Steph wrote:
> bosco took > wrote in news:uPSdnXEbWuv0eF3cRVn-
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>>My lease on my 2001 SL2 (33K) is almost up. My dealer wants to place
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> me
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>>in a 2005 Ion2...although a long time Saturn fan, I have heard mixed
>>reviews about the Ion....The only non-insurance problem I have had
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> with
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>>my SL2 was a dead battery, though I thnik the motor is not as zippy as
>>it was. Do I walk away and look for another brand (e.g. Hyundi), buy
>>the SL2 (about 10k CND) or go for the Ion...Any and all advice will be
>>appreciated.
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> I leased a '94 SL2 (only 30 days), then owned a '95 SL2, then leased a
> '97 SW2. We LOVED the SW2, but the residual to buy it at the end of the
> lease was crazy like $12k (US). I tried to haggle a bit, but the sales
> guys said they couldn't budge on it, though they could work a deal on a
> new 2000 - "afterall you have to have a car right?"
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> I actually did not HAVE to have a car, as I had a working old and rusty
> full-size van at the time and was only driving a few miles per day
> anyway, so I handed them the keys and walked away.
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> 8 months later we custom ordered a 2001 LW200 and got the 0.9%
> financing, which was way better in the end than either buying the 3
> year old SW2 (though we liked it more), or getting a newer vehicle at
> that time without the financing incentives.
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> If you are truly happy with the existing vehicle and can finance it
> without losing too much money, do so. You might wish to take the
> opportunity to also add extended coverage to it, since you will be
> making payments on it the added cost for the extra warranty financed is
> minimal.
>
p.s.

for the cost of financing the 2001 I can get a 2005 Ion