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Old Jan 3, 2009
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Took me almost 2 years to get behind the wheel of this:

My girlfriend's Mom has a 2005 Saleen Mustang.

I've been taken on rides in it last year but didn't get to drive. But part of her Christmas gift to me was to take it for a drive. It's a beautiful car and so much fun to drive. She let me drive around on some back highways near her house for about an hour. I had a huge smile on my face the entire time. We snapped some pics when we got back.

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Old Jan 3, 2009
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sweet, you take it out on 49? I imagine that woulda been fun
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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193/Newcastle Hwy. Has some nice curves and one long tunnel to hear to roll the windows down. :)
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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Nice lookin' car, I bet that was fun...Good x-mas present.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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Ive always liked that green color... reminds me of the older 60's stangs... looks really good, glad to hear you had a fun christmas
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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that thing is nice!
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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Originally Posted by fx4me
193/Newcastle Hwy. Has some nice curves and one long tunnel to hear to roll the windows down. :)
i really hope you made the most of that tunnel

I drove a super charged '05 GT last year... LOVED IT
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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Originally Posted by Rapala
Ive always liked that green color... reminds me of the older 60's stangs... looks really good, glad to hear you had a fun christmas
I hated the green color until I saw this car.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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beautiful car
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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I wonder how that green color would look on a ranger? I'd rock it!
 
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I am jealous!



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I wonder how that green color would look on a ranger? I'd rock it!
I think it would look pretty good as ling as it wasn't on an XL.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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DUDE...You were totally cheezin!!! i guess i would be too!! Glad you got to experiance that. i got to drive a 05 viper one time...wow. i'd never but one though even if i had the money!!
 
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Old Jan 3, 2009
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how fast did you get it going? any burn outs?
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009
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Didn't get any rubber, but got it to 90 when I passed someone going too slow. GF's mom was in the passenger seat...haha
 
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i took the GT up to 90 before i knew it on the on ramp to the highway.. and after the owner started driving again he said he knew all the cops in town :(
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009
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That is a beautiful car!!
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009
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that is so awesome

i love when the people with the really nice cars finally let you drive em

finally convinced our good friend (our neighbor) to let me drive his 911 turbo, and his C6 Z06.

WOW.

i would love to drive one of those saleens too. so freakin nice looking.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009
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very nice man. sick
 
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Old Jan 4, 2009
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Nice, I would kill to drive one of those.

And a little off topic, but that's about the same color as my grandpa's '68 Mustang.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2009
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Makes my mustang look like crap. Nice car and cherish the moments that you had driving such an amazing car.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2009
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supercharged or no?
 
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