mustang saleen

[project97]

im looking at a 2000 mustang saleen not factory supercharged - basic s281 i guess

is it worth selling my 1997 mustang gt 5spd to buy it ?

and what is the saleen worth ? the car does need an engine

i have a 2v motor at my house for the car

 

[MadStang]

mustang saleen

the cars are worth a lot. is it serialized? got the authentication? if it doesn't have that, it's not worth squat.

 

[98GTnSC]

^what that guy said. an i wouldnt worry much with it if it needed an engine.

 

[ProKiller]

i disagree. the base s281s are nothing special and if it needs an engine then its even less special. i would price it maybe a grand or two above an average decent 2000 gt.

 

[OnyxCobra]

I'd put a Termy drivetrain in it, Saleen Cobras are rare and that would be boss.

 

[MadStang]

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i disagree. the base s281s are nothing special and if it needs an engine then its even less special. i would price it maybe a grand or two above an average decent 2000 gt.

you are smoking some serious crack there brotha haha. retail is around $15k-$20k for a N/A saleen.

The cars that do not hold there values are Roushes since they do not have a book value in KBB or NADA. Saleen does.

Without a motor isn't gonna be worth as much but the car is still worth way more than a GT.

Onyx, on a non-serialized car I'd say go for it, but, if I were him I'd be throwing a built 4.6 2v I'm with a Saleen S/C kit.

 

[DropTopPony]

I see them going for @12-15k in good condition with the SC models pulling another 2k or so over that.

Compare that to 2000 GT's in comparable shape that go for between 7-10k.

I traded one in a few years ago and had a hard time landing a fair trade in value but we settled on 4k over what Galves had for a same year fully optioned GT.

The market is also now way down and is truly a buyers market and doubt I would offer the same deal today.

 

[MadStang]

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I see them going for @12-15k in good condition with the SC models pulling another 2k or so over that.

Compare that to 2000 GT's in comparable shape that go for between 7-10k.

I traded one in a few years ago and had a hard time landing a fair trade in value but we settled on 4k over what Galves had for a same year fully optioned GT.

The market is also now way down and is truly a buyers market and doubt I would offer the same deal today.

true I got my Roush for $10k and my insurance values it at $17k.

but I mean realistically, if I saw a GT for $10k I'd tell him he's nuts no matter what the market is. I wouldn't pay more than $8k....

 

[DropTopPony]

I see them going for @12-15k in good condition with the SC models pulling another 2k or so over that.

Compare that to 2000 GT's in comparable shape that go for between 7-10k.

I traded one in a few years ago and had a hard time landing a fair trade in value but we settled on 4k over what Galves had for a same year fully optioned GT.

The market is also now way down and is truly a buyers market and doubt I would offer the same deal today.

true I got my Roush for $10k and my insurance values it at $17k.

but I mean realistically, if I saw a GT for $10k I'd tell him he's nuts no matter what the market is. I wouldn't pay more than $8k....

Sure, but then you have that rare car that pops up with 9,000 miles on it and is the exact color that someone has been looking for and it just happens to be their favorite year etc etc... so for the right customer 10k might not be alot at all and that is what drives up an avg price.

 

[MadStang]

mustang saleen

I see them going for @12-15k in good condition with the SC models pulling another 2k or so over that.

Compare that to 2000 GT's in comparable shape that go for between 7-10k.

I traded one in a few years ago and had a hard time landing a fair trade in value but we settled on 4k over what Galves had for a same year fully optioned GT.

The market is also now way down and is truly a buyers market and doubt I would offer the same deal today.

true I got my Roush for $10k and my insurance values it at $17k.

but I mean realistically, if I saw a GT for $10k I'd tell him he's nuts no matter what the market is. I wouldn't pay more than $8k....

Sure, but then you have that rare car that pops up with 9,000 miles on it and is the exact color that someone has been looking for and it just happens to be their favorite year etc etc... so for the right customer 10k might not be alot at all and that is what drives up an avg price.

yeah I just don't see it from that point of view. Nothing stock is worth money to me, but as you said it maybe worth it to someone else.

kind of how I get the WTF looks when people hear I chose a N/A Roush over the 2004 Cobra I was looking at. The cobra was nice but the suspension didn't feel anywhere near as great as the Roush. That was my buying decision.

Roush was $10k with 59,000 miles on it. Everything untouched by the old man that owned it.

The cobra was $17k with 71,000 miles on it, the guy was middle aged, but the car was bone stock.

sure the cobra has 100hp more, but, I didn't care lol.

 

[OnyxCobra]

Onyx, on a non-serialized car I'd say go for it, but, if I were him I'd be throwing a built 4.6 2v I'm with a Saleen S/C kit.

If you're not keeping the stock engine then what difference does it make?

 

[MadStang]

mustang saleen

Onyx, on a non-serialized car I'd say go for it, but, if I were him I'd be throwing a built 4.6 2v I'm with a Saleen S/C kit.

If you're not keeping the stock engine then what difference does it make?

I'd keep it at least the correct powertrain... You can have a nice 2v with forged internals an a saleen blower for much cheaper than it would cost to swap a 4v in... I'm just not an advocator for a 4v, realistically it's not worth the cost when you can have equal or better power out of a 2v for cheaper.