BigSaleen
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Hello All....After 10 years of wanting one, I finally got one!!! Right around my 30th birthday I sold my Saleen S281-SC speedster and came over to the dark side. I picked up a 2003 SRT, black w/ 3600 miles, chrome roll hoops, the factory navigation from Mopar and upgraded speakers and amp. I also got the dealer to throw in a 7/70,000 bumper-to-bumper from Chrysler. I now have 6300 miles and loved every mile of it. I will post some pics as soon as I figure out how to. I live in the Charlotte area.
I have no complaints, but the wife has a few. Let me know if any of these are familiar to you:
1. She burns her leg a lot on the door sill, common Viper problem.
2. She's only 5'2", so every time I shift out of a gear at a decent RPM and lay into the throttle in the next gear, her head slams into the seat! Now, this isn't a problem for me (5'11"), because my head hits the seat pad. But for her, because of her height, her head is lined up just right with the plastic 5-point seat bracket. So every time I hit the gas, her head hits the plastic. I am a patent attorney, so I am going to develop a head pad insert for the buckle
I also told her that I'd get her a helmet, but she doesn't like that idea.
3. No place for the car seat.
Other than that we love it and feel like rock stars driving it around.
I've read a lot of posts on this site about RT-10, GTS, SRT, Z06 comparisons and have come up with a few opinions....First, they are all great cars and if you own any of them you're lucky, Second, the RT-10 looks ugly with the top on and the whole removable top thing *****. I was tired if that with my Saleen speedster top. Third, the GTS exterior looks amazing, no doubt, but the interior is outdated. Finally, the Z06 may be a bit faster, but it's still a Vette, and no one looks twice at those!
Have a good one, I'll post some pics ASAP.
Hello All....After 10 years of wanting one, I finally got one!!! Right around my 30th birthday I sold my Saleen S281-SC speedster and came over to the dark side. I picked up a 2003 SRT, black w/ 3600 miles, chrome roll hoops, the factory navigation from Mopar and upgraded speakers and amp. I also got the dealer to throw in a 7/70,000 bumper-to-bumper from Chrysler. I now have 6300 miles and loved every mile of it. I will post some pics as soon as I figure out how to. I live in the Charlotte area.
I have no complaints, but the wife has a few. Let me know if any of these are familiar to you:
1. She burns her leg a lot on the door sill, common Viper problem.
2. She's only 5'2", so every time I shift out of a gear at a decent RPM and lay into the throttle in the next gear, her head slams into the seat! Now, this isn't a problem for me (5'11"), because my head hits the seat pad. But for her, because of her height, her head is lined up just right with the plastic 5-point seat bracket. So every time I hit the gas, her head hits the plastic. I am a patent attorney, so I am going to develop a head pad insert for the buckle
I also told her that I'd get her a helmet, but she doesn't like that idea.3. No place for the car seat.
Other than that we love it and feel like rock stars driving it around.
I've read a lot of posts on this site about RT-10, GTS, SRT, Z06 comparisons and have come up with a few opinions....First, they are all great cars and if you own any of them you're lucky, Second, the RT-10 looks ugly with the top on and the whole removable top thing *****. I was tired if that with my Saleen speedster top. Third, the GTS exterior looks amazing, no doubt, but the interior is outdated. Finally, the Z06 may be a bit faster, but it's still a Vette, and no one looks twice at those!
Have a good one, I'll post some pics ASAP.
