Hey gang,
I have a few questions for you all regarding the new Parnelli comming out. First of all, I'm taken back by some of the cars that are being put out by "competitors" of Saleen. Ford's own Shelby, now the Boss, and the Foose Mustang! I own a 2000 Saleen and love it. I often get tempted to buy a stock GT and a procharger for it for more power, then I remember that I have to do something with the suspension, then see that I have 35-40k into something that is a 25k car that anyone can buy...bla bla bla. Ok, so here it goes. To get the Parnelli edition I'm looking at 55k? (saleen isn't even sure...) You ONLY get 380hp (pathetic in 07 terms... SUV's have that much and the GTO has 400) So you get a car with a paint job and a weak motor (sorry 380 is about the same as a blown S281, and we all cry about what we need to do to them to get more.... it's weak period and yes it has a 302...so what) Now they are saying they want to make 500 of these??? WHAT? Why wouldn't I buy a Shelby, Boss, or Foose for the same or much less dough? Bottom line really is, in order to build a car that will wipe the new Z06's rear end you need to invest 70K+ for an Extreme, but you can build your own Eleanor with almost as much HP for half. What digs? (Don't get me wrong I want a Parnelli Jones Mustang BAAAAADDDD, and would buy one if I could see the value), but are the next several years going to be tough for this company or what?
I have a few questions for you all regarding the new Parnelli comming out. First of all, I'm taken back by some of the cars that are being put out by "competitors" of Saleen. Ford's own Shelby, now the Boss, and the Foose Mustang! I own a 2000 Saleen and love it. I often get tempted to buy a stock GT and a procharger for it for more power, then I remember that I have to do something with the suspension, then see that I have 35-40k into something that is a 25k car that anyone can buy...bla bla bla. Ok, so here it goes. To get the Parnelli edition I'm looking at 55k? (saleen isn't even sure...) You ONLY get 380hp (pathetic in 07 terms... SUV's have that much and the GTO has 400) So you get a car with a paint job and a weak motor (sorry 380 is about the same as a blown S281, and we all cry about what we need to do to them to get more.... it's weak period and yes it has a 302...so what) Now they are saying they want to make 500 of these??? WHAT? Why wouldn't I buy a Shelby, Boss, or Foose for the same or much less dough? Bottom line really is, in order to build a car that will wipe the new Z06's rear end you need to invest 70K+ for an Extreme, but you can build your own Eleanor with almost as much HP for half. What digs? (Don't get me wrong I want a Parnelli Jones Mustang BAAAAADDDD, and would buy one if I could see the value), but are the next several years going to be tough for this company or what?
