Saab 9-3

Convertible, Premium

 

2009 Saab 9-3

The Saab brand earned its first ever Vincentric’s Best Value in America award in 2009 as the Saab 9-3 showed great value in the premium convertible segment.  The BMW 1-Series used its low maintenance costs to take the #2 spot, with the 4-time defending champ Chevrolet Corvette dropping to a still respectable third place this year.
 

2009 Saab 9-3
Cost Item Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Depreciation: $16,520 $4,085 $2,215 $2,130 $2,046 $26,997
Fees & Taxes: 2,307 134 135 120 123 2,819
Finance: 2,363 1,906 1,415 888 322 6,894
Fuel: 1,563 1,619 1,676 1,736 1,797 8,391
Insurance: 2,080 2,055 2,030 2,006 1,983 10,154
Maintenance: 0 72 668 785 1,675 3,199
Opportunity Cost: 364 517 659 815 938 3,293
Repairs: 0 0 80 295 645 1,020
Total: $25,197 $10,386 $8,877 $8,775 $9,529 $62,765
 

 

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