Steve Saleen trashes GM, and the Camaro - Page 4

Fenah · 07-01-2008, 08:55 PM

Hate the man not the Mustang.

That being said, any man with a reputation like that should not say such things. My favorite car is the mustang but I'm still a car enthusiast and it turns out Steve Saleen is not, and he doesn't deserve any respect, whether he builds good cars or not.

carsismeZ06 · 07-01-2008, 09:34 PM

And he's calling GM a little company? GM owns Chevy, Pontiac, Saab, Buick, Hummer, Daewoo, etc., etc.! Saleen pisses me off...

Bumble Bee '77 · 07-01-2008, 11:19 PM

The guy is a ...well to keep it clean, hes a D-bag <you can figure it out>
If GM uses him to build a Saleen Camaro, then that WILL be a deal breaker for me.Let him stick with the ponys and keep him away from our Stallions.

*GTAHVIT* · 07-02-2008, 08:57 AM

"77"

I'm with you, BUT, Saleen's new company, SMS, may produce stuff for the 5th gen... Rumors only... He won't get any of my money, Sucks huh.

Nickdago · 07-02-2008, 11:11 AM

I think he was just playing to the crowd and it was really not all that offensive. Fact is all he did is copy the Concept so they could have a working model for the movie and if you read between the lines I think that he is still ticked off the GM was able to push his inferior product to the back seat as the star of the movie. I have not heard anyone say wow did you see that saleen mustang in the movie. All anyone talks about is the Camaro, and the mustang is going to have a tougher time with the Challenger and Camaro taking sales away as well as some new imports hitting the market. GM is still number one and overseas sales are growing. Only here in America do we spend so much time bashing our own companies. It would have been a lot more professional if he could have found a way to try to build up the mustang without bad mouthing the Camaro. And really there was no reason to sound off about GM, I would guess he has some personal grudge, and if so please keep it to yourself. Did your mom never tell you if you have nothing good to say don't say anything at all.

Chevyrocker · 07-02-2008, 04:18 PM

I'm pretty sure that he stepped down from the Saleen brand, and now they're selling him out by making cheap performance parts. As far as his comments are concerned, who cares? "My name is Steve Saleen and I can make a fast car and only charge $1,000,000 for it. I can also take your heap of junk mustang and make it look like a rice-rocket! Look at me!" I think his designs are over priced and are a joke as far as performance for the money. I really hope GM sees this and realizes they sould never do business with the Saleen company.

yenkotown · 07-03-2008, 05:12 PM

I have had the dubious honor of talking to Steve Saleen at SEMA several times........you guys haven't missed anything. He's a self promoting blowhard with all the personality of a flat tire. Strictly my opinion.

Bumble Bee '77 · 07-03-2008, 05:17 PM

Flat tires can be useful...
turn them on their side:
put dirt in them:
Plant flowers:

85IROC · 07-03-2008, 08:20 PM

men get shoot for words like that where i come from.

*The_Blur* · 07-03-2008, 09:05 PM

If SMS is responsible for the hood on the new BumbleBee, I will buy that. That's about it though.

chevydude26 · 07-03-2008, 11:30 PM

what a slap in the face to peters and the rest of the designers of the camaro...

what a bum all he did was copy the concept...

Steve you didn't create the camaro....

TaylorRyanSS · 12-30-2008, 02:58 AM

its funny how he says "it was just a v6" when that "v6" is gonna be right on those GTs a**es
what a douchebag... never really liked saleen mustangs that much, roush looks better

*TAG UR IT* · 12-30-2008, 03:25 AM

woah! another hibernating thread! Seeing a lot of these lately.

TaylorRyanSS · 12-30-2008, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

woah! another hibernating thread! Seeing a lot of these lately.

sorry lol
I saw this link on another thread and just had to say something about it, I didn't even look at the date until after I posted

07-01-2008, 08:55 PM	#43
Fenah Drives: car Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: car Posts: 53	Hate the man not the Mustang. That being said, any man with a reputation like that should not say such things. My favorite car is the mustang but I'm still a car enthusiast and it turns out Steve Saleen is not, and he doesn't deserve any respect, whether he builds good cars or not. __________________

07-01-2008, 09:34 PM	#44
carsismeZ06 Corvette and Camaro lover Drives: 2010 Camaro...some day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 983	And he's calling GM a little company? GM owns Chevy, Pontiac, Saab, Buick, Hummer, Daewoo, etc., etc.! Saleen pisses me off... __________________

07-02-2008, 08:57 AM	#46
GTAHVIT Blessed Drives: 2013 Sonic RS MT Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint Augustine FL Posts: 28,441 View My Garage	"77" I'm with you, BUT, Saleen's new company, SMS, may produce stuff for the 5th gen... Rumors only... He won't get any of my money, Sucks huh. __________________ Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals."

07-03-2008, 09:05 PM	#52
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12-30-2008, 02:58 AM	#54
TaylorRyanSS COTW: 12/13/10 Drives: 1969 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 7,880	its funny how he says "it was just a v6" when that "v6" is gonna be right on those GTs a*es what a douchebag... never really liked saleen mustangs that much, roush looks better __________________ "Are you one of those boys who prefer cars to women? - I'm one of those boys that appreciates a fine body, regardless of the make."* 1969 CAMARO JOURNAL: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=341239 \| FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/taylor.ryan.apt \| GRAPHIC DESIGN: www.aptdesigns.net

07-01-2008, 11:19 PM	#45
Bumble Bee '77 AutoBot Scout Drives: 2002 ZRS Camaro Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 593 View My Garage	The guy is a ...well to keep it clean, hes a D-bag <you can figure it out> If GM uses him to build a Saleen Camaro, then that WILL be a deal breaker for me.Let him stick with the ponys and keep him away from our Stallions.

07-02-2008, 11:11 AM	#47
Nickdago Drives: 01 Z06 08 CTS 07 Avy LTZ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 404	I think he was just playing to the crowd and it was really not all that offensive. Fact is all he did is copy the Concept so they could have a working model for the movie and if you read between the lines I think that he is still ticked off the GM was able to push his inferior product to the back seat as the star of the movie. I have not heard anyone say wow did you see that saleen mustang in the movie. All anyone talks about is the Camaro, and the mustang is going to have a tougher time with the Challenger and Camaro taking sales away as well as some new imports hitting the market. GM is still number one and overseas sales are growing. Only here in America do we spend so much time bashing our own companies. It would have been a lot more professional if he could have found a way to try to build up the mustang without bad mouthing the Camaro. And really there was no reason to sound off about GM, I would guess he has some personal grudge, and if so please keep it to yourself. Did your mom never tell you if you have nothing good to say don't say anything at all.

07-02-2008, 04:18 PM	#48
Chevyrocker Weekend Rockstar Drives: Depends on the day... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Palm Beach Posts: 1,442	I'm pretty sure that he stepped down from the Saleen brand, and now they're selling him out by making cheap performance parts. As far as his comments are concerned, who cares? "My name is Steve Saleen and I can make a fast car and only charge $1,000,000 for it. I can also take your heap of junk mustang and make it look like a rice-rocket! Look at me!" I think his designs are over priced and are a joke as far as performance for the money. I really hope GM sees this and realizes they sould never do business with the Saleen company.

07-03-2008, 05:12 PM	#49
yenkotown Drives: Hyundai 2.0T 10 former Corvettes Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 68	I have had the dubious honor of talking to Steve Saleen at SEMA several times........you guys haven't missed anything. He's a self promoting blowhard with all the personality of a flat tire. Strictly my opinion.

07-03-2008, 05:17 PM	#50
Bumble Bee '77 AutoBot Scout Drives: 2002 ZRS Camaro Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 593 View My Garage	Flat tires can be useful... turn them on their side: put dirt in them: Plant flowers:

07-03-2008, 08:20 PM	#51
85IROC Drives: 85iroc 89rs 97rs Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: jacksonville. fl Posts: 25	men get shoot for words like that where i come from.

07-03-2008, 11:30 PM	#53
chevydude26 Drives: Future 2011 camaro convertible Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,256	what a slap in the face to peters and the rest of the designers of the camaro... what a bum all he did was copy the concept... Steve you didn't create the camaro....

12-30-2008, 03:25 AM	#55
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,544 View My Garage	woah! another hibernating thread! Seeing a lot of these lately.