saleenster
Founding Member
bought a saleen coupe last night
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saleenster
Founding Member
Now now now...no dissin' on the Saleen guy.
Time to set the story straight:
I was the first to call the guy on the SSP Saleen. He had listed the car at $2500. He didn't know what he had or what it was worth. I drove my big 10mpg truck all the way to Oregon City. When I got to Oregon City, I called the guy to get the final directions to his house. It was then that the guy (a Portland cop) tells me that he has an offer of $3500 on the car. I didn't reply to his comment, but proceded on to his house. I viewed the car for over two hours and decided that the car was basically totalled and way more of a project than I wanted to take on. I thanked the guy for his time and left. Apparently he had a bunch of calls on the car and they were bidding against each other. He then realized that the car he had was worth a few bucks and decided "the only fair way to sell the car was to put it on ebay". I don't think he would have sold me the car for the original $2500, the price that it was when I left my house that morning. So he already had jacked the price $1000 by the time I got there. And that is the rest of the story.
Notchback Saleens are very rare and SSP's even more rare. I love to see a true Saleen lover get one.
So congrats on your purchase, but ease up on the Saleen guy from Seattle. I'm one of the good guys
By the way you can get in touch with many Saleen owners at:
http://www.saleenclubofamerica.com/
True saleen lover? There are very few of these around in comparision Dennis. So I would take the highest bidder regardless, and I would venture to say Steve will do the same. You have anybody looking for a fox saleen, sending them down my way, I'm thinking of selling mine.
Now now now...no dissin' on the Saleen guy.
Time to set the story straight:
I was the first to call the guy on the SSP Saleen. He had listed the car at $2500. He didn't know what he had or what it was worth. I drove my big 10mpg truck all the way to Oregon City. When I got to Oregon City, I called the guy to get the final directions to his house. It was then that the guy (a Portland cop) tells me that he has an offer of $3500 on the car. I didn't reply to his comment, but proceded on to his house. I viewed the car for over two hours and decided that the car was basically totalled and way more of a project than I wanted to take on. I thanked the guy for his time and left. Apparently he had a bunch of calls on the car and they were bidding against each other. He then realized that the car he had was worth a few bucks and decided "the only fair way to sell the car was to put it on ebay". I don't think he would have sold me the car for the original $2500, the price that it was when I left my house that morning. So he already had jacked the price $1000 by the time I got there. And that is the rest of the story.
Notchback Saleens are very rare and SSP's even more rare. I love to see a true Saleen lover get one.
So congrats on your purchase, but ease up on the Saleen guy from Seattle. I'm one of the good guys
By the way you can get in touch with many Saleen owners at:
http://www.saleenclubofamerica.com/
LOL, sorry
It must of been because you were so far away, he had time to get abunch more calls. I know I could of got it, because I'm right down the street. But I told some other saleen lover about it later that day, and he called the guy and offered a bigger amount. The guy said "no I have the saleen president or whatever he said is comming from seattle to come look at it but if he doesnt buy it I will keep your number". Buy buddy kept asking him are you sure you wont take more and pay with paypal right now. But the guy wouldn't budge till you saw it. So I dont know I bet you could of had it for the $2500. But sucks that you drove that far for nothin. But good to hear the whole story.
Thanks for the info also.:SNSign:
S351Saleen77
Member
For $1300 I'd keep the car even if you can't fix it now. Someday you might be able to do it and you'll wish you still had it.
I know I wish I would have not sold some of the cars I had. (Like my 89 Saleen
) I'm glad I saved my High school sweetheart a 67 Fastback! Its still sitting there waiting for me to get her going again!!
I know I wish I would have not sold some of the cars I had. (Like my 89 Saleen
) I'm glad I saved my High school sweetheart a 67 Fastback! Its still sitting there waiting for me to get her going again!!
For $1300 I'd keep the car even if you can't fix it now. Someday you might be able to do it and you'll wish you still had it.
I know I wish I would have not sold some of the cars I had. (Like my 89 Saleen
Thats what I keep thinking, because in the end this is going to be one of those cars that is worth a ton, and I will look back and think, man I wish I never sold that car.
saleenster
Founding Member
In the end I mean when I'm old, and when all of the foxes that are going to worth money become valueble. I have a honda quad.
saleenster
Founding Member
In the end I mean when I'm old, and when all of the foxes that are going to worth money become valueble. I have a honda quad.
Put some paddles on that puppy and come duning with us
Put some paddles on that puppy and come duning with us
I may sometime, but I'm still kinda a puss down there. I've only been riding 3 times ever on a quad.
S351Saleen77
Member
I could see keeping it because you don't have much invested....less than what I just spent for some wheels and tires!!
The hard part is storing it inside. I have had my 67 garaged for many years.......at times it was a challenge but now it's nothing and I would have always regretted selling it, especially with the prices of the older cars now.
I would love to get something like this now that I just finished my shop. I would have the room and place to redo it!
Yea yesterday I did some cleaning of my garage, and I was able to get all four stangs in there with the quad and can open all the doors and walk around them without touching any of them. So it is alittle better, untill I want to get the quad out. LOL
Here are some pics. the 86 GT with no nose is getting painted tomorrow so it looks like hell right now. but here all of my stangs.
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codemonkey
Hungrymonkey's helper monkey
Thats a great deal on that car. I vote for fixing it. It might be worth the effort if you're really attached to it already.
Yea the more I look at it and the more I hear about it, the more I want to keep it and sometime getting it fixed.
sln583
20+ Year Stangneter 
Glad to here your not parting it. you got it so cheap its well worth restoring. Dont rebody it, it wont be a saleen anymore. Rebodying may be easier but it is almost as bad as parting it out. The Vin is everything with these cars.
Yea I was never going to part it, I was going to put it on ebay but I think I'm just going to fix it. Yea and to rebody it was never an option. I don't like saleen clones, and the value of the car would be gone.
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