2007 twin-turbo Saleen Parnelli Jones Mustang
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Question: driive.com http://xrl.us/ouk3t – …If we were to pick any of the current Mustang variants, the Parnelli Jones would probably be it…(a total of 500 were produced)…but one particular owner decided to make his PJ Mustang truly unique. How? He added dual 57mm Precision turbos, upgraded forged pistons, aluminum heads, a full three-inch exhaust system, and much, much more. In total, the motor produces 768 horsepower and 769 lb-ft torque — at the wheels! The look of the car remains completely unchanged, making it as much of a sleeper as a car painted in Grabber Orange can be. The modded Parnelli is now up for sale on eBay Motors http://xrl.us/2007Mustang …
Answer: Ahhhhh.. nothing like taking an overpriced in the first place limited production special edition vehicle and modifying it so that it looses it’s “special edition” value then trying to sell it in the hopes of getting your money back. It doesn’t really matter until they shave about 750lbs off the car which would have been more effective than simply adding more HP anyhow.
I will never, personally, understand why someone takes a car that starts out at around $17-18k and spends over $50-70k, or even $100k for the upscaled version of what is still a $17-18k. Then you toss in the fact that many of them are in rental fleets and the resale plummets that much more.
I like the Mustang. It’s a really nice looking car. Alas, even supercharged, turbocharged, tweaked twiddled and twollopped it’s still not an over $35k car to me and that’s if it had a full warranty to go with it. I’d agree with you. I love my new Mustang. It’s a great little Pony car – fun to drive, comfy, economical, killer looks, low purchase price, and easy maintenance. All the things you’de want in a daily driver. One of the best cars I’v owned in a long time.
But as a performance car, it’s sadly lacking. Too heavy, not enough power, not enough cubes, soft suspension, small brakes. There’s no way I’d $75K on a souped up limited edition Mustang, when I can get a Z06 for the same money.
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