I'd have to REALLY lowball an IS300 to get it down below $12K. Looks like I couldn't get one for less than about $20K.
The LS with an MTX is a good suggestion I hadn't though would be down in my price range. But if you dig back to '01 you can find some under $10K. But there's a grand total of 1 available on AutoTrader within 50 miles of me and that's only a V6 (maybe that's the only engine with MTX, I don't know) and not even that many on Ebay. Something for me to keep an eye out for though.
Saabs are actually popular in this area, so there's a fair bit on the Used market. Fair bit considering how rare Saabs are anyhow. Including an '03 9-3 Linear that isn't too far outside of my price range, and an '03 Arc that is close enough in price to the Linear (and half as many miles, lots of warranty left) I could probably be convinced to 'upgrade'.
