wow. awesome.

my fav viggen. 5dr blue. yes.

 

Nice. Wheels looks good in it too!

 

in the words of Jeremy Clarkson: "sweeeeeeet!!!!"

Love it man, 5 door viggen is pretty rare isn't it? Loving the smoke black rims. Are they the 9-5 Aero rims? pre 2010 but post 2002? the GM 9-5 Aero?

nice ride!!

 

Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it.

Love it man, 5 door viggen is pretty rare isn't it? Loving the smoke black rims. Are they the 9-5 Aero rims? pre 2010 but post 2002? the GM 9-5 Aero?

nice ride!!

It is my understanding that is is quite rare, which as much as I wanted to deny it, played a part in my decision to acquire the car. In my travels, I can only recall seeing one other in person, and maybe a half a dozen in pictures from around the US.

The wheels were actually originally found on '03 9-3 Convertibles with the Sport Package, and were also available as a dealer option for '03 9-5 Arcs (though the two actually had different part numbers and slightly different finishes). I picked them up a few years back and had them painted. They've held up quite nicely, though come spring I have different wheel plans for this car...

 

I've seen a few five doors around, but never in LB. Great looking car, I dig the lighter gray on the wheels. Good luck!

Chris

 

very unique!
love the wheels too always wanted to get a set

 

Very cool, nice collection you have there...I love the black 2dr with CHs

 

Thank you. I've actually been feeling bad because I've neglected the black car since the Fall Festival in Albany. It won't leave the garage again until the spring, but I still need to get it all prepped for winter hibernation. I thought this was a cool shot, albeit a bit on the dark and blurry side...

 

and id've been happy with one viggen (what did it cost you if you don't mind me asking?)

 

I actually had been looking really hard for a '99 9-3 5-spd when this came up. The sellers asking price was quite reasonable, and even after a fairly extensive engine refresh, I feel like I got a good deal.

Where are the areas this car is exhibiting small rust spots?

They're there, you do have to look closely. The biggest concern is on the front edge of the hood on the passenger side. Then there's some small spots in the usual areas, rear door bottoms, bottom edge of the trunk, etc. Don't get me wrong, the car is in amazing shape considering it's age/mileage, but it was a driver for it's previous owner, and it will be a driver for me as well.

more pictures of the black one please!

OK, why not?
Here's a few from this year...

Springtime in Sweden 2010 Amherst, NH

Carlisle 2010 Carlisle, PA


SOC 2010 Aurora, OH

Swedish Car Day 2010 Brookline, MA

Saab Fall Festival 2010 Albany, NY

 

Where are the areas this car is exhibiting small rust spots?

 

more pictures of the black one please!

 

http://www.saablink.net/forum/794570-post48.htm

 

Nice find! I have never seen a 5 door LB Viggen in person... The shade on the wheels is perfect. Maybe a color matched grille?

Good luck with both!

 

Thank you. I agree, the color matches the trim almost dead on. While I'm not usually a fan of color matched grilles, I would consider it with this car. Unfortunately, the father of a good friend of mine painted them at a former place of employment. He asked me what color I wanted, and mixed it up himself. While it wouldn't be impossible to match it, it likely wouldn't be the same...

did you pick the LB up in RI by any chance? Nice winter/driver/utility car all around. Nice pick up

Thanks Matt. No, I actually picked it up in MA, but yes, I do believe you have seen this car in RI at least once...

Sweet! I loved your black 3dr two years ago at Carlisle, very nice.

Thank you Christian, that is certainly a compliment coming from someone who clearly has an eye for black cars.

 

did you pick the LB up in RI by any chance? Nice winter/driver/utility car all around. Nice pick up

 

Sweet! I loved your black 3dr two years ago at Carlisle, very nice.

 

aewsome car you have..

just bought a 5 door viggen in lb myself..

love the combibation with the wheels!!

 

Love both Vig's! Those BBS's look so right on the black coupe.

 

I've been meaning to update this thread for a while. I've been adding a few things for the car here and there, GS intake pipe, ETS intercooler, and a couple other odds and ends. The biggest change is I picked up a set of 17x8 RKs for pretty cheap and had them refinished. Here they are (and the car), at Carlisle this year with 225/45 Michelin Pilots mounted on them.

 

i hate you....

you asked for it!

 

i hate you....

you asked for it!

HAH! I'll take that as a compliment.

 

Great looking car. Nice job on the wheels.

 

Thanks Mike, much appreciated!

 

compliments to the viggen:saab

 

Thank you much Sally. From the looks of your avatar, right back at ya.

Car sucks Not even going into the price you paid for it either. SOC, SCD, and Albany again. Guess you have to make decisions on which car goes where.

Thanks JD... I think?

As far as which one goes where:
SOC=black Viggen
SCD=both
Albany (if it happens...)=maybe both if I can rope someone into driving one, if not, black Viggen...

 

Car sucks Not even going into the price you paid for it either. SOC, SCD, and Albany again. Guess you have to make decisions on which car goes where.

 

new pics look even better

 

looks great dave sell me your bbs wheels i trade you my fugly rims lol Im startin the 9-5 project this month

 

Jealous. Not only of your dual Viggens, but your abundance of BBS wheels.

Seeing as you clearly don't want those double Y's anymore, I can take care of them for you... :wink:

 

why on Gods green earth did you take off the Double Y's, and put on the same friggin' BBS wheels everyone else already has!??

Were you tired of your car looking awesome, and you wanted to take it down a notch?

 

why on Gods green earth did you take off the Double Y's, and put on the same friggin' BBS wheels everyone else already has!??

Well, for a few reasons:
1 - 17x8" instead of 17x7"
2 - 35 et instead of 40something et
3 - 17ish lbs instead of 20something lbs
4 - 225/45s instead of 215/45s

Were you tired of your car looking awesome, and you wanted to take it down a notch?

Hah, well that's subjective, but in my opinion, I was tired of my '99 SE looking less awesome and wanted to take it up a notch.

 

these whees look awesome on your viggen!

 

Thanks Caspar. Anything new with your LB 5-door?

Are you going to make the reschedule at SCD this weekend?

Absolutely. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be there with both Viggens.

 

Are you going to make the reschedule at SCD this weekend?