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Old 10-20-2009
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MJ Mustang = Saleen
Only if the faithful accept is as such.

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Originally Posted by 05 Mineral Grey S281 View Post
So to build a car that appeals to the masses and is reasonably priced- could be the trick of the week.
If it appeals to the masses, then the car is not special. If the car is not special... why bother to even start. If the 2010 is half the car when compared to a pre-2010... leads more credence to it being a bogus attempt to answer a question no one is asking.

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...I am in agreement in some ways with you. Yes SS was a great marketer and his company ( with all his employees built a good car ).
If the employees get the credit for building the company... then they can also take the credit for its failures.

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The money is no object days of the nineties and early 2000 years is a bygone era.
This was said three times before.

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Any shrewd car company that is marketing its wares is looking to build a great car at a lower price, any company that isn't, is living in fantasyland.
That's the idea of these cars. Fantasyland. If you're not pushing the edge. Why bother. Cheap product with a SALEEN tag mounted to it is just that. Cheap product.

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Yes, there as SS coined it, will always be a "few" but money and company viability is not based on a few, ask Mr. Shelby.
At this stage CS is a dog and pony show. FMC drags him out, does some press, and puts him back in his box. With the 2007 GT500 Ford knew how to market the a re-badged SVT Cobra into a signature series car. It wasn't a Shelby GT500 promoted by Dan Gurney. People bought the marketing.

Anyway, those "few" are loyal.
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