Saleen

[ATVMX33]

Im thinking about trading my gt in to buy this 2004 saleen with only 3100 miles on it..what do you all think?
my gt........
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq109/ATVMX/Picture2030.jpg
saleen....
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq109/ATVMX/Picture2225.jpg
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq109/ATVMX/Picture2228.jpg
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq109/ATVMX/Picture2229.jpg

[Tommy Warren]

you have to ask which one we think is nicer???:huh

[ATVMX33]

Originally posted by Tommy Warren
you have to ask which one we think is nicer???:huh

haha..but worth a $10k difference?

[yam450_53]

I would keep the gt, unless you really want a convertible. I honestly find the saleen looks a bit on the girlish side.

[Tommy Warren]

Originally posted by ATVMX33
haha..but worth a $10k difference?

yup it sure is.....

[jesseweaver]

thats an awesome car but i was never a huge fan of saleens, especially convertibles. i think if you trade your car in and spend 10k more get an 03/04 cobra without a doubt. best mustang you could ever buy

[CJM]

Im not a fan of verts, but if the saleen is worked motorwise I would nab it.

[ATVMX33]

its worked but not supercharged..thing is only 6 were made this color...

[CJM]

I would go for it if its that rare. Course you could always take yours and do what you want, 10k goes a LONG way.

[JR3]

im not a car guy i dont care for old cars or rare ones etc i like the look of ur regular gt over the other one other one just looks like it has a ugly body kit plus convertibles are ugly in general caleb!

[ATVMX33]

Originally posted by CJM
I would go for it if its that rare. Course you could always take yours and do what you want, 10k goes a LONG way.

thats true but in a few years the resale value will be way higher on this then my gt even if id put $10k into it

[ATVMX33]

Originally posted by JR3
im not a car guy i dont care for old cars or rare ones etc i like the look of ur regular gt over the other one other one just looks like it has a ugly body kit plus convertibles are ugly in general caleb!

what?!?!..haha...u need to see it in person..its the best looking stang ive ever seen..haha

[mxtuner]

sell it and buy a corvette

[gncc025]

I would keep the GT. The Saleen is sweet but convertibles aren't my thing. Not worth the extra 10k IMO.

I personally only like the '05+ Saleen.

[Tommy Warren]

Originally posted by mxtuner
sell it and buy a corvette

yeah and start kissing dudes while your at it:rolleyes:

[jesseweaver]

did you consider an 03/04 cobra at all

[ATVMX33]

Originally posted by jesseweaver
did you consider an 03/04 cobra at all

the only reason i considered trading mine at all was cause my dad traded the saleen in on a expedition so i can get it for $21k where it would sell for $28k..and it was $48k new

For 21k you can get a Cobra. :D Just my .02, but if It were me I would find a Cobra for 19-22k and trade in the GT for it. I think the Cobra would be more on insurance though. I was getting quotes a while ago when I was about to buy one.... Needless to say, I didn't buy one because It's not worth $380 a month just for insurance.

[JParisi48]

saleens are nasty, if your goal is to drive fast/take chances get the saleen. if you just drive it everyday and cruise, keep the gt......and whoever said saleens are girly is retarted.......

[Canadian144]

I say do it... for the price it doesn't seem like a bad deal.

Personally I'd also look for a Cobra... but that's me.

[jesseweaver]

Originally posted by ATVMX33
the only reason i considered trading mine at all was cause my dad traded the saleen in on a expedition so i can get it for $21k where it would sell for $28k..and it was $48k new

maybe flip it? i always found out that easy cash in your pocket when deals come up. buy and sell it and right theres the easiest 7k youll ever make

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by ATVMX33
haha..but worth a $10k difference?

hold up only a $10K difference in a GT and a saleen extreme (which is what it looks like from the pics) if thats the case whats wrong with the saleen, i see those go for upwards of $28,000

[dns1764]

Originally posted by mxtuner
sell it and buy a corvette

x2 everybody and their mother has a stang. or just drop some cash into the gt and get a supercharger ect.

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by YFZ-DunerUtah
For 21k you can get a Cobra. :D Just my .02, but if It were me I would find a Cobra for 19-22k and trade in the GT for it. I think the Cobra would be more on insurance though. I was getting quotes a while ago when I was about to buy one.... Needless to say, I didn't buy one because It's not worth $380 a month just for insurance.

Cobra's are more. As soon as that SVT comes across the screen they go up a good bit. A saleen has a GT VIN number on it so insurance is the same as a GT

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by dns1764
x2 everybody and their mother has a stang. or just drop some cash into the gt and get a supercharger ect.

the saleen pictured has a s/c on it if its an extreme which it looks to be from the center exhaust

edit: just read its not the s/c one. Thats the first one ive ever seen with center exhaust that wasnt s/c'd unless the owner had the center exhaust put on. Is that berrilyum or something like for the color? If so that color absolutely pops in person

[Hondamaster5505]

Sell the GT and by a C5 Z51 corvette:D

Sorry, I am just partial to corvettes.. always have been. The Cobra's are sweet rides and I would LOVE to have one... but I love C5's. And the Z51 handling package makes them handle so good. My buddies dad just picked up a Z51 for 21k on ebay.

You can even get a Z06 (LS6 motor) for that price..
I mean this is just sex..

[nemo25]

Originally posted by Hondamaster5505
Sell the GT and by a C5 Z51 corvette:D

Sorry, I am just partial to corvettes.. always have been. The Cobra's are sweet rides and I would LOVE to have one... but I love C5's. And the Z51 handling package makes them handle so good. My buddies dad just picked up a Z51 for 21k on ebay.

You can even get a Z06 (LS6 motor) for that price..
I mean this is just sex..

In NJ for my friend who is 21 insurance for a corvette was 10gz a year not worth it IMO

[toby400ex]

I think putting 10k into the mustang you have would be better. The saleen has way too much into the cosmetics. There is just too much bumper on that thing. Putting 10k into your gt with a supercharger and some suspension work would be just as sweet. I usually like the looks of the Saleens, but not the convertibles.

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by toby400ex
I think putting 10k into the mustang you have would be better. The saleen has way too much into the cosmetics. There is just too much bumper on that thing. Putting 10k into your gt with a supercharger and some suspension work would be just as sweet. I usually like the looks of the Saleens, but not the convertibles.

also think about resale value. Putting 10K into that GT will only add maybe 3K to the asking price in reality.

[MX MaNiAc 06]

Ur still pretty young right? I'd say hold onto the GT for a few more years then upgrade. I'm 20 and the last thing I wanna drop money on right now is a new car.

[ATVMX33]

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
also think about resale value. Putting 10K into that GT will only add maybe 3K to the asking price in reality.

thats what ive been trying to say...im not doing that for sure...even if i put some miles on the saleen and sell it i dont see myself losing much at all if anything
the center exhaust was an option from the factory...looks sweet!..haha


and yeah...im 18

[99400esex]

Find an 03/04 cobra and trade. lol

[Jigsaw]

So lemme get this straight. You have a gt that you wanna trade for basically another gt with saleen stickers and bodykit?

Nah dont do it IMO, as said before, trade for a cobra!

[jjv101]

if your going to trade it in, if i were you id get another mustang in this order: 03/04 cobra, 99/01 cobra and put some goodies (s/c or trubo) or a 05+ GT, or dump money in to the current one and make it a sleeper?

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by jjv101
if your going to trade it in, if i were you id get another mustang in this order: 03/04 cobra, 99/01 cobra and put some goodies (s/c or trubo) or a 05+ GT, or dump money in to the current one and make it a sleeper?

dont forget the mach 1 which is a tad faster, not much just a little bit and a better built motor than the 99-01 cobra if you get the 5 spd. It comes with the forged cobra crank that has proven to hold huge power. The automatics came with the weak one like in the GT

[juice420]

Mustangs are garbage, get a Camaro.

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by juice420
Mustangs are garbage, get a Camaro.

why drive a catfish down the road? Also I think KFX's are garbage, but you dont see me telling you that do you?

[jrspawn]

Originally posted by juice420
Mustangs are garbage, get a Camaro.


:rolleyes:

[JR3]

real funny justin haha we gotta shred some time soon and dont u have a crazy mustang or some **** ill text ya durin the week

[jrspawn]

Originally posted by JR3
real funny justin haha we gotta shred some time soon and dont u have a crazy mustang or some **** ill text ya durin the week

What up man, we def have to get up sometime and hit the track. Ive got a 94 blown cobra i use for a street car and a 96 mystic cobra thats pretty much just drag car.

Justin

[JR3]

Originally posted by jrspawn
What up man, we def have to get up sometime and hit the track. Ive got a 94 blown cobra i use for a street car and a 96 mystic cobra thats pretty much just drag car.

Justin

yea thats nutty let me know if u ever wana come up this way to the track at my place and my local gravel pit or we could go to blue diamond or that other track in maryland whatever it is bro im down ill talk to ya durin the week

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by jrspawn
What up man, we def have to get up sometime and hit the track. Ive got a 94 blown cobra i use for a street car and a 96 mystic cobra thats pretty much just drag car.

Justin

you ever get on svtperformance.com? My s/n on there is the same as here

[jrspawn]

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
you ever get on svtperformance.com? My s/n on there is the same as here

Yeah man, its a good site.

Justin

[jjv101]

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
dont forget the mach 1 which is a tad faster, not much just a little bit and a better built motor than the 99-01 cobra if you get the 5 spd. It comes with the forged cobra crank that has proven to hold huge power. The automatics came with the weak one like in the GT
ahh good point

03/04 cobra >all and def 03/04 cobra>camaro IMO

haha

[brian76708]

i guess to each to there own but i think the gt look 1000x's better id just put that money in the motor/ suspension instead.

does the spoiler come with bar stools?

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by FlewByU352
does the spoiler come with bar stools?

does your precious imports come with power?

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
does your precious imports come with power?

yes they do :) U MAD?

[Pipeless416]

i have to say that i love the look of saleens, but $10k extra is a lot of money.. especially at your age. i would keep the GT because its pretty awesome too and its probably not breaking the bank as much.

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by FlewByU352
yes they do :) U MAD?

why would I be mad? Ive seen some that make power but cant plant it. Ive seen a 13 second car take down a 10 sec civic on the street already. I dont hate on imports but i wont own one unless its a skyline or something radical, but hey ive seen you post around here plenty of times and i know you get your jolly's off on making people get up tight, which im far from, so take it as you would like because honestly, i really do not care

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
why would I be mad? Ive seen some that make power but cant plant it. Ive seen a 13 second car take down a 10 sec civic on the street already. I dont hate on imports but i wont own one unless its a skyline or something radical, but hey ive seen you post around here plenty of times and i know you get your jolly's off on making people get up tight, which im far from, so take it as you would like because honestly, i really do not care

wait "make power but cant plant it"... you must be joking. My friend Chris has a high 10 second 1/4 import on street tires. And it hooks on the street too. dont say it doesnt make torque either because it made 543ft lbs at 4000RPM and its a 4 cylinder. and you "13 second car taking down a 10 second civic on the street" what do you mean? I love this because cars run constant no matter what the driver right? You can have 2 identical cars with different drivers one runs a 12 and the other trying their best runs a 15. Seen it happen. Heck when I ran my car my friend ran .4 slower with bolt ons and I was completely stock with a bad O2 running rich.

[Hondamaster5505]

I have a new idea for the OP.

You're VERY young yet... and the GT's are nice rides. I think you should keep that 10k in the bank, and keep saving/adding money to it, so when you're a little older, you can go and put a huge down payment on a C6 vette, or brand new mustang and such.

There's no reason to own insane cars at 18. If you upgade to something faster, go all the way a couple years down the road. Because even a stock, base C6 would run down that saleen easily.

[Canadian144]

^ That sounds like a decent idea.

I'd save it up and get a used 5.0 in a few years.... that would be pretty sick.

[hypersnyper6947]

Originally posted by Hondamaster5505
I have a new idea for the OP.

You're VERY young yet... and the GT's are nice rides. I think you should keep that 10k in the bank, and keep saving/adding money to it, so when you're a little older, you can go and put a huge down payment on a C6 vette, or brand new mustang and such.

There's no reason to own insane cars at 18. If you upgade to something faster, go all the way a couple years down the road. Because even a stock, base C6 would run down that saleen easily.


Here is a better plan. Take about 3gs supercharge or turbo it. Then take the other 7gs and put in the bank. Then when your a bit older use it to put a down payment on a house or something that will actually make you money not depreciate. Make your money make you money. Got to start investing at some point.

[Hondamaster5505]

Originally posted by hypersnyper6947
Here is a better plan. Take about 3gs supercharge or turbo it. Then take the other 7gs and put in the bank. Then when your a bit older use it to put a down payment on a house or something that will actually make you money not depreciate. Make your money make you money. Got to start investing at some point.

Yeah, but to do the supercharge properly, he would really have to pull the motor out and do more then just bolt the supercharger on. Putting one on a stock bottom end is a gamble, and some people have luck some people don't. I'm sure he wants something fairly reliable if he's keeping the car longer, which would mean new rotating assembly.

The Cobras had stronger bottom ends.

[hypersnyper6947]

Originally posted by Hondamaster5505
Yeah, but to do the supercharge properly, he would really have to pull the motor out and do more then just bolt the supercharger on. Putting one on a stock bottom end is a gamble, and some people have luck some people don't. I'm sure he wants something fairly reliable if he's keeping the car longer, which would mean new rotating assembly.

The Cobras had stronger bottom ends.

Not quite, depends on how much boost you throw at it. The stock block and internals can hold close to 500rwhp. You could still be pretty dam reliable sitting at 400 hp to the wheels which is a HUGE improvement over stock. It would make it feel like a whole new car. If you want to start thinking about 600+ thats when you need to start working on you bottom end. But at that point your block is not going to be able to keep up anyways, screw the rotating assembly, you'll need it all if you want to be reliable at those numbers.

Stick the cash in a high interest account and dont touch it till you find something smart to do with it. Your GT is sick, keep it.