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• wilfried said:
  

  Great fun, but would you stick something else than a troll on your saab ?

  What will the Graz/Austria variant sticker look like (as long the convertible will be produced there ?)

  But on the other hand saab has a tradition producing cars outside of trollhattan, even in pre-GM times (i.e. Valmet Finland).
  I remember seen somwhere that some 99’s were even produced in Mechelen, Belgium, so a sticker variant for those remaing cars will be welcome.

  -February 1st, 2008 at 8:58 pm
• swade (Author) said:
  

  Very true, Wilfried. Both my 99 Turbos and my Viggen were made in Finland.

  -February 1st, 2008 at 9:40 pm
• Jeff said:
  

  Wow, that 9-4x one is a little racist. I mean, wow. Could be worse, he could have used a tomale in a sombrero…

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 3:16 am
• eggsngrits (Author) said:
  

  Well, Jeff, considering that the Trollhattan one is so flattering, I’ll take my chances with the Mexican one.

  Actually, if you are offended by the Mexican one, you should also be offended by the German one. Direct equivalents. Your bias is the difference. You think that the Mexican “traditional” cartoon is a negative stereotype because your culture has used it in that way. The German “traditional” stereotype is every bit as racist, it’s just that your culture doesn’t use that image in a negative way. Believe me, there are some people who have negative feelings towards Germans that would likely lean the opposite way. Given that the author of these seems to be a Swede (Strupe in the name), I take no offense.

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 4:27 am
• 1985 Gripen said:
  

  Jeff: I work down in Mexico quite a bit and in their tourist shops in Ensenada, for example, they have all kinds of T-shirts with cartoon caricatures like that on them. I don’t think it’s racist and I doubt any Mexicans would really object. They aren’t as P.C. down there as we are up here.

  In fact, a lot of Mexican-Americans who live around here have stickers on their cars and mudflaps and such featuring Speedy Gonzales.

  The only suggestion I would have for the Mexican sticker above is it should say, “Hecho en”, which is Spanish for “Made in”.

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 4:58 am
• 1985 Gripen said:
  

  Can I get a sticker that says, “TrollhattanSaab.net: Made in Tasmania by Tasmanian Devils“?

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 5:02 am
• Eirik said:
  

  Check out http://www.saabstickers.com
  (here:)
  http://biphome.spray.se/anders.jensen/sid1_stickers.htm

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 6:13 am
• eggsngrits (Author) said:
  

  Trollhattan by Trolls
  Russelheim by Ruses (Rus as in Russians — work with me here)
  Ramos Arizpe by Rams
  Morain by Morons?

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 9:20 am
• Markac said:
  

  I thought about the Troll sticker when I say saw them on Ebay, but my Saabs made in Finland too. A 1999 9-3 Monte Carlo.

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 9:59 am
• Markac said:
  

  Speaking of stickers, I did buy this one: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Saab-Stolzer-Elch-9-7X-9-2X-9-3-9-5-9000-900-600_W0QQitemZ220196497459QQihZ012QQcategoryZ57350QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
  And he uses a picture of my Monte Carlo in his add now.

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 10:05 am
• Jeff said:
  

  Eggs - It just made me think of that Rob Schneider “NAFTA” skit on SNL 15 or so years ago:

  “Because of NAFTA, your job is now my job. Your boss is now my boss. Your wife is now my wife. HEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!” *breaks open US pinata so all the candies fall down to Mexico

  I dunno, it’s something about his expression. I’m not really offended by it, it just seemed a little over-the-top. You’re right, though, the German one is pretty much the same.

  Also, Morain by Morons? Heh. Morain by Morays…that would be scary.

  Gripen - Of course Mexicans love Speedy Gonzales, he was the only Mexican in a lead role on TV for years and years until Chico and the Man came on the air, and that doesn’t even count, since Freddie Prinze was Puerto Rican. He was a pioneer! Actually, I heard Cartoon Network won’t show Speedy cartoons anymore because they’re “racist”. They also won’t show smoking (which means no more Groucho Marx impressions from Bugs Bunny), or anvils (which rules out every Roadrunner cartoon), or people getting shot…ugh. Political correctness annoys me.

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
• Andy Rupert said:
  

  I laughed out loud when I saw the German and Mexican ones. Those are great!

  But as for Morons in Ohio, all I can say is they must have moved there from Michigan.

  -February 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
• Alan Degilio said:
  

  Does anyone know where I could get the small viggen stickers for the front guards/wings. My saab is now a vigge on one side and a iggen on the other. I havent used the pressure spray since.
  I have found a ereplacment for the whole thing, ie the chrome moun t, but all I need is the sticker part.

  Thanks.

  PS I think ive worked out that I am a collector of cars made in Finland, bothe the areo and viggen both from finland, finland finland (Monty Python had a influence)

  And I will start following some of these great link on my quest

  -April 18th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

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