintenance stuff, like oil filters, belts, hoses, etc, should still be out there. But if that engine or tranny needs to be rebuilt, or the a/c fails, I'd imagine it would be pretty hard to fix.

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