Anybody else see this?

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/new_york_auto_show_2008/533;_ylc=X3oDMTFhaW9tNjI5BF9zAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwL XB1bHNlBHNsawNjb25jZXB0LXNhbGVlbg

Sorry about the honkin' big link; my work computer won't let me use the "embed" function.

Yeah Amy I remember someone posted on this a month ago.... but it didn't really catch on.

LINK (http://mustangforums.com/m_4798750/tm.htm)

Interesting ride. What do you think about it?

I think it's a pretty sweet deal for a mere $185k. F430 performance for the price of a 360 Modena. I think Ferrari might feel it in the wallet once it hits the market. Plus you might actually be able to modify and work on it yourself, unlike its Italian counterparts. The only thing I don't like is the "Raptor" part. Why not just leave it at the S5S?

I rather save some more money and get the F430.

Abbas,
If all you do is complain about your Saleen to everyone, you should probably sell it, save your pennies and try to buy the F430
:D

ORIGINAL: Chuckdoc

Yeah Amy I remember someone posted on this a month ago.... but it didn't really catch on.

LINK (http://mustangforums.com/m_4798750/tm.htm)

Interesting ride. What do you think about it?





Mea Culpa Chuck! I must have been on (mental) vacation that week... [8D]

Actually I like the looks of it and far prefer it tothe Chinese roller-skate-looking car we feared he'd be making. However, as a fan of the classic lines of our cars, dollar for dollar I'd take mine (or better yet, YOURS) any day. I do think S5S is a stupid model number, tho. [:'(]

Also we girls have a secret suspicion that men who drive cars that look like thatare attempting tocompensate for falling "short"(ahem) in other areas...[&:] Whereas men who drive classic-looking muscle cars know they are super-sufficient in allareas. :D

ORIGINAL: AmyVCTexas

Also we girls have a secret suspicion that men who drive cars that look like thatare attempting tocompensate for falling "short"(ahem) in other areas...[&:] Whereas men who drive classic-looking muscle cars know they are super-sufficient in allareas. :D



lol Amy I thought that only pertained to lifted trucks?

That car is sick! 650 hp, 200+mph and a 10 second quarter mile for under $200K is not bad! YeaI know the new Z06 is close to that but definitely not as exclusive and good looking. I think this is a great new market Saleen has entered with this vehicle...If only I had money....one of those in black would look rediculous!

damn that is slick

WOW I like it!

ORIGINAL: Saleener

Abbas,
If all you do is complain about your Saleen to everyone, you should probably sell it, save your pennies and try to buy the F430
:D


I wasnt complaining about my Saleen. I was saying that if I had $180k to spend, I would rather buy a Ferrari. There is a reason why the F430 has a 2 year waiting list. Also you have to admit that Saleens DO NOT have a good re-sale value.

ORIGINAL: abbas

ORIGINAL: Saleener

Abbas,
If all you do is complain about your Saleen to everyone, you should probably sell it, save your pennies and try to buy the F430
:D


I wasnt complaining about my Saleen. I was saying that if I had $180k to spend, I would rather buy a Ferrari. There is a reason why the F430 has a 2 year waiting list. Also you have to admit that Saleens DO NOT have a good re-sale value.




I'll give you that Abbas. I once dated this girl who's dad owned 2 Ferrari dealerships (yes, he had an Enzo) and the 430 was by far his favorite care to drive.

^ and you dumped her?..........dummy :)

You could be 05Enzo oin Ferrari Forums right now [8D]

Jazzer lookin' for#243's yearbook :eek:

lol Jazzer I've already had this discussion on here before. She was nucking futs and didn't bring a whole lot to the table in the looks department.

ORIGINAL: 05Saleen#243

lol Jazzer I've already had this discussion on here before. She was nucking futs and didn't bring a whole lot to the table in the looks department.


Lemme guess... you're Brad Pitt's twin?

Hey Jazzer, didya consider maybe she dumped him? Guys who say things like the above areoften the dumpees, in my experience.

No....no....no [sm=signs006.gif]

Whenthe GIRL dumps the guy, it is because he WANTED her to so she would have better self-esteem andretain the respect of herfriends :D

Jazzer feelin' it today, but when Amy gets through with him, will be "feeling" something else :eek:

lol chicks before dicks, huh Amy? You're right when you say that I'm the dumpee, but that's because she found out I was dating a few other girls.

Nah, just chicks before guys who act like dicks. Actually, pretty much anyone before guys who act like dicks.

Jazzer, allow me to let you in on a secret: a woman can often reachher goal by allowing a man to think it washis idea. :D

Well that's the last time I sell you a used car cover lol and you're right about that secret btw

Thanks for being such a good sport, Josh. You know it's all in fun and I love ya more than my luggage. Or better yet, more than the car cover I paid $175 for and have never used.... [8D]

You two had me going there for a minute [:o] Thought I was about to have to load up my Mod Tools and do something I haven't had to do in a while [8D]

Bear in mind that you, regardless of how much money you have, cannot buy a new Ferrari. The waiting list for any new one is a year or two, and spots on the waiting list are preferentially given to existing owners.

Joining the Ferrari club requires diligence: first, you must buy a used Ferrari. Congratulations! You're an existing owner. Of course many of your fellow rich folks have or have had multiple cars, so they're still ahead of you in line...maybe after another car you can actually get on a multi-year waiting list for a new one.

But yes, the resale value is MUCH better!

ORIGINAL: abbas

ORIGINAL: Saleener

Abbas,
If all you do is complain about your Saleen to everyone, you should probably sell it, save your pennies and try to buy the F430
:D


I wasnt complaining about my Saleen. I was saying that if I had $180k to spend, I would rather buy a Ferrari. There is a reason why the F430 has a 2 year waiting list. Also you have to admit that Saleens DO NOT have a good re-sale value.

ORIGINAL: AmyVCTexas

Thanks for being such a good sport, Josh. You know it's all in fun and I love ya more than my luggage. Or better yet, more than the car cover I paid $175 for and have never used.... [8D]


Well you only sent me a check for $140, so I don't know what happened tot he other $35 lol and at least you weren't like me and spent $240 and never used it

ORIGINAL: 05Saleen#243

lol Jazzer I've already had this discussion on here before. She was nucking futs and didn't bring a whole lot to the table in the looks department.


That is what plastic surgery is for... and by the sound of it, I think she can afford it :D

More on the raptor at Automobile Magazine's site:
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/0804_saleen_s5s_raptor_will_they_build_it/index.html

On particularly interesting part of the story:
"Chris Theodore, Ford's former head of North American product development and the man who brought us the Ford GT, stopped
by...to tell us more about one of his current projects as vice chairman and chief technical officer of Saleen."

It sounds like Saleen has brought some good people on board. I hope they build the Raptor and garner more attention for the Saleen brand. Although the S7 did that to some extent, I don't think many people connect the S7 to the S281 cars in any way (nor should they). Perhaps the Raptor will be a bit closer to to the S281/302 lines in terms of shared tech development and we'll see some trickle down of new parts for the S281/302 cars as a result. I can at least dream...