Roush Saleen no longer offering factor tours

EDGE Motorsport

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I just called Saleen and was told that they're no longer offering factory tours. I thought Saleenlvr said they still did tours on the third Thursday? Antone got any ideas???

 

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Personally I'm not surprised. With both Steve & Liz out of the picture, the real powers that be @ Saleen Inc. are obviously cracking down on the casualness of how the previous incarnations of the company used to operate.

And from what Marcus has stated in other threads, along with not so subtle confirmations from alleged Saleen insiders, the Irvine facility is no longer a production shop anymore anyway as all vehicle production is being transferred to the Troy, MI facility. Obviously since this transition has not been officially announced, Saleen Inc. isn't about to allow total strangers to witness it while it's underway.

 

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It's not really a secret or any conspiracy that all production is in Troy at this point, and we definetly aren't trying to hide it. The facility there is alot bigger, closer to Ford, and has bigger lot to keep stock parked outside. It is also just alot cheaper to operate out of in general.

Saleen Irvine is primaraly the SpeedLab center and is still headquarters for sales and marketing as well as R&D/design. Theres honestly just not a lot to show on a tour right now aside from customer upgrades and a couple of cars in the show room. There isn't really any "transition" happening, as you know all of the S331 Trucks and S281 3-Valve and Supercharged cars were made in troy for the past year anyways with only the PJs and the E-cars being produced in Irvine along with the S7.

It really also has nothing to do with Steve and Liz not being around, we are still a casual bunch, but there is really nothing to look at for the time being aside from R&D projects that we cant show the public yet anyways. Irvine will be available for tours again in the future, so don't be too worried!

 

EDGE Motorsport

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that's a big shame... im only there for 3 weeks....

i'll have to make a return trip at some point... spoil-sports

when did the tours actually stop...

 

bigwingsaleen

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From the UK......give him a tour Jared.

 

Red_Devil

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Cmon man! I'm already on it!

 

EDGE Motorsport

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you gots a PM dude..... !!!

 

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C.Saleen

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Red_Devil said:

Cmon man! I'm already on it!

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Good man Jared, you making us proud!!!!

 

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Jared,


That would be a nice thing to do. Make the guy look good in front of his new bride. On top of that he is one of just a handful of true enthusiasts in England. Drive him over to Fairbanks in the new crewcab and let him converse in English with Bonnie.

 

EDGE Motorsport

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LOL... is Bonnie the English lady that works there answering the phone?

I remeber calling athem year or so ago and saying... "Hi....you're a long way from home arent you?!?!"

 

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Since you are doing favors jared, i would like to test drive an S7. Don't worry, it won't be too long, since i plan to use an entire tank of gas in less than 15 miles.

 

bigwingsaleen

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Red_Devil said:

Cmon man! I'm already on it!

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Now thats customer service.......good job Red_Devil!!!

 

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marcus95 said:

Jared,


That would be a nice thing to do. Make the guy look good in front of his new bride. On top of that he is one of just a handful of true enthusiasts in England. Drive him over to Fairbanks in the new crewcab and let him converse in English with Bonnie.

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MMMM Bonnie , ive been calling there for a long time, whats Bonnie look like?

 

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C.Saleen said:

MMMM Bonnie , ive been calling there for a long time, whats Bonnie look like?

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Yes, Bonnie's been handling the phones at Saleen for almost 10 years -- she's an incredibly sweet and lovely lady, but alas, she's probably a little too sophisticated for must of us "kids" who hang out here.

 

EDGE Motorsport

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I PM'd you dude.... thanks for helping

 

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Ya know what? Who cares. Give Steve sometime to make some real money in his new business. He'll be back once he realizes that there is indeed a real following. Don't forget what Carrol did all those years. It's the same thing!

Juist stay faithfull!

 

EDGE Motorsport

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just wanted to say a public thanks to Jared who took time out of his day to show us around the facility there..... some interesting things there to say the least !!!

The fires were so close to the factory that they were evacuated and had only been back in a few days when I showed up... we drove there from Vegas on the way to LAX.... it's kinda on the way...

thanks again dude... much appreciated