Roush What car looks Better??

marcus95 said:

I think the best part of this thread is that we can all post opinions and everyone here takes them as such without starting a thread fight like we would probably see in another forum.

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wsbrigham said:

The rear of the 99-04 Saleens is where I feel the greatest difference is. I like everything about my '05 except for the rear. Everyday when I open the garage I see the back of my 05 right next to the 99 Saleen Cobra, and hands down, w/o a doubt the rear looks soooooo much better.

I wll say this though, the '05 + Saleen models don't stand out as much as they did prior to '05; you could ID a Saleen from a great distance prior to '05.

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Cali 281SC said:

My favorite is the Saleen Focus.

Just kidding. I've always been an admirer of the 99-04 models, but I think liking a car has a huge deal to do with personal life experience, and timing.

In 1999, I was working at a convention in Modesto and I saw two brand spankin new Saleens parked side by side in a tent. I think they were from Napa Ford which is a Saleen dealer. The cars were a 1999 S351 and a S281SC speedster. Both cars were laser red. I owned a '96 cobra vert at the time. I didn't know jack***** about Saleen at the time other than they were even more rare and more expensive than my Cobra.

That day left a major impression on me. I still think about it. I even remember the way the cars were parked. I remember thinking to myself "Now that's a real sports car."

Stuff like that effects your interpretation of the looks of a vehicle.

Likewise, when I was a kid, my dad came home one day in a brand new 1984 Vette. To this day, I remember seeing the shiny red car roll down the block.

I like the new Saleen as well, but I think it looks way more impressive in person.
There's a guy around here with a mineral grey 06 SC, I really think the car looks good. For some reason pictures just don't do the car justice.

I've pondered upgrading to the new body style several times, but I always go back to the 99-04 bodystyle. One major drawback IMO is the retro interior. I don't like it. Every American sports car is jumping on the retro bandwagon (with the exception of the Vette and the Viper) which is somewhat annoying. I do like some of the outside styling on the 05+, especially the fact the car looks great with ralley stripes (the only obvious problem is that who in their right mind would slap a set of 10 inch 3M stripes on their brand new 50k+ Saleen).

Anyways, to each his own. All of the bodystyles are unique in their own way and should be appreciated as such.

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Cali 281SC said:

Every American sports car is jumping on the retro bandwagon (with the exception of the Vette and the Viper)

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06S281 said:

Hey guys for some odd reason, I am feeling that the 02-04 body style saleen looks better than the 05-07. I do not know why but every time I see one it just looks different than mine..Anyone else ever feel that way...I know this is a dumb question..

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06S281 said:

They look Bad Ass or there bad ass from the engine?? Don't get me wrong i love my car and with the mods i've done my car is bad ass but i just think its missing someting..

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Cali 281SC said:

"with the exception of" means I was not referring to the Vette and the Viper when I made the post .

But you are definitely correct, they have tightened up the Viper so it looks more Vette-like. The coupe especially looks great IMO.

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