Roush 06 GT or 1999-2004 S281SC???

Have you driven both? How long are you planning to keep the car? Are you into motor mods as well as exhaust/wheels mods?

Now is a great time to buy a Saleen, the new 05's have driven the price in the tank for now. I think it will rebound though, that said if someone offered me an 05 GT for my 00 Saleen I would have to turn it down (unless I was to sell it for a down pymnt on an 05/06 Saleen) Theres gonna be a zillion 05 GT's running around but only a few Saleens. My advice? hmmm down payment on an 05 Saleen or an 03 04 low mileage Saleen.

If you can get that 00 S281 for a good price then do it. 9,000 miles is nothing.
If you were considering a Saleen after only driving a 98???, was it aftermarket supercharged? The only factory roots supercharged car is that year was the yellow SA-15. If you drove a 98 N/A car and were still considering it after you drove a 05 GT and an 03 Mach, you will love a 99-04 S281 S/C supercharged car. The 96-98 Saleen Mustangs, well the 4.6 motor at the time was a pig.
With a few mods you can get a S281 factory supercharged car over 320 rwhp easy. On top of that it already comes all set up with Borla or Magnaflow exhaust and of course wheels and suspension.

I also agree with Mstng2 and buy a Saleen. The prices on the SN95 cars are a little soft because of the introduction of the new 3 valve. That will change again though. You will have plenty of time to buy a new 05 and up GT. I love the 03 Mach for what it brings to the table with that motor and straight axle but if you don't buy a Saleen and go with something else after contemplating it like this every time you are in your new ride and see a Saleen on the road you will wish you bought one.
You other alternative is to buy a N/A S281 and add the blower of your choice. If you don't hack up the car it will retain it's value.

giddy-up said:

Mstg2, I'm seriously considering a '00 S281 with 9,000 miles on it. Is that the identical motor of an 03-04 S281? How would your car perform against an 05?

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Oh yea,

The motor for 00-04 is virtually unchanged. Only the S281E or the "extreme" car get a forged bottom end.
Is the '00 S281 you are looking at N/A or blown?

I hope for you it's n/a, so you can put the blower of your choice...
Anything but the saleen blower....