This is a short time deal. We have another confrace call today and I think they will start releasing parts again. All the doom and gloom is short term untill SCNA figures out where they stand in all this mess.

 

Any word on parts release?

 

Not yet, This couldn't have happened at a worse time. This week nothing has been done as everyone is off for the holidays. There has been some work done on warranty availabillity though that should be released next week.

 

Salvage yard time!

 

This just happend to me not good real hard to find certin things in yards

 

That really sucks. I went by the only Saab dealer here in Denver last night and usually they have a bunch out front. I didn't even see one

 

i was thinking of selling my vert, now i dont know what to do.

 

How so?

 

i havent called the dealer back hopefully this crap ends soon

 

Try going to Carmax... My wife and I have been thinking about getting an SUV for the past 6 months... Finally decided we may pull the trigger... First dealership said that they just won't take any Saab in on trade, period. Carmax then told me that they are "selling Saabs that were 17995 last week for 12995 now because of the market" and that my '07 9-5 had "drastically dropped in value".... Really? It's a 5 year old car, still under GM's powertrain warranty... I could see where our '10 would have dropped because the warranty is on hold currently, but my '07 too... Wow.

 

That's horrible news for all current owners.

OTOH, good news for those shopping-- might be a good time to buy before common sense prevails and values go back up and stabilize.

 

If you're hell-bent on trading it in, keep trying dealers. Perhaps one near an independent Swedish mechanic might not be as skittish.

 

NADA says my car clean retail is worth more than I owe on it. So that is decent.

KBB says around 13ish. So I am not underwater on it. Although they seem to think it is worth less with the 5 speed.

 

Although they seem to think it is worth less with the 5 speed.

That's not unusual. They figure smaller resale market for manuals.

 

Which car?

 

Sonata. Trading the combi would have been brutal. The Hyundai actually has held its value well. Bought it for$19k with a $29k sticker...put on 55k and it books still for $13-14k trade and $15 to $16,500 private except for galves.

 

NADA/KBB/Edmunds does not buy cars

 

What did you get instead?

 

We might hold off as I don't have an interest in selling the car privately.

She wanted a BMW 328-Xdrive. Loved how it drove. They were having really good deals on them and I get a refund check through the BMW CCA.

Thing is, there is nothing wrong with her Sonata so it was not like we needed this 3 series at all.

BUT, if the trade was fair we would have pulled the trigger today.

Carmax had our exact Sonata on the lot with 10k more miles for $16k. So there is something way off to have the dealer start at $8450 on trade. They should make a profit, they are a business, but that's just silly. If I was to go forward the monthly payment would have been $150-200 more than my math which included getting about $12,500-13,000 for our car.

If I had the energy all I needed was $13,500-14k private, but all of the promotions on the 3 are gone in a day or two and I just don't care enough.

Dealer trade is so nice and convenient. You pay for it, fine-but I am not going to be a jamoke and take a $5k hit for it.

 

Yeah, that seems a bit extreme of a hit. Did they wiggle at all?

 

A little.

But she didn't love the car enough compared to how good her current car is. She is longing for a turbo-4 and misses that aspect from her old Saab. The 3 series gets a turbo 4 in a couple of months.

If her Sonata had 100k and or was mis-treating her, the 3 would have been more compelling in comparison. She loved the tighter handling and composure at speed. So once it gets the 2.0T she says she is sold. By that time her Sonata will be in the stable another 12-24 months.

 

Is she still making that monster commute into New York? If so, you might just stash cash until it's time to buy the BMW and keep the Sonata as a commuter beater.

 

Nope. That's why we got the house. She is at prudential which is close and also allows her to work from home three days a week.

 

I wonder if that 16K Sonata at carmax had a hole blown in it's floor too?

 

Lol. Wouldn't matter anyway.

 

Well, just for reference, my '07 9-5 Aero (Navi, Heated/Cooled Seats, Rain Sense Wipers, Park Assist, Auto, Xenons, Extremely Clean, etc, etc...) with 76k on the clock was appraised at $7,000 at one place and they "went up to" $8,500. Looks like I'm going to keep it, since there's no way I could get a car as nice, with those kind of options for anywhere near that...

 

Ah, yeah. My '07 9-3 Sport Combi Aero with 38k and heated seats, six-CD changer, 6-speed manual, Xenons, more or less clean got appraised at $12,500.

 

Yeah, both sound low... Especially since we got $5,000 for my wife's '04 9-3 ARC Convertible with 197k on the clock this past Feb when we bought our '10 9-3.

 

Any new news as to when parts will be available again?

 

nuthin...

 

There was a note from SAAB that they are hoping for mid/late month to have parts open again.

 

Sigh of relief

 

I just ordered my stuff from thesaabsite.com they had everything I needed except for the rea lower aero vallance

 

I know it's really killing us here... warehouse is not far away and it's been fullof good parts and closed to over a week now... Our local reps last day is tomorrow working for Saab. I've got a car on my lift now we are getting a part from another FL dealer via overnite to get fixed and another in the lot with no good transponders and a bad CIM - I feel real bad for that customer who will now be out of a car til Saab SS remotes become available. It's bad @ the dealer here parts wise - and now GM wants the Saab signs off the building.....

 

Saw one coming down in NJ yesterday. The buildings janitor was up there on a wooden ladder prying the SAAB off. The other side he got the roundel off, however you could still see "Saab" more or less.