You ONLY need the PC/tis useage for sport sedans - i.e. 2003-20012 9-3 cars. You will need a Candi module for all those cars as well. The 9-5 only needs a candi for 2006-2009 MY. And that is only for a program change and security access.

You can change light settings and all that with just the tech2 and SAAB card on all older 9-3 and 9-5 cars.

Let me know how that buy works out - I'd still like to pick up an affordable tech2 for my own use.

I did end up buying a Tech2 - but not that China one. Those have a terrible quality and don't work properly from what I've SEEN. I bought one through a company in California for a little less money. If you are interested in buying one please contact me for his details.

Originally Posted by Mike Brennan

That is a good price. But you still need the candi adapter and a 32 mb card for the newer model. I believe what this is selling is only the first card that takes you thru 2001. ANd even if you buy all that stuff you have to go on line and buy your time. Here is the place you go to get on line. I have never used it and it seems pretty confusing.
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But for 2006 or newer you gotta do it. Seems like a bit of overkill to me. If anyone want to use mine you are welcome to do it. I am north of Green Bay 80 miles, but mine is good only thru 01. I dont need or have the card or the candi for 02 thru 05.

Hello, can any one yet confirm, if I understand good: for a 2007 9³-SportSedan, besides the aftermarket over 600,-$ priced made in China,
we'll still need such a 32mb card for the specific model & a Candi-adapter, and than enplus buy online time ???????? What a ripp-off than!

Thanks Brennan for the input a warning, because I was aswell almost buying that amount to China, without can't use it, as it comes.

If in the mean time people got through, and/or found a solution to this,
I would gladly hear about it ;-)

Sheers palls, Harry_Satch.

Hello, Burnsside42,
yes I'd like your info, on this non-china Tech2, you bought?
Althrough I'm situated outside the US, in Europe.
I'd like to know about price, does it also need such 32mb card AND a Candi (what is this?)
AND I hope you don't need that online time buy, just for the purpose of it?

I wait your answer, thanx, Harry_Satch.

[QUOTE=Mike Brennan;44943]Sure it will work, but you have to have a Saab Card installed which you can buy and do yourself. And if you have a 2003,4 or 5 you will have to have a newer card and a Candi adapter and if you have a '06 or above you have to go on line and pay by the hour.
The candi adapter is about 90.00 dollars and the card is about 35.
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Guys, can anyone please explain or confirm, if one buys this China Tech2 or other,
and as I have a 2007 SportSedan with Trionic-8,
and even this Tech2 kit has the Candi-adaptor & TiS2000 soft,...

Why? you still need to go on-line and pay by the hour???

I'd like to have a confirmation whether this Tech2s are stand alone units,
so can we read-out and erase and program behaviour of stuff of the car like Lights,etc...
WITHOUT having to be on-line and paying by the hour?
Or is this for the 2007-and on T8 impossible?
Because I don't need it anymore, than it is useless.

Until now I use an universal OBD-code-reader, where you can erase the MiL-light, that's all.
But it works, and for less than 99,- Euros it was yet a good buy

I like only to set some personal preferences, but when it is going to be like that, I quit.

Like an other member wrote: you don't really use this Tech2 every day/week.

PLease: just why and whether one still needs an online pay by the hour?

Best wishes, Harry (Europe)