Saab Forums - Saab Enthusiast Forum - Is the 9-5 SportCombi for me?

Great point Espresso - I did forget that BMW includes EVERYTHING for the first 4 years, not just scheduled maintenance like the Saab. I am sort of with Roto on this one - I have never been a big fan of BMW - but that's just a stupid bias of mine. I live in Northern Virginia where every yuppie has to have a BMW. They're all over the frikkin place around here! But, a friend of mine just got a used 2006 325 with a manual tranny and it is just sweet so I should just bury my bias and at least consider it.

Funny you should mention not buying a new car Roto. I always said I would never buy new for the same reason. 10 years ago (1997) I bought my 1994 Honda Prelude for $14K. Excellent car and quite a bargain compared to anything else at the time. But, now I'm willing to buy new since I am pretty picky about getting my stick-shift and a color I like. With family cars (and especially wagons), finding a stick shift is really rare.

It's too late in the year to order a 2007, so I may order a 2008 in a few months. I heard it will be an exact carryover from 2007. Just yesterday I noticed they had the '08 Saabs listed on Edmunds and Yahoo Autos. Can you believe they upped the MSRP $2K!!!! It went from $35,695 to $37,700! I hope that's a mistake on the website. Doesn't make much sense to up the cost that much when it's just a carryover. So as not to bastardize this thread, I will start this topic as another thread in the appropriate area. This really pisses me off though. If those numbers are accurate, the 9-5 SportCombi may have just crossed my price threshold.

Thanks for the good info and lively discussion.