UKSaabs

Let me say first off that, in accordance with forum rules, this car is NOT for sale and this should not therefore be interpreted as a veiled 'for Sale' ad!

I would, however, still be interested in Members' considered opinions regarding the potential value of this car in the light of a recent experience. We were parked up at our local filling station shop the other day when a chap came over, said he loved Saabs, asked if it was for sale and immediately offered us £1000 for the car - not knowing anything about or even having driven it! When we declined, he increased his offer to £1500, but seemed to accept our answer when we again refused. He seemed a decent sort of chap and a far cry from those with an ancient beaver tail who knock on our door to ask if 'that old car' is for sale and offer 'to take it off your hands' for a few hundred pounds.

This is my wife's car and she loves it! When new, it cost someone's company £29k. We paid £1350 at a dealer for it 12 years ago. It has always lived outside in that time, but is on the road, in good general condition, with 93k on the clock and an MOT until October. It has the best climate control of any of our cars!!

When I respond to this sort of post I always qualify my reply by saying that, ultimately, any car is worth what somebody is prepared to pay for it on the day. This chap was obviously prepared to pay £1500. It made me think; if we HAD accepted his offer, would he have made a 'steal', or would we have made a 'killing'? What do you think?

Once again, this is mainly out of academic interest, although we may need to look at an 'agreed value' policy in future if the car really has appreciated significantly in value since we bought it.

Thoughts?

Regards, John.

These don't come up often and pictures would help but £2500 to £3000 is probably in the ballpark.

It's not an Aero, which would command much more and the v6 is generally less desired as there is no tuning potential.

I think they are lovely though and could imagine an immaculate one for sale for £5k or so.

TwyRob wrote:These don't come up often and pictures would help but £2500 to £3000 is probably in the ballpark.

It's not an Aero, which would command much more and the v6 is generally less desired as there is no tuning potential.

I think they are lovely though and could imagine an immaculate one for sale for £5k or so.

Thank you for the courtesy of your considered response, 'TwyRob', it was very helpful. If nothing else, although our's is far from mint, I think that we should now seriously consider obtaining an agreed value insurance policy.

I have attempted to add a photograph, taken yesterday at our local Morrisons. The car is very clean inside and out, apart from the bonnet, which has extensive lacquer peel. We had a quote for spraying this just before the Pandemic, but have thus far not got around to doing anything about it.

I had not considered the affect of tuning potential upon it's value. We find that the smooth, seamless delivery of it's 200 BHP is more than adequate for our needs, in contrast to our previous 2.3 FPT, which, with a very similar specific output, was 'all or nothing' to drive. It was also our only Saab ever to have seriously broken down with total transmission failure.

Thank you once again for your assistance, it is appreciated.

Regards, John.

P.S. Why is an Aero considered so desirable. We tried one back in the day and didn't like the seats at all. The rear seat also wouldn't fold completely flat, which seriously compromised the usefulness of the hatchback style body. J.

If it helps, i know of a 1996 9000 CDE V6 Griffin Auto with 77,000 miles coming up for sale now. The owner wants £6k.

Paul Taylor wrote:If it helps, i know of a 1996 9000 CDE V6 Griffin Auto with 77,000 miles coming up for sale now. The owner wants £6k.

Thank you, Paul, that is interesting. It is a year younger than Linda's with less miles if that makes a difference at this age. I thought 'TwyRob's assessment was very fair. I would expect the car known to you to be near immaculate to command that much - which is in line with Rob's higher estimate.

While Linda's car is in good condition it is by no means perfect, so I think his lower figure may be nearer the mark for her car. There may also be a difference between what the owner might want and what a prospective customer would be prepared to pay for the car. It will be interesting to learn if this example realises the desired asking price.

Thank you again for your input. It is clear to me that the car may be worth rather more than we thought, and almost certainly more than the chap who approached us at the garage was prepared to offer!

Regards, John.

There seems to be a wide gulf between good and not so good and some expect not so good to be the same as good which is unrealistic of course
I've been looking at buying a 9000 and the majority seem to be the low £000's but there are the good ones, usually Aero's, presumbly because they look better and the parts are pretty desirable. Having said that I think a Griffin looks just as good and should be worth just as much, not as practical mind but has a better presence I think.

Are values on the up? Not at the moment from my searches which of course means nothing, all anecdotal, there doesn't seem to be a huge difference from when I bought and sold my last 9000 10 years ago either.
The whole point of a 9000 in my mind is executive travel with a bit of style and difference and to keep this look up then to sell one it need all the toys - eg, Aero or Griffin, base CSE's with velour, no climate control or the Aero/Anniversary coloured body kit etc just don't look the part.

For me TwyRob has it spot on, I'd pay 2.5-3 grand for a half decent example with no real faults and find 5 reasonable for a spot on one, maybe bit more on a good day so I'd put yours above £2500 for sure, probably the higher 3's with the bonnet sorted and polished to within and inch of it's life
I reckon the guy was just chancing his luck, I've had someone do the same with my Charade, I didn't even let him go for a figure as the answer is no, maybe if the guy knew the car model well and an enthusiast who knows the values it might have been different but I have had 2 notes from different people on my C900's windscreen and that is more like it if I was selling. Some people, some who I know still think that as the company is defunct parts is a nightmare but compared to some as I know from experience with obscure Japanese cars that finding parts for Saabs is a breeze but it's convincing them otherwise, owning a Saab is cool, but not actually buying one lol

Thank you, 'Toe', your kind assessment is really helpful.

Regards, John.