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ldubois

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Since: Dec 08, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:30 pm
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Hi All
I had 90 9000 a few years back and had to trade it in for an Explorer
for my job. Now 6 years later I am back in the group I am the proud
owner of a beautiful black 2000 9-5 Aero, 5 speed. I picked it up 2
weeks ago and have been so worried about it getting scratched ect that
I've actually made excuses not to take it shopping. Sunday night I gave
in as long as we parked down away from everyone else. After an hour we
came out to find someone ahd let a cart go barreling down the lot and
smack dab into the side of my car leaving me with 2 small dents. I
havent even made the first payment yet. Sad I am thinking I should
have gotten the Jeep. I don't know how the folks with the brand new
cars can take it. People are just plain rotten. Linda

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ma_twain

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Since: Jun 29, 2003
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:40 am
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Linda wrote:

 > Hi All
 > I had 90 9000 a few years back and had to trade it in for an Explorer
 > for my job. Now 6 years later I am back in the group I am the proud
 > owner of a beautiful black 2000 9-5 Aero, 5 speed. I picked it up 2
 > weeks ago and have been so worried about it getting scratched ect that
 > I've actually made excuses not to take it shopping. Sunday night I gave
 > in as long as we parked down away from everyone else. After an hour we
 > came out to find someone ahd let a cart go barreling down the lot and
 > smack dab into the side of my car leaving me with 2 small dents. I
 > havent even made the first payment yet. Sad I am thinking I should
 > have gotten the Jeep. I don't know how the folks with the brand new
 > cars can take it. People are just plain rotten. Linda
 >

This happens - some people have even gone out their way to pull their
keys out and scratch the paint. Partly because of this and partly
because Saabs do not retain a high resale value, I buy previously owned
Saabs at least 10 years old. Besides, its the only way to buy a Classic
900 now Smile

P.S. I learned the hard way as well about shopping carts rolling
downhill. The solution is to park on the high side of the parking lot.
However, I have seen the plastic carts blown uphill in a high wind.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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Johannes H Anderse2

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Since: Nov 02, 2003
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 7:40 am
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ma_twain wrote:
 >
 > Linda wrote:
 >
  > > Hi All
  > > I had 90 9000 a few years back and had to trade it in for an Explorer
  > > for my job. Now 6 years later I am back in the group I am the proud
  > > owner of a beautiful black 2000 9-5 Aero, 5 speed. I picked it up 2
  > > weeks ago and have been so worried about it getting scratched ect that
  > > I've actually made excuses not to take it shopping. Sunday night I gave
  > > in as long as we parked down away from everyone else. After an hour we
  > > came out to find someone ahd let a cart go barreling down the lot and
  > > smack dab into the side of my car leaving me with 2 small dents. I
  > > havent even made the first payment yet. Sad I am thinking I should
  > > have gotten the Jeep. I don't know how the folks with the brand new
  > > cars can take it. People are just plain rotten. Linda
  > >
 >
 > This happens - some people have even gone out their way to pull their
 > keys out and scratch the paint. Partly because of this and partly
 > because Saabs do not retain a high resale value, I buy previously owned
 > Saabs at least 10 years old. Besides, its the only way to buy a Classic
 > 900 now Smile
 >
 > P.S. I learned the hard way as well about shopping carts rolling
 > downhill. The solution is to park on the high side of the parking lot.
 > However, I have seen the plastic carts blown uphill in a high wind.

I always park in a far corner of car parks, preferably the last space in
a row to reduce the chance of scratching by 50%. I once drove to the roof
floor and parked my car in the last marked space. When I returned, a small
car had squeezed into the remaining gap between the last marked space and
the wall of the lift house. Never again!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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