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Alright people im 16, and i just joined this site 2day.
Ive got some questions about saleen. I want to know where i can buy 1 a 2003 S281 i dont know if i should get a S281-E i think thats the 1 that cost 35k. Lol naw thats waaaaaaaaaay to much for me. But i want a Supercharged 1 Red, or silber, 18 inch rims, prefebly Spinners Chrome, Convertible.
Im thinking ill spend about 37-38K thats the price for it on the www.saleen.com
I want to know some things about u saleen owners, compared to SVT Cobras and GT's how much better is it. I knwo performance wise its a Killer, but durability, insurance cost, car cost, maintance cost ect.
Can i ask where did u guys buy your Saleen, did u guys go to the Dealers and find 1. I live in Souther California Riverside California, i really really want a Saleen im 16 so im wishing and praying for christmas lol or my b-day hopefully, but i wanna know if its worth it or would a SVT b more suitible.
Do you guys really just drive da limit? lol im hoping the answers know lol
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hmm well im 15 and i got a nifty 97 red v6 with stock rims...and u know what im pretty damn happy with that. jus wondering if you were plannin on actually driven something as badass as a saleen to school. i dont know bout So Cal but up in Nor Cal a Saleen wouldnt last one day in a high school parking lot.
I've heard that Saleens SUCK! or at least their customer service sucks. As for the S281E...those run over $60K and will still get it's ass handed to it by a bolt-on 03 Cobra costing $34K + $2k in mods. The S281 is just a GT with make up on and very minimal HP gains. Handling is much improved though.
I hope you've been saving for insurance payments on top of the cost of the car. That is, if you dont kill yourself first. Good luck
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yeah i was gonna say...u plan on living to drive it more than a week? get a nice sixer saleen and throw some spinners on it. also, roush's sure is pretty too. and they sixers dont cost much at all.
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Whats Roush? Ya im getting a Sixer, i know how to drive Stick but not fully masterd it yet you know. Is there a significant diffrence in performance and handling from the 03's and older modles? like 99 or 00 or 97? Can a stock 03 Cobra really beat a stock Coupe/converitble S281? ya im planning on driving it to school but of course im getting full coverage, bumper to bumper , sound alarm system, locking mechanism, the metal thing that gose along the steerrin wheel, and this other 1 that locks onto your brake that is really really good.
[QUOTE=Tony Montana87]Whats Roush? Ya im getting a Sixer, i know how to drive Stick but not fully masterd it yet you know. Is there a significant diffrence in performance and handling from the 03's and older modles? like 99 or 00 or 97? Can a stock 03 Cobra really beat a stock Coupe/converitble S281? ya im planning on driving it to school but of course im getting full coverage, bumper to bumper , sound alarm system, locking mechanism, the metal thing that gose along the steerrin wheel, and this other 1 that locks onto your brake that is really really good.[/QUOTE]
This is my 3rd Cobra. I previously had a 95 Cobra and a 97 Cobra and the 03 handles much better than those did. I was surprised since the 03 is much heavier but in order to compensate for the weight, SVT incorporated much better Bilstein shocks and higher rate springs. I'm not sure if it handles better than a Saleen but lowering springs from Eibach, FRPP, or H&R go for under $300 which should even things up a bit. If you get a coil-over set up on an 03, the Saleen is definitely toast unless you're talking about a S281E! That would be a good race.
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Roush is another one of those companies that supe up stangs and resell i dont think there as expensive or hard to find as saleen but of course there not goin to be as fast a saleen off the lot. lol last week of school our seniors went to Disneyland some guys thought it be ok to leave there cars on campus over night. one guy had his set of 20's stolen and his s10 left on cinderblocks. another guy had his ricer pretty much stripped but hey they left there cars over nite
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Ya i wouldnt leave my car over night or outside, i have a garage, so id leave it in there, plus id get the locks for the rims, thats is a definate nessicity. And i would get insurance on them.
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hey if i spent that much for a set of rims id get insurance too. but id rather use the money givin my stang more kick, to bad im not like those kids whos parents bought them a badass car and a some xtra cash to to build there dream car. my parents were ready to give me a 99 camry but i saved enuff to get a stang it mite not be a saleen not even a v8 but its bought with my money and will be fast someday and when it does ill kno i put in the hrs and the sweat to make a tite F'in car
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Were not that rich especially not right now. But my dads a truck driver and makes good money, but people only focus on how much he makes, he can make from 1k-4k in a week, but we have bills to pay, but when we buy my car i wont pay cash, we pay monthly. Im thinking about getting a Cobra, Saleen(very unlikely) or a roush. The cobra because it can beat a saleen and its cheaper, a roush it looks hella nice.
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30-50 cents? Lol naw man he gets 1.30+ and its a mile so its from california to like NY or Florida. So do da math, forward and back. But Diseal is a bitch!! and the Truck is 2grand a month, plus our expedtion, plus our truck( payed off but insurance for both) house bills, food, gass for all viehicles ect. but ya he makes good money.
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lol ya u got it jeep. but naw like we find him a trip say from LA to Miami, and they pay 1.30 a mile. K he gets how ever much he earned there. Now say he wants 2 get home for the weekend. Miami to LA again. say this time we find him a load thats paying 2.15, then he gets thats, see but sometimes theres nothing u know thats the bad thing, say hes out in Idaho, Flipmode town. and they only pay 15 cents then thats a loss, cuz of diseal price. but anywayz, im getting a 03-05 cobra. or a 04-05 Lightning, any revies or opinions on the durability of these cars and handling?
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