OK, I am doing this now. I had this idea too and actually wanted to set up a 99' only meet and see how many Vigs we could get together.

 

great idea, should be neat to see how it turns out.

Paul

 

This should be posted on ALL the boards and on cardomain. I know of about 6 blue Vigs on cardomain even though most overlap from the boards.

 

This is a great idea. I thought of just starting a thread to see who has what and where but this is far better. I'll shoot of an email with all the info. Good work, and thanks!

 

I don't have a wallpaper sized photo right now, but I'll send what I got. The best pic I have is a snow picture that's 640x480. Will that work until I can get something better?

 

E-mail sent. BTW, it's okay to publish my whole name. Forgot to include that in the e-mail.

 

I know of about 3 99's that are RIP...

We should start a wager to see who can get the closest guess as to how many are still on the road or alive.

 

yeah I alway wondered that too. I figured maybe 7-10% bit the dust so I had guessed 360-375 cars were left.

I also know of a dead one since I have the window sticker somewhere from a totaled parted out car. If I can find it I will post the Vin.

 

Just sent you the VIN from a dead one. I know it's dead because the ECU is here on my bench.

 

this is a great idea, ill be sending my vin in soon, seeing as ive just bought one

 

'99 Viggens only for the time being...weeeeaaaaakkkkkk!

Ya'll just jeasous that the '00 and ups have clear-smoked european turn signals, a better cobra pipe, single piece manfold w/air dispersion strainer, stronger pistons, and 5 more HP out of the box.

 

'99 Viggens only for the time being...weeeeaaaaakkkkkk!

Ya'll just jeasous that the '00 and ups have clear-smoked european turn signals, a better cobra pipe, single piece manfold w/air dispersion strainer, stronger pistons, and 5 more HP out of the box.

LOL. Cobra pipe doesnt matter when you have a GS one, turn signals turned into E-codes, and your pistons are weak still. Also, according to dynos there hasnt been any correlation to the 5hp increase between years...its on paper and in your mind

Only thing I am jealous of your 2000 is the fact that it was included in the recall for the DI.

 

You will never beat Jameson! Ever!

 

You will never beat Jameson! Ever!

LOL. I wouldnt go that far. There is always some one with more money to do more things.....Ed Smith for example

 

ok, now this, this is called threadjacking, remember threadjacking? or did we forget allready?

Paul

 

LOL yes. Sorry, we got off on a tangent.

 

You're right....drag racing is won or lost in the first 60 feet.

 

I think the 02 was the best Vig of them all. Has some of the bugs worked out of the other ones plus better internal as the 01 over the 99 and 00. (Talking stock here)

from tsn: For those interested, Saab USA customer service was kind enough to pull the following data for me. These numbers represent the total number of each body style Viggen imported into the USA:

1999: 3-door > 426

2000: Convrt > 245
2000: 3-door > 138
2000: 5-door > 421

2001: Convrt > 738
2001: 3-door > 129
2001: 5-door > 285

2002: Convrt > 322
2002: 3-door > 71
2002: 5-door > 157

Totals: 1999 = 426 2000 = 804 2001 = 1,152 2002 = 550
Totals: 3-door = 764 5-door = 863 Convrt = 1,305

I guess I just don't see the big deal about the 99. Some Vig styles were even more rare. Just my opinion. In the end they are all good. Just like some rare Talladega's and SE Anniversary editions.

 

I think the 02 was the best Vig of them all. Has some of the bugs worked out of the other ones plus better internal as the 01 over the 99 and 00. (Talking stock here)

from tsn: For those interested, Saab USA customer service was kind enough to pull the following data for me. These numbers represent the total number of each body style Viggen imported into the USA:

1999: 3-door > 426

2000: Convrt > 245
2000: 3-door > 138
2000: 5-door > 421

2001: Convrt > 738
2001: 3-door > 129
2001: 5-door > 285

2002: Convrt > 322
2002: 3-door > 71
2002: 5-door > 157

Totals: 1999 = 426 2000 = 804 2001 = 1,152 2002 = 550
Totals: 3-door = 764 5-door = 863 Convrt = 1,305

I guess I just don't see the big deal about the 99. Some Vig styles were even more rare. Just my opinion. In the end they are all good. Just like some rare Talladega's and SE Anniversary editions.

MCY 3dr is rare no doubt and I would like one myself, but as a whole, 99' had the lowest production number for the year.

Blue was the flashiest most iconic color. I wanted a 99' because of the two tone interior, its a huge selling point. If my Vig was black on black it wouldnt be looked at half as much as it is.

I personally dont get people with 2000+'s getting high and mighty over pistons. ALL Viggen pistons are weak, i dont care about the year. They are ALL at risk, I have seen it happen in any year Viggen. You can either get lucky or be screwed. At the 300whp+ mark we all are looking for upgraded pistons regardless of year.

When most people envision thier ideal Viggen, often its a LB 99. Its what got the most press and exposure. Its also the car that got me hooked on Viggens and Saabs. If I would have seen it in black on black I dont know, I think I would have looked elsewhere.

 

cool idea would be to structure the registry lists by year, by color, by type(3 door/5 door/convert) to see how it matches to the Saab USA numbers stated above.

 

Great idea. I second. I think it would be really cool to look through all the MCY Viggens and see where they are, or all the silver with tan interior, shit like that. I think it would also be nice to have a section where the owner could write a little bit about the history of their car if they know or something like that.

 

Why is 99 such a good year? I mean, no TCS (not like I use it) pluse weaker pist0nz. I'm confused here.

 

I have never had a use for TCS and in the past on older Saabs they haven only proven to be problematic.

Again, the weaker piston thing is a joke. ALL Viggens have weak pistons. A well maintained car will not give you a problem if you stay on plugs, dis and mafs regardless of year. If you are going to 300whp and above you will want pistons regardless of the year.

99 isnt the best year per se, I peronally love the 3dr configuration and color inside and out. To me, its the most appealing setup. Take a poll and see what others say.

Now, if they made that exact setup in 2002 I would likely have tried and found an 02. There is a member here with an LB 3dr that is somehow a 2000, no one knows for sure if he has the 5hp increase or the supposedly better pistons.

 

yea, i'll be sure to send mine in asap......oh wait, i don't have a viggen

 

Sweet idea, Mr Schaefer and I were thinking of doing this but are very lazy

 

Feel free to spread the word wherever you like. I have had a decent response already in just 2 days from the 2 best Saab boards. When it OFFICIALLY opens I will spread the word anywhere and everywhere I can.

It is certainly OK to send in a smaller picture and then replace it later with a bigger/nicer one.
Eventually it will have a forum with ONLY 2 sections. A PUBLIC FORUM and a PRIVATE FORUM. Only the Viggen owners will be able to access the private forum. Cool?

What do you guys think of my registration numbers? Not one comment, so I assume that's ok?

Also the thing about finding an ECU from a Viggen at a yard. I really don't think I can count that 100% as that car being dead. Think about it. You have a Viggen. Your ECU dies, and you find another on Ebay. You put that in. You wreck the car. Now the Viggen is in the yard, with a different ECU.
So when you can, tell me where you got the ECU. I will call the yards to try and verify if that is indeed the car in thier yard.

 

Eventually it will have a forum with ONLY 2 sections. A PUBLIC FORUM and a PRIVATE FORUM. Only the Viggen owners will be able to access the private forum. Cool?

Awww man, not another forum!!!! I have 3 Saab forms to check already. I'd suggest hooking up with on one of the existing Forums in getting this registry hosted and then spawn a Viggen Only forum section in the existing forums.

I'd forsee yet another forum dying a very quick death.

 

Um... holy shit!! I did not realize there were 5 pages until after I posted that last message. TSL surely does ROCK! Now let me catch up and read the last 4 pages.

 

HA! So it was 4 pages of off-topic crap and about 3 relevant posts. You guys suck.

I just want to say, for the record, I am ONLY showing the 99 love because I only want to get started with like 30-40 cars. If I accept all Viggens now, I will be swamped. I mean ZERO offense to the other Viggen owners. I love them all.
Also I did not realize the sales numbers were THAT low for all the Viggens. They certainly are VERY rare.
Should I also track the dead later models? I am thinking yes now after seeing the total numbers.
So you guys would like pages sorted by YEAR then by COLOR then MODEL? or Model then color?

 

A seperate forum for Viggen owners only, whats next pieces of flair? Come on, get over yourselves already...

 

A seperate forum for Viggen owners only, whats next pieces of flair? Come on, get over yourselves already...

As soon as those SPG guys do, we will.

 

No forum? Ok then. Easy enough, thanks.

Much appreciated, Drew.

 

My info

I'll email my info tomorrow night I don't have my computer right now. But its a LB 99 vig and you can publish my full name when i email it.

 

10/400. 7 alive, 3 dead.
I'll be working on it today. Hopefully have a prototype up soon.

I actually expected a flood of email. Since that didn't happen, I am going to go ahead and open up registration on the 2000 MY now.

MY2000 Owners, you can register now!
tony@viggenregistry.com

 

So 2001 is next? :mrgreen: