You are correct! They would pull the brand new engine and bore it 20 over. I believe a friend of mine that worked there said it was a 355 when finished with all forge internals. You also retained the factory warranty. They did have a problem at first with financing and insurance because they were only classified as a GT but they fixed that problem pretty quick. There's a dealer near me that still to this day advertiser themselves a Saleen dealer. They usually had 15-20 on the lot at a time. I loved stopping by there on my way home from college to look at all of them.Although I agree with the blue book value for the Saleen as being the same as a plain jane GT. IIRC the Saleen S281 SC and S281 Extreme models have modified 4.6 3v engines that included forged internals thru Saleen. If I'm also not mistaken, I believe that Saleen also had their own powertrain warranties in addition to retaining the Ford factory warranty on non-powertrain components
There are several models that Saleen produced that will hold there value. The Dark horse, only 25 ever made the glass roof, not sure on that, the PJ models. Saleen had a shitty business model for sure. Campbell Ford in Niles Michigan is the dealer.You're also spot on and totally agree with the Saleen models retaining the Ford factory warranty. As for the dealer I think you're referring to in Mich, goes by Saleencars84
Well hot damn I was finally able to contribute. Lol your welcome. I have heard about them screwing a lot of dealers/people over. Saleen really had a good thing going. The cars were not prefect but over all great looking and cool. To be honest I only found out about the Dark horse 3 years ago. Found it online while looking for ways to S/C my car and keep the CDC shaker. That's when I learned Saleen no longer existed.The Dark horse to be honest with you I wasn't aware of until you just brought it to my attention. The PJ edition I agree will hold it's valve, as I also know someone from my local car cruise events who owns a PJ. It just really sucks about Saleen having a really shitty business model, as the company royally screwed over one of my local Ford dealerships who used to be a Saleen dealership as well. In the meantime, thanks for the heads up about the Saleen Dark horse edition and also for Campbell Ford in Niles Michigan
You most definitely provided some very valuable info to say the very least and is much appreciated. Hopefully, parts for the older 2005-10 Saleen models will somehow remain available
Despite 1 of 7 ever built, $92k MSRP is definitely over the top for a modified Mustang, regardless of being built by Saleen IMO. At any rate, I wish the original owner the best of luck in getting his $74.9k asking price
Thanks!
I think you made a very smart choice with the 08 Shelby GT500 vert over Saleen. That being said, congrats
