Name: Dan Meade
Location: Albany, NY area
Means of contact: info@helixgfx.com / 518 - two one zero - 5635
Price: $1700 or best reasonable offer. Please no low-ballers, I already did that for you with this price!
Description:
1999 9-5, 208K
Manual transmission, cosmic blue
Stage 2 "Aero ++"
I really already regret this, but the wife and baby needed a wagon that has a little more trunk space and comfortable ride, so this car has to go.
Up for sale is our daily driver, a 99 95 with 208K miles. Manual trans 9-5s don't grow on trees, and Cosmic Blue is a rare color, too! :th_MySaab900Like:
The car is low, tight and fast, sounds and looks nice. The low aggressive stance of the Eibach/Bilsteins and klingon wheels, combined with the sound of the Remus and open intake always gets looks and thumbs up wherever we take it. Speaking of, we drove this all over the northeast even into Canada, never let us down except for when the fuel pump died 1/4 mile from our house at 160K, after which we swapped the pump in our driveway and kept driving and driving and driving... Not bad!
The car began life as LPT but has had many items added/upgraded, including a swap to a TD-04/Aero turbo and tuned ECU to bring it to the level of a stage 2+ aero:
We have done:
I have lots of paperwork but not all, because I did lots of work on the car myself or with friends. Work not done by me was done by experience master Saab techs.
"Needs" (in quotes because most of these haven't stopped me from enjoying the car as-is.)
I already found my wife a new car so this needs to go... otherwise I would be still driving this daily until 300K or whenever the wheels fell off, we really have enjoyed this car!
I want to see this go to a Saaber as it still has a lot of life left, just having done a ton of repair work, and the car has lots of rare parts. But be quick, a guy at my work wants to buy this and he knows nothing about Saabs, so ask any questions and let's get you driving this car!
**** I also have 4 9-3 (2002) turbo anniversary edition wheels with used hakka snows, a spare DI cassette, and a cargo snake that are up for grabs too for some extra $$$! I have to look but I might also have a nicer/cleaner/better pixels ACC unit, cleaner radio and some other goodies too ****
Pictures:
decor panel, remus exhaust, oem spoiler/wing, tuning by Nordic
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Sits nice on eibach/bilsteins with klingons! (note small rust area by rear wheel)
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rear bumper close up
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front view (note chips on hood)
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Location: Albany, NY area
Means of contact: info@helixgfx.com / 518 - two one zero - 5635
Price: $1700 or best reasonable offer. Please no low-ballers, I already did that for you with this price!
Description:
1999 9-5, 208K
Manual transmission, cosmic blue
Stage 2 "Aero ++"
I really already regret this, but the wife and baby needed a wagon that has a little more trunk space and comfortable ride, so this car has to go.
Up for sale is our daily driver, a 99 95 with 208K miles. Manual trans 9-5s don't grow on trees, and Cosmic Blue is a rare color, too! :th_MySaab900Like:
The car is low, tight and fast, sounds and looks nice. The low aggressive stance of the Eibach/Bilsteins and klingon wheels, combined with the sound of the Remus and open intake always gets looks and thumbs up wherever we take it. Speaking of, we drove this all over the northeast even into Canada, never let us down except for when the fuel pump died 1/4 mile from our house at 160K, after which we swapped the pump in our driveway and kept driving and driving and driving... Not bad!
The car began life as LPT but has had many items added/upgraded, including a swap to a TD-04/Aero turbo and tuned ECU to bring it to the level of a stage 2+ aero:
- RARE original SAAB/OEM Remus catback exhaust added around 100K (very desirable, the one with SAAB on the tip and full catbacvk, not just muffler!)
- obsidian black leather interior added
- bilstein/eibach shocks/springs
- TD-04 turbo and lines added near 160K
- TD-04 cobra pipe
- K&N/Taliaferro open intake
- Aero clutch just done within 20K miles
- custom "aero stage 2+" ECU (approx 260-270+ HP)
- 3.5bar FPR (for ECU tune)
- hyperboost bypass valve in silver
- autometer boost guage in custom wrapped a-pillar
- OEM SAAB rubber floor mats
- OEM Saab grocery bag holder
- Rare OEM rear decor panel
- OEM Saab trunk spoiler
- Rare OEM Saab mudflaps
- 17" klingon wheels
- chrome "turbo" license plate frames and griffin valve stem caps
- OEM smoked side markers on fenders
We have done:
- Aero clutch
- headgasket
- timing chain/guides cover resealed
- oil pan dropped and cleaned
- mulitple sensors replaced
- t-stat done
- CPS replaced
- front axles rebuilt
- oil line to oil cooler replaced
- 02 sensor front replaced
- throttle body just replaced
- ABS computer rebuilt
- a wheel hub was replaced
- e-brake shoes/pads replaced
- coolant bypass valve replaced
- starter motor replaced
- blend door repair on left side done
- window roller replaced and window trims re-installed to prevent rattling (front)
- headlamp wiper motors replaced
- orange headlamp relay soldered inside (a more permanent fix to getting a used one)
- fuel pump replaced
- water pump replaced
- silicone vac lines
- fluids replaced (brake, trans, power steering)
- services done at major intervals as specified by Saab
- General Exclaim performance tires, fairly recent
- Mobil 1 every 3500 - 5000 K
- much MUCH much more I am sure I forgot some things.
I have lots of paperwork but not all, because I did lots of work on the car myself or with friends. Work not done by me was done by experience master Saab techs.
"Needs" (in quotes because most of these haven't stopped me from enjoying the car as-is.)
- sway bar link on drivers side needs to be replaced (I have and will include a brand new part)
- hose from turbo to IC has small crack, should be replaced
- ACC needs repair on right side (possibly the blend door on the right)
- ACC fan sometimes does not come on for a while (either controller in dash or fan brushes)
- E-brake cable works but freezes up in winter below 30 degrees (water gets into broken rubber boots on cable end, replace cable)
- broken foglight
- sunroof jams when opening partway, looks like a piece could probably be superglued back into place?
- there is a small rust patch started near the rear wheel wells (see photos)
- leading edge of hood is chipped and has tiny rusty spots
- paint on bumpers is rashed or peeling, overall paint on the car is definitely showing its age but it is one of those cars that still looks fantastic anyways from a few steps away.
- SID is missing lots of pixels. Big shocker there on a car this old. We have learned what the possible messages are and can figure it out so we didn't bother fixing it
I already found my wife a new car so this needs to go... otherwise I would be still driving this daily until 300K or whenever the wheels fell off, we really have enjoyed this car!
I want to see this go to a Saaber as it still has a lot of life left, just having done a ton of repair work, and the car has lots of rare parts. But be quick, a guy at my work wants to buy this and he knows nothing about Saabs, so ask any questions and let's get you driving this car!
**** I also have 4 9-3 (2002) turbo anniversary edition wheels with used hakka snows, a spare DI cassette, and a cargo snake that are up for grabs too for some extra $$$! I have to look but I might also have a nicer/cleaner/better pixels ACC unit, cleaner radio and some other goodies too ****
Pictures:
decor panel, remus exhaust, oem spoiler/wing, tuning by Nordic
Sits nice on eibach/bilsteins with klingons! (note small rust area by rear wheel)
rear bumper close up
front view (note chips on hood)
