01-30-2010, 10:33 AM | #1 |
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Is this a crazy idea?
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01-30-2010, 10:42 AM | #3 |
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It's not a crazy idea to take it for a spin.
Though a day in teen temps might not be ideal.
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Not sure that price is a good buy, but I'll admit I don't know the market for this car.
Herb Chambers has been running an ad in the paper "$6,500 off all Saturns" for weeks now as they try to close up shop at their last Saturn store. I just checked and they have three brand new ones from $29k-$34k MSRP. So what could you realistically get a brand new, zero-mile car for? I'd imagine that there is still a bit of room left in the $6,500 off offer, so maybe $7,500-8,000 off? or even more? I'd bet you might be able to buy something like that $29k car from a local dealer for closer to $20k than you think, if they have one left. That of course assumes that this is a good idea, which I have no opinion on since I have never been in one.
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01-30-2010, 11:11 AM | #7 |
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Yes. A used elise would be a 100x better idea.
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01-30-2010, 11:38 AM | #9 |
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Oh... missed that.
I like the appeal of a newer, low mileage car... but I know I would be happier with a Boxster of earlier vintage in that price category. Or (flamesuit on) a Z4. Or like others have suggested, if this is a 3rd car, what is a used Elise going for these days? Now that would be fun.
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There's an old saying, "don't buy the deal".
This was never a great car to begin with, do you really want to pay Mazda Miata money for one??? Ed |
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