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Date: 01 Jun 2000 11:38:58 -0400
From: Viktor Haag <vhaagnopsamnet>
Subject: Re: Help with Viggen purchase


"Dan" <nonenopsamam333.com> writes: > 2) Is the 3-door coupe substantially stiffer (chassis wise) > than the 5-door? I didn't notice any additional flex or body > roll under hard cornering with either, but I'm curious if > there's any downside to the 5-door. I didn't find any > significant weight increase mentioned in the specs for the > 5-door. There's no chassis difference at all that I know of between the 5 and 3 door Viggens. However, the actual length of the doors on the 5 door is, of course, shorter, and therefore less likely to smack into what ever's sitting next to your parked car. > 3) I'm partial to the lightning blue, but could be convinced of > Silver if there's a good argument for that. Does the blue fair > well over silver? Black is not an option - I *love* the way > that car looks in Black, but I just won't own another black car > :-) Any particular reason why? > ...Any other tips related to purchase or ownership of a Viggen > would be greatly appreciated... I'm super excited to own this > car, as it has tons of cargo space, and is fast and unique as > well. I may want to check out this Abbott Rescue package others > have mentioned, so any advice there would be helpful as well.. You might want to do a little research on saabnet about the clutch problems that some have experience with the Viggen. Apparenlty, this is a known defect in the 9000 Aero's, which has made its way into the Viggens -- something about an internal spring coming loose and scratching the inside of the clutch cylinder, which makes you unable to shift gears! That, and the extra 12 grand on the price tag, made up my mind for me that I would purchase the SE instead of the Viggen. -- Viktor Haag Senior Technical Writer, RIM '79 99, '89 9000T, '00 9-3 SE My opinions are my own, only. "When a movie doesn't have a brain in its head, it's kind of unfair to require thought on the part of the audience." -- Roger Ebert.

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