ATTN : Sleeker

That is beautiful. Damned nice. Yes I would like it. Would I pay that much for a car. nope. At the very most stretch, I would even dream of borrowing, is =A36k. But damn, you are right, it is nice.

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They're £35k brand new?!?! Jeeeeez....

Was very nearly getting excited by this.

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More, if you take into account the dealer's cut...

Yes. I like luxury cars cheap. The GT4 was a good few quid when new. About=20 double what you would pay for Scoob now.

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So Parkers say !

Yeah, I don't know why either :)

But it's rather nice at £12k !

Yeah, I didn't think about that !

Who the hell buys these cars new ?!?!?! I wish I could afford to *lose* £22k every three years !

I'd be tempted myself if I hadn't just changed :) Is it actually cheap, or do they all depreciate that much ?

Yes. I like luxury cars cheap. The GT4 was a good few quid when new. About double what you would pay for Scoob now.

Crikey. I've always fancied the 9-3 Aero, or even the 9-5 but it's a bit lardy. But I wouldn't think of paying anywhere near that for a Saab.

Yes, it is very nice at 12k. I'm now thinking about the £10k SWMBO paid for her Spider, I coulda chipped in the extra 2k for that Aero :)

i see them everyday as the SAAB show room goes around my office. kinda boring i think but maybe it's because i see them ALL the time at work i dunno. there's a 9-3 at work with 252bhp stamped all over it i saw today, some kind of performance pack but it's right up by the roadside of the lot it sits on and reading it would involve moving off my ass :)

now the 350Z with GT pack and nismo kit is a VERY nice car and would be my choice in that price bracket at work with a bit of change too!

Don't know about that much, but they really do depreciate very quickly=20 for the first buyer.

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Can you see if the Saab roundel badges are black, rather than blue?

Yup. My old 900 Turbo. Was close to =A320k new back in 1984 I reckon, maybe slightly less. I paid =A3325 for it. Really wish I had kept that car. At least the new owner is keeping to his word, and it restoring it. Has=20 it on SORN now.

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does that make a difference? i'll take a close look tomorrow :)

Yup. My old 900 Turbo. Was close to £20k new back in 1984 I reckon, maybe slightly less. I paid £325 for it. Really wish I had kept that car. At least the new owner is keeping to his word, and it restoring it. Has it on SORN now.

If you fancied a 9-5, try a 9000 later model (arround 1997). Aero or Anniversary 2.3 Full pressure if you fancy a manual, 2.3 Griffin or Anniversary auto full pressure if that floats your boat. aero and Manual Anniversary have 225bhp, the Griffins and auto Anniveraries have 220bhp, but a lot less torque, so the auto boxes don't eat themselves.

Small car physically, lighter, but more roomy inside, and just as tunable. Almost the same engine.

Big Difference Normal Saab bedges.

Oh wait, found one.