I've owned a couple of them (9-5s, bought used) and have had few if any problems with them. In fact, they have both been much more reliable than the BMWs I've owned. However, they are great buys as used cars as they loose value like crazy.
I'm trying to sell my 2002 9-5 Aero now and I can barely get $11k for it. This car originally stickered for $46k, probably sold for something like $40k, and still has a year left under the certified pre-owned warranty. Heck, it even has air-conditioned seats! Why so little interest in these cars?
2007-12-20 09:22:38 · 14 answers · asked by SteveH 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
It has been my general experience that people are willing to pay for things that they want.
Saab, apparently (expecially now that its really a Ford) is not one of those things.
2007-12-20 09:26:38 · answer #1 · answered by Stuart 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I happen to love my Saab 9-5. I actually have 2. One is a 1999, and the other is a 2006. I do like the older one better, but that's beyond the point.... It is more reliable then BMWs and the Lexus I own. The thing is fashionable, reliable, it is great in the winter (and as I live in Upstate, NY, that is very necessary) and is an overall strong car.
...but to answer your question, I think it does have something do with the 'quirkiness' of them. People arn't familiar with them, and rather than take the chance on a more unique car, they'd rather buy something they are familiar with. It is only the people that know much more about them, that know what a value it is.
I know there recently has been a problem with trying to resale the Saabs that were made pre-GM, becuase the parts are so expensive. But, nevertheless, I love my car!
2007-12-20 12:35:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
used cars are valued at what the public is willing to pay for them and saab is just not a leader in what the public wants, there is only a few people that like saab so there is low resale. also this is a general motors owned company not a ford as previously stated volvo is ford look at what a 4-5 year old car of what your trying to buy is worth before ya buy your next car hondas and acura hold their values
2007-12-20 13:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by mark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Overall reliability has not been that good.
4 cylinders vs v6's in price range
expensive to work on
parts are expensive and hard to come by
GM stigma
still kinda quirky
big discounts when new always mean poor resale
fairly old design
overall build quality not up to competitors in some areas
torque steer turns off owners
turbo lag turns off some owners
they tend to test poorly in car magazines
rarely get meaningful updates
2007-12-20 10:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by XUSAAAgent 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not just the Sebring but ALL Chrysler products ( including Dodge and Plymouth, except for maybe the Viper and some Jeep models ) have steep depreciation values.
2016-05-25 05:19:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were always a cult car(ie limited appeal) then GM bought them fired all the swedish engineers, and now what you are drivng is a General Motors P.O.S.
Does that help explain why your car has terrible resale value?
2007-12-20 10:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by kiakrash 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Parts cost
2007-12-20 09:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by Wayne ahrRg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly? No one wants a Saab.
2007-12-20 09:38:27 · answer #8 · answered by collapsed_generation 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ugly car
bad engine
low horsepower
saabs r cars from sweden.. bmws r from germany.. german cars last longer and r more reliable
2007-12-20 09:25:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ugly car, not to mention the parts need to be manufactured and shipped from wherever the hell in europe...you need to shine that btch up real nice if you wanna sell it
2007-12-20 09:26:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋