Picked up my new car today!!
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The car is a 2005 Saleen/Ford Mustang.
For more information check out www.saleen.com
The car is a 4.6l V8 producing 325BHP, but is remapped for our fuel so probably a tad a more with 340lb-ft torque. Saleen quote approx a 4.6s 0-60 time though at the moment I am taking it very slowly as I am getting used to the left hand drive side of it all first.
It was a little scary this morning bringing it back from up in the hills with snow covered roads but thankfully I got home in one piece.
Although I've not tried pushing the car yet when I went on the test drive this thing handles amazingly which is no doubt thanks too all the suspension modifications made by Saleen as they change pretty much everything.
For those who wanna listen to the V8 here is a quick WAV I did tonight, the sound is not so great as the car was in the drive and close to a wall so its a bit muffled, but here you go:-
Ide/Revs upto 4000rpm - Right click & Save as
Tomorrow I hope to give the car a good waxing and interior a good clean just hoping the weather stays nice and warm, please no more snow!! Then I shall spend several hours getting used to the left hand drive and the car itself.
Enjoy!!!!!!
Hi there
Well I had to fill it up on the way home and everybody in the petrol station started coming over and asking what it was and as soon as I got home neighbours were coming over and again asking what it was, LOL.
P.S. Added a WAV sound clip of it, will get better done soon (now working)...........
Well I had to fill it up on the way home and everybody in the petrol station started coming over and asking what it was and as soon as I got home neighbours were coming over and again asking what it was, LOL.
P.S. Added a WAV sound clip of it, will get better done soon (now working)...........
zain said:Never seen that before, certianly unique and :O at the BHP, though I must question the quality of handling which im sure you will be able to tell us soon
Very nice mate
Handling with the original owner driving seems very impressive, he said it was as good as his wifes new M3 which I doubted at first but after been out with him I can't help but feel he is correct. Obviously the Saleen does not have the same safety systems at hand though and wet roads will be scary but in the dry its good and with time I hope to have some fun.
agw_01 said:Holy mother of god, that's a nice pair of cars you have there
That Mustang is awesome. It must feel so so so good driving it and knowing there's no one else around you with one
What's happening to the GTO?
The 3000GT or GTO whichever you preferre I am gonna sell privately, see it on pistonheads here:-
Gibbo's 3000GT for sale!!
JRS said:As I said in the other thread Gibbo, it looks really good
***edit***
Just listened to the .wav file - she sounds reasonably meaty for a small-block Ford
It might be small but the bloody fuel guage/range computer dropped 5 miles just whilst recording that clip.
Burned_Alive said:Shame they dont offer a right hand conversion, looks mean though
Whats it like to drive, being a left hooker?
They do, not sure how much but I believe its between 3k-6k as a place in the UK converts them to RHD and then sells them for approx £45,000.
Still getting used to it at the moment, for now I am just driving right in sometimes I drift a tad off to the centre but as I drive it more the more I am improving.
Sneaky Peaky said:That is just mad mate...
How much did that set you back and roughly how long do you reckon it's gonna take to spend the same amount again in petrol !
superb..
I personally think I got a good deal as the cheapest one in the Autotrader is £32,000 with 8000 miles and is a dodgy colour.
I paid £26,500 for mine which has only 700 miles on the clock and has every single document with it and all the freebies un-opened that Saleen ship including a Saleen car cover which is worth approx $800....
Plus my car has HID headlights and Wheel/tyre upgrades which are worth a few more thousand.
I have the original bill of purchase for $45,000 and add on to that the £1000 shipping charge and £8500 for VAT&DUTY. Thats nearly £35,000 so I've got a good buy. The reason the guy is selling because he has the new latest Saleen F150 pickup arriving with 500BHP on 8th March.
I also got a set of 4 spare Ford Mustang Alloys and brand new tyres too as seen here:-
The reason I got 4 alloys/tyres thrown in was because it failed the SVA with the 20" alloys/tyres due to the rears protuding 5mm out from the body work so the owner ordered the 18" Mustang GT alloys had those fitted and then SVA test re-done. So now its got the 20" tyres back.
So for £26,500 I got a great car in truly the best colour with Saleen car cover and a brand new set of 18" Ford Mustang GT alloys/tyres which are worth approx £2000.
Looking in Top Marquees some are even selling as high as £45,000 for the same model.........
Worthy said:Whoaaaaaaaaaaa! Now, that is mint.
Got bored with the GTO quickly didn't you?
Had it just over a year and I do tend to change yearly, I love the car to bits as its never once let me down and irrelevant of the weather you can still use all of its approx 350BHP.
I like to change and it was either the Mustang or a 911. I choose the Mustang as 26k only gets you an old 911 with high mileage which could turn into a huge money disaster if things go wrong. Wheras the Saleen is brand new and its easy to work on.
The Porsche craps on the Mustang when it comes to handling but the Mustang is a lot better than most would think with the Saleen modifications. Plus in a couple of years time I can spend a lot more money and get a much newer Porsche or maybe I will fall in love with the Saleen and just spend 5k and increase it to 480BHP with a bolt on supercharger kit from Saleen.
Any takers for the 3000GT?
Nickg said:
Hi there
About 3k results in approx 450-500BHP.
Been driving it around for the last two hours and filled it up again. Thoroughly enjoying it and the noise is just tooo addictive. Plus I can't get over how good the steering and feedback is.
Hi there
The onboard computer is saying 16mpg at the moment but the Americans have a smaller gallon than we do so I am most probably getting closer to 18mpg. Its probably actually slightly better than the 3000GT at the moment, but once the engine is broken in and I start thrashing it more I suspect it will no doubt be returning around 15mpg.
The onboard computer is saying 16mpg at the moment but the Americans have a smaller gallon than we do so I am most probably getting closer to 18mpg. Its probably actually slightly better than the 3000GT at the moment, but once the engine is broken in and I start thrashing it more I suspect it will no doubt be returning around 15mpg.
Hi there
Here's some more pictures I've just taken whilst been out and it starts snowing, DOH!
I also managed to do a couple of flyby's unfortunately could not get my foot down as not enough room to do so but all the same it still sounds sweet.
Low Speed Flyby's of the Beast!!!
Enjoy and I can't wait to find some tunnels.
Here's some more pictures I've just taken whilst been out and it starts snowing, DOH!
I also managed to do a couple of flyby's unfortunately could not get my foot down as not enough room to do so but all the same it still sounds sweet.
Low Speed Flyby's of the Beast!!!
Enjoy and I can't wait to find some tunnels.
Garrett said:
Cheers for all the compliments everyone.
At the moment I am taking it easy, afterall engine is running in, getting used to left hand drive and afterall this car is RWD with a live axle. Plus the weather is pretty poor at the moment but overall the car is handling beutiful it been gripping even with all this rain, fair enough I've been navigating roundabouts and most corners slower than I normally would.
The torque is amazing though, even in 4th at 1000rpm you can tickle the throttle a bit and it pulls like a train very strongly.
Petrol wise, well it likes the shell garage, onboard computer is saying 12.3MPG which is increasing slowly. Though do remember US gallon is small than the UKS so its closer to 15MPG. When considering the engine is still running in aint so bad.
Again thanks for the comments.
Stellios said:
Well I got it for a similar price to a normal one so I jumped at the chance.
I was not supposed to be buying a new car until end of Summer as I've been saving for the past few months but would not have had the funds to buy such a car until later this year, as my idea was to buy a new car with my savings, as I've been living of bread and water saving every penny until the occaison came about and will carry on doing so until later this year, buts its worth it. However this was too hard an offer to miss so I promptly spoke to bank manager who kindly gave me the money. So now all I gotta do sell 3000 GT (Already got a few interested) save a little more and pay it off later this year.
The bank is gaining about £500 interest out of me which I think is worth it for such a unique car and one which is worth well over 30k normally, well cheapest I found in Autotrader was 32k with 8000 miles and other were 40k+ which will hopefully mean when I come to sell it on in a year or two I might possible make a bit of dosh. Plus if I had waited and missed this I may have ended up with a common Porsche, though saying that I still think I will own a Porsche maybe in a year or two when I can throw more money at one so then I won't end up with something so old that could end up as a money pit.
So gonna carry on enjoying the Mustang and no doubt frequent fuel stations on a regular basis though it'll get a rest as off to Hong Kong end of this month and Italy in June. So will be locking the Mustang away and giving it a rest. Gonna get the oil changed in a week from the running in stuff as then I can really open her up to see what she can do though.