# 2005 Honda LX v. 1998 Saab 900 S

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-lx-v-1998-saab-900-s/22116>\
**Category:** Buying/Selling\
**Tags:** selling, saab, accord, honda, 900\
**Created:** [November 15, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-lx-v-1998-saab-900-s/22116 "2008-11-15T18:59:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![casimir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f17d59/32.png) [@casimir](https://community.cartalk.com/u/casimir)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-lx-v-1998-saab-900-s/22116/1 "2008-11-15T18:59:25Z")

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I have found a 2005 Honda LX with 30k miles and an 1998 Saab 900 S also with 30k miles. Both have clean records  
  
  
  
 Besides age, the biggest difference is price. The Honda is listed at steal $12,999. The Saab is listed at $7,500 but can probably be haggled down to around $6,000.  
  
  
  
 I was wondering what would be the better purchase? A newer more expensive car or an older, less expensive car. Both will easily last to 100,000 miles and beyond. Both have the same MPG. What I save on getting the older car can be put aside for any additional maintenance due to age. Basically, if it costs me more than $7,000, I might regret the purchase.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-lx-v-1998-saab-900-s/22116/2 "2008-11-15T19:18:12Z")

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You are asking for mechanical problems wit the Saab. Unless you are a Saab fanatic, it is not worth it.