Bye Mondeo, Hello Saab
Posted: Wed 6 February, 2013 Filed under: Domestic, Driving, Finances, Travel 2 Comments »So, today was the day I picked up the new (to me) car.
It’s a Saab 9-5, big beast of a thing, with just under 75,000 miles on the clock. It’s just had an MOT as part of the price, so that’s clear ’til January 2014 without any advisories, so that’s good news. It’s also cost me a lot less than the Mondeo did, which is also (for now) a good thing.
It’s now all taxed and insured, so I’m completely legitimate – I always am, and the insurance was in place before I picked the car up. The tax couldn’t be, as I didn’t have the V5 and so on, but it’s all done now.
So yeah, time to play with a new vehicle. I’ve got a Devon run next week, which will shake it down nicely. (That seems to be almost becoming a tradition, having done the same thing with Mondeo in its first week)
Hopefully this will last a good couple of years, get me through everything else without causing me issues. Time will tell, but that’s currently the hope.
How few to the gallon?
How much CO2 emission (ie VED)?
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/saab/9-5/saloon-1997/running-costs/
‘kin hell, I thought you were supposed to be on an economy drive!!!!!
I’m interested in why you chose a Saab?
MPG : Currently an indicated 35. (Bizarrely, exactly the same as the brand-new Megane I had as a hire car)
CO2 : Not sure. Reg’d pre-March 2001, so tax is higher than previously, £121 for six months, £220 for 12.
As for why, because it was the best thing available locally that was in budget. That was the results of looking on eBay and AutoTrader for whatever was available locally. I missed out on two others, so the Saab was the best of the rest.