warrior86
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Alright, I am probably gonna sound like a 15 yr old girl that doesnt know what she wants lol... but if you were in my position, you probably would too! So here it goes.
I have always loved the way the Mustang Saleen S281/Extreme looked in our years 05-09 body style. I do not recall if I ever seen one prior to buying my 2008 GT brand new when I did, but regardless, even if I did at the time, I could not afford one like that. I was already happy I was getting a GT because I had a V6 in the past. It's so funny how you finally get a certain style, but always want more. Ok so for a GT, I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I did buy it as an auto considering I really did not have much experience with a stick and I really didnt care... the auto in these cars after mods is fantastic none the less, but if I were to get anything like a Shelby or Saleen, it would have to be stick, and my next Mustang will be stick. Times have changed and I do feel like I am ready and wanting one.
The other day I actually almost bought a 2000... errr 1999 Saleen as a 2nd car, just to play around with and learn stick on, and most likely sell it within 2 yrs before I move out of my house because the price seemed really good; one of those too good to be true deals. Turns out, it wasnt an authentic Saleen, though the guy claimed it to be. Ran my ear up for an hour telling me stories when all I wanted to know what kind of engine and exhaust it had hah. He called ME back 3 times. So after I almost dropped 10K on a Saleen clone and problems, I got back to thinking about my body style, considering this is the main body style I absolutely love for Saleens (The 2011+ are BAD ASS too).
So I was like, ok I already have the car, I can get the body kit, wheels, paint job, etc pretty much for under $7K, minus a supercharger which would run me another $6K but the SC could wait for another time. My car is already paid off by the way. So yea, I can drop "technically" $13K to transform my GT into Saleen S281 SC, but all the other parts.... seats.. etc.. at the end of the day it still wouldn't be a real Saleen but I would be happy... all except for the fact it is still an auto, and doing a trans swap is just out of the question.
At this point you are probably thinking.. "Dude.. just sell the GT and buy a freaking Saleen already, cough up the $10K loss that I would probably incurr from selling the car and buy a Saleen". I have actually not thought of that until right LOL... but the difference between selling my GT and buying someone else's Saleen, would be their's is still used, wouldnt know if it had this problem or that problem.. still risky, as though as mine.. I know mine. I have owned it since the beginning and know how good every part of it is. I've customized this thing from the beginning and love it. Low Mileage, etc. Also, another thing would be if I did transform the car with a body kit, I dont have room to store all the extra parts until they sell.
What I am actually leaning towards probably is just being happy with what I have. It is a fantastic looking car and does get good power. People are still selling 2005 Saleens... and we are in 2011 and you can still find low mileage ones... so 3 yrs from now, the 2008 Saleen's will be like the 2005's so maybe I am not missing out on much. If I do decide to switch any body panel, probably be easier just changing the front end to look like a GT500, then wheels, supercharger, .. all that stuff wont really matter because I am not trying to make it a GT500. If I go for Saleen look, I want EVERYTHING Saleen. That is just me.
Then again.... in the end... a Saleen is just a built up GT, but instead of being built by Saleen, it will be built by me! But if it ever gets sold, no one would care for a warrior86 Saleen... lol!
OK... I'm Done..
I have always loved the way the Mustang Saleen S281/Extreme looked in our years 05-09 body style. I do not recall if I ever seen one prior to buying my 2008 GT brand new when I did, but regardless, even if I did at the time, I could not afford one like that. I was already happy I was getting a GT because I had a V6 in the past. It's so funny how you finally get a certain style, but always want more. Ok so for a GT, I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I did buy it as an auto considering I really did not have much experience with a stick and I really didnt care... the auto in these cars after mods is fantastic none the less, but if I were to get anything like a Shelby or Saleen, it would have to be stick, and my next Mustang will be stick. Times have changed and I do feel like I am ready and wanting one.
The other day I actually almost bought a 2000... errr 1999 Saleen as a 2nd car, just to play around with and learn stick on, and most likely sell it within 2 yrs before I move out of my house because the price seemed really good; one of those too good to be true deals. Turns out, it wasnt an authentic Saleen, though the guy claimed it to be. Ran my ear up for an hour telling me stories when all I wanted to know what kind of engine and exhaust it had hah. He called ME back 3 times. So after I almost dropped 10K on a Saleen clone and problems, I got back to thinking about my body style, considering this is the main body style I absolutely love for Saleens (The 2011+ are BAD ASS too).
So I was like, ok I already have the car, I can get the body kit, wheels, paint job, etc pretty much for under $7K, minus a supercharger which would run me another $6K but the SC could wait for another time. My car is already paid off by the way. So yea, I can drop "technically" $13K to transform my GT into Saleen S281 SC, but all the other parts.... seats.. etc.. at the end of the day it still wouldn't be a real Saleen but I would be happy... all except for the fact it is still an auto, and doing a trans swap is just out of the question.
At this point you are probably thinking.. "Dude.. just sell the GT and buy a freaking Saleen already, cough up the $10K loss that I would probably incurr from selling the car and buy a Saleen". I have actually not thought of that until right LOL... but the difference between selling my GT and buying someone else's Saleen, would be their's is still used, wouldnt know if it had this problem or that problem.. still risky, as though as mine.. I know mine. I have owned it since the beginning and know how good every part of it is. I've customized this thing from the beginning and love it. Low Mileage, etc. Also, another thing would be if I did transform the car with a body kit, I dont have room to store all the extra parts until they sell.
What I am actually leaning towards probably is just being happy with what I have. It is a fantastic looking car and does get good power. People are still selling 2005 Saleens... and we are in 2011 and you can still find low mileage ones... so 3 yrs from now, the 2008 Saleen's will be like the 2005's so maybe I am not missing out on much. If I do decide to switch any body panel, probably be easier just changing the front end to look like a GT500, then wheels, supercharger, .. all that stuff wont really matter because I am not trying to make it a GT500. If I go for Saleen look, I want EVERYTHING Saleen. That is just me.
Then again.... in the end... a Saleen is just a built up GT, but instead of being built by Saleen, it will be built by me! But if it ever gets sold, no one would care for a warrior86 Saleen... lol!
OK... I'm Done..
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