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sowaxeman · 05-05-2006, 12:20 PM

I sent you an email last night. The car is legit - in that the VIN ending in 886 matches 97-013. However, according to the book/saleen registry there is nothing about sc'd 281's until 1999 or 2000 - so I highly doubt that Vortech is Saleen stock. Unless of course it was some sort of promo car or employees car.

Also, the interior looks stock with the exception of the custom red accents on the seats. I don't believe that is stock Saleen.

According to NADA a stock, mint 97 S281 should command $18K at its highest value. I don't consider 43K miles to be a highest value car, maybe more like $15k which just falls below the AVERAGE mark. A car like this that has been modded will always be worth more in the sellers eyes - but in reality I would not give more than $15K for it. It should only have 220hp stock at the flywheel (thats all a S281 was back then) and he is claiming over 375 to the wheel or 400+ with a 104 race tune [&:] IMO thats way too much power than that 2V was built to handle.

I'd be worried about the longevity, not to mention the CURRENT status of the internals [&:][&:][&:]

05-05-2006, 12:20 PM	#4
sowaxeman Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Vehicle: 82 GT / 85 GT 'vert / 05 S-281 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 4,085	RE: The Unofficial, Official How Tell If Its A Real Saleen Post I sent you an email last night. The car is legit - in that the VIN ending in 886 matches 97-013. However, according to the book/saleen registry there is nothing about sc'd 281's until 1999 or 2000 - so I highly doubt that Vortech is Saleen stock. Unless of course it was some sort of promo car or employees car. Also, the interior looks stock with the exception of the custom red accents on the seats. I don't believe that is stock Saleen. According to NADA a stock, mint 97 S281 should command $18K at its highest value. I don't consider 43K miles to be a highest value car, maybe more like $15k which just falls below the AVERAGE mark. A car like this that has been modded will always be worth more in the sellers eyes - but in reality I would not give more than $15K for it. It should only have 220hp stock at the flywheel (thats all a S281 was back then) and he is claiming over 375 to the wheel or 400+ with a 104 race tune [&:] IMO thats way too much power than that 2V was built to handle. I'd be worried about the longevity, not to mention the CURRENT status of the internals [&:][&:][&:] __________________ Jason Smith Saleen Club Of America - Central Region Director http://www.saleenclubofamerica.com/Central 1982 GT : 1985 GT 'Vert : 2005 S-281 #92 *Due to Notification issues, I may not receive PM's in a timely fashion. Please send me an email if you wish to contact me directly.