Looks like she is gone/going! (Mustang Sold)

sam83uk said:
what's wrong with nice economical car and keep the rest of the money in the bank for a house or a rainy day?
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Gibbo has somehow made a profit on owning a 500bhp car for a year, in anyones books thats great
 
silversurfer said:
Gibbo has somehow made a profit on owning a 500bhp car for a year, in anyones books thats great
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Hi there

Actually its more like 18 months as I got the car last February, supercharged it around October time and have enjoyed it since.

Got the car with 600 miles on the clock, she now has nearly 15,000 miles on the clock so yes I've done very well indeed. :)

I intend to do the same with my next purchase, let me just say a certain dealer hates me at the moment, I am his biggest headache. Upto now I have got a certain dealer down by £5000 from their list price, am now just trying to squeeze another 2-3k out of them. I am proving so difficult because I want to get my next car at a bargain price, so in 12 months time I stand to loose little to no money, hey maybe even make 1-2k on the sale. :)
 
Shame to hear its going, but im glad it sounds like it going to someone who will take care of it.

What car is it your battering the price down on?
 
Stellios said:
Shame to hear its going, but im glad it sounds like it going to someone who will take care of it.

What car is it your battering the price down on?
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Hi there

Yes good to see it go to another caring owner.

I aint saying in regards to other car as of yet, but needless to say if they meet my demands its the car I shall buy. :)
 
i dunno if it interest you Gibbo. a friend of a friend is selling his old style mustang he imported from the states. fully road legal here, new leather interior, 4.2 or 4.8 litre v8, forgot which one. going to be at 12k i think when he list it in the american classic magazine.
 
Gibbo said:
Hi m8

Thanks for the advice!

I am not actually annoyed because I don't have a replacement lined up yet and I love driving the car so to me its just more time in the car. Still I would have like to have sold the car by mid August as this is when dealers will be at their weakest and I can just go in making demands and bring them to breaking point. :)
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Andy if you still have it in 2 years I'll take it ;)
 
Hi there

Well its a sad day, as the new owner just picked up the Mustang. When I heard it going down the road I never knew it sounded so great, will really miss that car. Still now time beckons on what my next vehicle will be.
 
To make you feel better, why don't we all meet at your house and go down the pub where you can buy all of us a round on your new found wealth :D
 
Gibbo said:
Hi there

Well its a sad day, as the new owner just picked up the Mustang. When I heard it going down the road I never knew it sounded so great, will really miss that car. Still now time beckons on what my next vehicle will be.
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you shouldve held on for a few months, the transformers movie has a saleen mustang as one of the main cars and i'm sure that will have bumped the values up a bit! ah well :( roll on the replacement!
 
Phate said:
To make you feel better, why don't we all meet at your house and go down the pub where you can buy all of us a round on your new found wealth :D
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Sounds like a plan to me, but then I'm only a 10 min drive away :p
 
rG-tom said:
you shouldve held on for a few months, the transformers movie has a saleen mustang as one of the main cars and i'm sure that will have bumped the values up a bit! ah well :( roll on the replacement!
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Hi there

Yes seen the film, superb. Yes thats a Saleen Extreme, 550BHP in the film.

Also the Camaro in the film is not a Camaro, it was built by Saleen in 30 days and they built a 2nd one in 15 days as GM had none ready but Saleen built it too look identical. Gotta say the new Camaro does look nice. :)
 
Hrmm mmm :)

http://www.saleen.com/s281_e_specs.htm

SPECIFICATIONS 2007 SALEEN S281 Coupe
Curb Weight, lb. est 3356
Weight Distribution, F/R 53/47
Fuel Capacity, gal. 15.7
Wheelbase, in. 107.1
Track, F/R 62.8/63.9
Width 74
Length 189.1
Height 56
Trunk Space, cubic ft. 13.1

ENGINE
Type
4.6L, 3V, SOHC V-8
Bore and Stroke
3.55 x 3.54 in.
Displacement
4.6 liters, 281 cu in.
Crankshaft
Special Saleen Forged Steel
Connecting Rods
Saleen Forged Steel
Pistons
Saleen Forged Aluminum
Exhaust System
Saleen Stainless, 2.5 in. Variable Exhaust
Horsepower
550 bhp @ 6100 RPM
Torque
525 lbs-ft Torque @ 4900 RPM
Fuel
Premium Unleaded 91 Octane
Saleen Intercooled Supercharger Saleen Series VI Integrated TwinScrew Supercharger With Two-Stage Water-to-Air Intercooler System; Cast 356-T6 Aluminum Alloy Construction
Radiator Saleen Performance dual-core radiator and high flow cooling system
Calibration Saleen PowerFlash™ performance calibration
Intake Saleen Design Hi-Flow Inlet Tube and Air Box
Fuel Injectors 39 lbs.
Mass Airflow Sensor

98mm
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Hows that compare to yours then
 
silversurfer said:
Hrmm mmm :)

http://www.saleen.com/s281_e_specs.htm


Hows that compare to yours then
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Hi there

Pretty much identical, thats got an additional 20BHP/Lb-Ft over mine. However the engine on that is strengthended so fit a smaller pulley, tune for higher octane fuel and it will see 700ish horses easily.

Mine had a few more handling mods in place to make it corner better, but apart from that very similar. :)
 
Gibbo mate,

You like your cars high power and you're into modding - have you tried an R34 Nissan Skyline?

Seriously modifiable piece of kit, still don't see many of them around (not the R34 model anyway) and if you have the money - you can have the power.

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Iirc he has veto'd the idea before, its too old, not as easy to re-sell when it comes to it, and.. i cant remember what he said exactly, but basically he respected the car for what it was, but it wasnt for him.

Now someone tell me i have people mixed up :)
 
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