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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:01 PM
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05 Saleen mustang

I think it looks prety nice plus 400hp !




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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:07 PM
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OMG, lol if you've bee nreading about my graduation thread, I was talking about the 2005 Mustang, and damn, this looks really nice! I don't really need to performance mods of 400HP though. Looks alone are stunning. Might have to pick the kit up if I buy one.
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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Not bad! I am not too sure about the fog lights, but then I hate 99% of fog lights. I don't like the spoiler either, to fat, makes the back end look like a ghetto chick.
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:10 PM
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it looks pretty sweet. What is it going to cost?

I don't like the headrests, they look like a cheese slicer. I can just imagine being rear ended and having my head cut up into little slices.
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:15 PM
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i also dont like th head lghts but i thinkit would look sweet dropped with tint and diferent spoiler
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:17 PM
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http://www.allfordmustangs.com/artma...icle_425.shtml

Article just posted about it, said to be around 38,000 and then 45,000 supercharged
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:20 PM
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heh. For 45k I'll pass. May as well get a lotus or something else.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 12:19 AM
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heh. For 45k I'll pass. May as well get a lotus or something else.
If the E model is 500 horsepower it's gotta cost like 55k.. i cant fathom a 500hp mustang.. that's an accident waiting to happen. Then again, i've seen mach 1's with more than that. My friend had one that was putting down 525 at the rear wheels b4 his nitro...
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 02:04 AM
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Daaaamn... that is badass. as usual for Saleen, out of my price range, but I love it! Knowing Saleen... this car will handle and put down some serious power. The last S/C 351 Windsor engine model put down so much power that the magazine guys had a hell of a time getting the rear-end to hook, thus hurting the 0-60 times. If i remember right this bad boy couldn't hook up 1-3 and was chirping in 4. 2nd gear starts may have been best... Now THAT's torque!
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 05:23 AM
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I love the look of it.

The only thing I would change would be to remove the rear wing.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 06:12 AM
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I like it, but I think it would look better without the spoiler. It hass a nice tail lip to it already.

Saleen has always been expensive but at least it is nice stuff. People are going to make 400hp out of the GT anyway for less than $35k.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 09:53 AM
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The problem I always had with Saleen is that the Cobra is faster, better handling, and $10k less than the base Saleen. You might as well buy the Cobra and get the Saleen body kit (~$2000).
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Japan8
Knowing Saleen... this car will handle and put down some serious power. The last S/C 351 Windsor engine model put down so much power that the magazine guys had a hell of a time getting the rear-end to hook,
well that doesn't make sense.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 02:48 PM
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My friend has an '04 S281 SC and that thing is seriously fast. My impression was that it was faster than a comparable year Cobra. Either way, the '05 looks pretty nice. Not my kind of car, but I can see why people who like Mustangs would like it.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 02:50 PM
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that is one hot automobile i want one!
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 04:11 PM
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I was expecting something nicer.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 08:29 PM
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That'll do until the 2006 Cobra....
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
well that doesn't make sense.
Why not?
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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haha, cause you say that it will put down lots of power, then in the next breath that people were having a hard time putting the power down I know what you mean, I just laughed when I read it :D
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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One thing about the 2005 Mustang...is it me or does the rear end never end? I mean after the wheel it's like 20 miles till the rear bumber, that my friend...is ugly! That's one thing I love about the RX-8 it's tires are to the corner of the car which is how it should be.

Saleen is a good company but the car looks a little cheaply done, I've seen someone make them look nicer than that. Not too bad, but nothing to wet your pants about...
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
haha, cause you say that it will put down lots of power, then in the next breath that people were having a hard time putting the power down I know what you mean, I just laughed when I read it :D
Smartass :p
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 04:26 PM
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The problem I always had with Saleen is that the Cobra is faster, better handling, and $10k less than the base Saleen. You might as well buy the Cobra and get the Saleen body kit (~$2000).

There is no '05 body style Cobra though. However in '07 when there is one it will be badass.

My dealership is a Saleen dealer and I have seen first hand how their products end up and I will say that they build a great car, it's just so damned much money.
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 06:24 PM
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Looks good except for the spoiler and wheels, but I'm still not sold on the new body style yet.
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 07:38 PM
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Do people honestly think the old body style looks better than the new one? How??
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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I donno. When the fox body style was replaced, I couldn't see how people thought the new style was nicer. I now find the fox body repulsive.

I dig the retro look. It works on some cars, not on others. Haven't you ever wanted an old car, but didn't want all the problems associated with one?
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