Oregon Saab Car Dealers

I've known several people who had leases end recently and were in the same situation. The lease-end purchase price in the original contract was higher than the current market value on their cars. At least two of them asked for my advice because they wanted to buy their car if they could get the price down to current market value. In both situations, I had little trouble getting the leasing company to accept a significantly lower purchase price! One of the cars was a Saturn Aura, which is now an 'orphan' and the reslae values have plummeted. The other car was actually a 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Sedan, whose resale value had also suffered due the brand's uncertain future at the time (this was last December, when Saab was expected to be going out of business also). I ended up getting the purchase price for the Saab down to about $2000 lower than the KBB Trade-In Value at the time...which was $8,200 lower than the purchase price listed in the lease contract! I know that Saab's uncertain future at the time helped me negotiate a better price than might be possible now. But it is illogical for a bank/leasing company to refuse to adjust the lease-end purchase price of a car if that price is higher than the actual current value. It is in their best interest for the lessee to buy the car instead of turning it in. If it is turned in, the car becomes a liability. They have to pay to detail and/or recondition the car, spend money on marketing/advertisement and it costs them every day they carry the car in inventory until they find a buyer OR they cut their losses and sell it at an auction. If you are seriously interested in negotiating with them to buy your car, make sure you know how much it's really worth! Check Edmunds and KBB values, but also search on AutoTrader for other 9-3 Convertibles that are the same year and have similar mileage and features to yours. I just did a quick search here in the Atlanta area and a lot of 2007/2008 Saab 9-3 convertibles are selling for $2k-$3k less than the value lisited in either price guide. If you find a simliar pattern in your area, print those out to use as support for the price you're trying to negotiate. And if they won't sell it for a fair price, there are a lot of others out there for sale! =)

Hi all, New to the board and interested in a newer Saab, looking at 3 different 9-3s. What do you think of these models and listed dealer prices? Thanks.. 1. 08' 9-3 2.0 33,470 miles listed for $18.249 w/Cold weather package 2. 08 9-3 covertible, NAV, heated seats, 22,407 miles listed for $20,880..BALANCE OF FACTORY WARRANTY GOOD UNTIL 317/2012 OR 50,000 MILES 3. 08 9-3 convertible, 8,797 mileage, listed for $22500, 4. 07 9-5 2.3T, 18686 miles, listed for $16,551 All help greatly appreciated.

this is what I found about the bonus cash on saab, it says you have to take delivery by 2/2/09 Models 2008 INCENTIVES SAAB 9-3 Sedan 0% APR for 60 mo. OR $4,000 Customer Cash + $1,000 Owner Loytalty PLUS Targeted Lessee Bonus Cash $2,000 = 2.0T & $4,000 Aero Total Possible Cash = $7,000 up to $9,000 SAAB 9-3 Convertible 0% APR for 60 mo. OR $4,000 Customer Cash + $1,000 Owner Loytalty PLUS Targeted Lessee Bonus Cash $4,000 Total Possible Cash = $9,000 SAAB 9-5 Sedan & Sport Combi 0% APR for 60 mo. OR $4,000 Customer Cash + $1,000 Owner Loytalty PLUS Targeted Lessee Bonus Cash $4,000 Total Possible Cash = $9,000 SAAB 9-7X I couldn't find anything on the 9-7 for some reason though. Maybe this is unique to CA?

Its an 07 Titan Grey with Auto/touring pkg/ and metallic paint for 25k, It can be done easily if your willing to bargain and bargain, The car had 8 miles on it, just an fyi...........

It definitely can be done! I got my '07 Sportcombi Aero (with touring and winter) for $28,000. Add to that a student rebate of $400, loyalty rebate of $1000. Plus, there's a $1K premium over the sedan to get the 'combi. Take away winter ($550) and touring (about $1100), and you get... $28,000 - $400 (student) - $1000 (loyalty) - $1000 ('combi vs. sedan) - $550 (winter) - $1100 (touring) $23,950 (give or take a couple hundred bucks) So, it's definitely possible. As a side note, has anyone compared mileage running on regular vs. premium gas?