I know I don't post here often, but we wanted to share this information we just received from Jeff Clark, Brand Manager at MJ Acquisitions.
Thanks, for the plug, Charlie! I actually wrote that and gave it to MJ to review before posting it at SOEC on Friday -- here's the thread and the ensuing discussion: Saleen Warranties Dissolve As Former Owner Ceases Operations - The Saleen Forums at soec.org It's nice that Jeff thought so much of my writing to share it and help get the word out -- this is an important team effort to inform owners where we can get support!
warranty Charlie thanks for taking the time to keep us saleen owners informed , and jim very nice article you seem very excited , next stop watergate and the washington post. As for the warranty for me, charlie and most of my friends we were out of warranty years ago. Jim i don't know if you are still in warranty hopefully you didn't get hurt, but to those that are still in warranty good luck with this bad times for all.
Thanks for informing everyone Charlie! Oh and Jim, be sure and pat yourself on the back again, and push your head back onto your neck, we wouldn't want it to float away! Don't worry Chris, Jim dosen't actually own a Saleen so I'm sure he wasn't hurt by all of this unfortunate warranty info! I feel for all of you who own a newer Saleen vehicle that is still under warranty. What a crappy thing for a company to do!!!
Sure Jim & his buddy Dave were not hurt by all this unfortunate info, as neither one of them own a Saleen, but they did hurt other people. How you might ask? By editing and deleting posts at "that other site", and by speading the word around the Internet that "it was business as usual" and there was no rush to take your car in for service claims before Saleen Inc. filed for BK they have caused people, in their words, to be "out of luck". I wonder if Jim and Dave are going to cover the repair costs for the unfourtunate who listened to their crap, and had the misfourtune of believing it. I see that Jim has added this "Know a good corporate lawyer familiar with Chapter 7 liquidations under the bankruptcy code? Please contact us." to his info. I would be talking to my lawyer about how Jim and Dave assisted Saleen Inc. screw over owners for financial gain with the misinformation that they have put out there.
As Rodney Dangerfield would say, "I don't get no respect." With a crowd like these guys, no wonder -- including you, Charlie -- don't post here often. For others who care, watch the story as it continues to unfold at Saleen Warranties Dissolve As Former Owner Ceases Operations - The Saleen Forums at soec.org
On the agenda trail again, eh, Mike? While the "Ask Saleen" section was taken offline, all posts remain and were placed in their appropriate sections -- with the exception of your "agenda" post, which posed the unanswerable question which, as I said before, you'd have to have rocks in your head to expect an answer. No posts were edited. Everyone was recommended to go through proper channels. Saleen Inc./Hancock Park Associates changed the game in the 4th quarter -- everyone else has been simply an innocent bystander.
Jim, 1.) You deserve no respect! 2.)For others who should care, By all means go the that site and get more misinformation from the experts,who don't even own Saleen Vehicles! 3.) Notice you guys have to post here because the other site is still as dead as it has been for the last 4-5 years 4.) You have some real good info there, but to bad your so full of yourselves,and think your the authority on anything Saleen related, why do you think most people that used to be there left and went elsewhere ?
Posts got the ultimate edit, THEY WERE DELETED. So, the question was asked: "How long until Saleen Inc. files for BK and the warranties are worthless?" YOU & DAVE made sure that nobody was able to get an answer for that question, nor was it able to be discussed by people who own the cars (of which you both do not). YOU & DAVE HELPED SALEEN INC SCREW OVER OWNERS OF THE CARS FOR FINANCIAL GAIN. My signature over at the Saleen Club of America forums is: 85-69 | 89-634 | 00-291 | & more You should be hoping that the "& more" does not refer to a Saleen that just lost its warranty, needs a service call, and I listed to your crap and did not take it in... Here is my "agenda": I care about the owners of Saleens, and with that comes discussion of the good, the bad and the ugly. That is something that I have not steered away from for over 10 years because I am some "non-informed non-owner".
Just for the record, Saleen Owners, your Ford Warranty is still in effect. The cars are still protected to some degree. Don't forget that. It definetly is a bummer, but in these economic times, a car company closing is not out of the question - we see billion dollar bailouts to the larger ones, but smaller company's take the blow all on their own. Let's don't lose site of this thread's discussion. As a club we will continue to "spread the information" we receive about warranty and other contact information, to not only our members, but to all the owners we can contact by using forums and any methods we have.
Very true Charlie. The Ford warranty does cover many items, and those with S281 (non-SC) cars have a little less to worry about than their fellow SC (and PJ...) owners. The "good news" is that MJ does feel bad for those caught out of luck, and are willing to discount the parts if/when needed.
