READ POST #1 FIRST - How to tell if its A Real Saleen & Whats It Worth??
If you are new to this thread....PLEASE READ THIS POST FIRST before posting!!
Are you looking at a Saleen, or even own one and not sure if its the real deal [&:] If it is a 1985 - 2003 its very simple. Post the VIN as well as the bumper/firewall/console ID number (these should ALL exist and match as your first hint). Also tell us if its hatch, coupe, or convertable. If you do not haveboth numbers, please get them before posting!PLEASE DO NOTASK US to tell you what the VIN should be or what the Saleen Serial# should be, or to lookup a carby only giving us a VIN.....the registry is VERYlarge and looking through pages of 4pt font is NOT any fun [8D]
If its a 1984, forget about it. There were only 3 made in '84 and same guy owns all 3 of them here in Indy. If its a 2004+ then you'll have to callPatti at Team Saleen as the book was published after the '03 model year.
There are SEVERAL of us in here with the ever popular and handy Saleen Book & Registry. A simple check on our end can verify if its real or not. If you don't get a timely response (this means a day or two, not hours ) feel free to PM me. Please do not start a separate post about your car because we don't answer right away, if you are in a pinch them PM me. Otherwise it will get answered by one of the few of us that keep up on this thread.
If you want to know what its WORTH - then go to www.nada.com and select Consumer, then Classic Cars, then Sports Cars, then Saleen. You can ask us all you want, but we use Nada as a guideline and add our opinions [8D]
Hope this helps and frees up a few duplicate posts
RE: The Unofficial, Official How Tell If Its A Real Saleen Post
Rather than bothering Liz over at Team Saleen, if you have an '04 or newer car, send an email to techline@saleen.com with the VIN and bumper #. We can quickily tell if the car is real or not.
RE: The Unofficial, Official How Tell If Its A Real Saleen Post
Im thinking about picking up a used 97 Saleen S281. Saleen This is a link to some pictures of it. Some things I wanted to find out were A) Is it real? The VIN number is 1falp42x6vf101886 and it is #13. B) Im pretty sure they didnt but the kid says it came factory with a Vortech blower on it, is that true? and C) Can anyone tell by those pics if that is the factory interior for the car. Thank you very much for the help.
RE: The Unofficial, Official How Tell If Its A Real Saleen Post
I sent you an email last night. The car is legit - in that the VIN ending in 886 matches 97-013. However, according to the book/saleen registry there is nothing about sc'd 281's until 1999 or 2000 - so I highly doubt that Vortech is Saleen stock. Unless of course it was some sort of promo car or employees car.
Also, the interior looks stock with the exception of the custom red accents on the seats. I don't believe that is stock Saleen.
According to NADA a stock, mint 97 S281 should command $18K at its highest value. I don't consider 43K miles to be a highest value car, maybe more like $15k which just falls below the AVERAGE mark. A car like this that has been modded will always be worth more in the sellers eyes - but in reality I would not give more than $15K for it. It should only have 220hp stock at the flywheel (thats all a S281 was back then) and he is claiming over 375 to the wheel or 400+ with a 104 race tune [&:] IMO thats way too much power than that 2V was built to handle.
I'd be worried about the longevity, not to mention the CURRENT status of the internals [&:][&:][&:]
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Can you guys help me determine if the one I am looking at buying is an extreme? If nothing else I will call on Monday and talk to Liz, but I am looking at buying this weekend.
1fafp45x04f227121 Saleen #243 as my screen name implys.
Thanks in advance,
Adam
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2004 Saleen #243
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP-shooting for 10's
RE: The Unofficial, Official How Tell If Its A Real Saleen Post
Oops - sorry about that, the Saleen book is only current through 2003. You'll need to email your information to techline@saleen.com as mentioned above for 2004+
READ POST #1 FIRST - How to tell if its A Real Saleen & Whats It Worth??
) feel free to PM me. Please do not start a separate post about your car because we don't answer right away, if you are in a pinch them PM me. Otherwise it will get answered by one of the few of us that keep up on this thread.
