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    Grabber orange pics?

    Silver stripes always remind me of poorly-done resto-mod Shelby clones and dealer-add-on stripes on 6-bangers. I know, it's just me. But if the white stripes "don't work", then no stripe at all is by far the better alternative IMHO...
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    Grabber orange pics?

    You're right, much better on a fastback. The black top causes it to be less Parnelli Jones, more Great Pumpkin. I love the color, but it's not good with the ragtop.
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    GT500 value

    You're right, I was playing it safe and conservative, knowing that even then, it wouldn't paint a pretty picture. I collect cars... But I never approached it from an investment standpoint, just like most art collectors could give a damn what the future may bring for a painting they love. But...
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    GT500 value

    I have alot of 1st-hand experience in collecting no-mile cars. Your friend will be LUCKY to stay ahead of the following equation: Currency Inflation + Insurance expense + lost investment potential (this is the difference between the average inflation percentage, and the average yield for a...
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    GT500 value

    You are exactly right. The mindset today is far different than it was in the 60's and 70's, and we've learned alot from our past mistakes. I doubt 10 years from now you'll see a forelorn GT500 driven by some scraggly looking gal smoking a cigarette, letting the ashes just drop in the car...
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    GT500 value

    Depends on gas prices, the middle east, pollution politics, etc.... Sounds like I'm getting lost in platitudes, but there's a very real question mark hovering over how much longer/further this latest horsepower renaissance can extend before government legislated fuel economy standards, or...
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    What are you paying for a new GT500?

    I was overly hard on you, I know. Mine is on order. Not bothering me though, it's not going to be a daily driver. I like being in a cool car as much as the next guy, but overt attention makes me squeemish. Just the way I'm wired. But if you're trying to smack me with an envy bat by using the...
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    GT500 value

    I disagree with your 1st statement, as the same people who are sitting back and waiting, unwilling to pay $55K for a brand-new GT500 right now.... will be just as unwilling to pay $45K for a 10,000 mile used vehicle a year from now. Especially considering the likelihood that a year from now...
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    GT500 value

    Naw, I agree with you, although the initial question was a bit vague, as there's alot of "swing" between a 9,999 mile used car, and an ultra-ultra-low-mile never been in the rain show-queen that may still be in the wrapper, or if not, is still uber-fresh and detailed with less than 500 miles on...
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    What are you paying for a new GT500?

    I've gotta agree LuS1fer ;) I've heard of wanting to have something right away, so you didn't have to wait to start enjoying it, ya know, personal reasons.. those are reasons that I can totally support.... But to justify it by being the 1st one, to be "seen", sheesh, hope you get some...
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    DO NOT BUY FROM SIMI VALLEY FORD!

    Stupid people make you question the future of democracy....
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    Well i got my car and i LOVE IT.

    Congrats... According the Carguy1919, on another thread, you were DILLUSIONAL for thinking you'd get your car close to MSRP any time soon.... So much for that post.... ;) Nice colors, now I'm wishing I hadn't been so emphatic about going with red so that it would match my '68 KR.
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    What are you paying for a new GT500?

    Carguy1919... You may know your F-cars, but you need some brushing-up on Mustangs... Remember the 2000 R-model Cobra? Only 300 produced, which DEFINITELY qualifies for low-low production, $54,995 msrp... 2000 - The gold-chain and impatient crowd is scrambling and knocking each other over to...
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    Screw the dealerships...

    BTW, on my first post, I forgot.... For $109,995 you could own a REAL SHELBY, i.e. a '67 GT350, or a '69 GT500...
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    Screw the dealerships...

    I don't think the purpose of this thread is an "anti-free-market" rant.... I think it's more of a "$65K mark-up?? that's just stupid" rant. Most dealers are in the $10-20K mark-up game. This dealer is an anomoly that deserves to be laughed at. The point is, that they don't have a snowball's...
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    Screw the dealerships...

    Now that's funny..... You could buy that, or: a Z06 AND a Saleen S281 base model a new twin-turbo 911 a ultra-low-mile R-model Cobra of EACH YEAR ('93, '95 & '00) A Saleen S281 Extreme, plus a base-model C6 'Vette I mean, that sticker doesn't make me mad, it makes me shake my...
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    Shelby GT500 vs. Saleen S281E

    Regarding values, of COURSE you get bent-over big time if you sell a niche-specialty vehicle a few years after you buy it.... It's the big picture, the long-haul, that will have the Saleens sitting on-high, far beyond the '07 GT500 values. As-such, the savvy buyer must balance their wants...
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    Why pay the price when the cars are beat up?

    No, I never said that. Quite the opposite in-fact. I clearly drew a line between reasonable expectations of a personal-spec-ordered car, and a dealer-spec-sitting-on-the-lot-for-sale car. Clearly... Am I typing in english? Oh well.... This thread is cooked anyhow. I don't mind being...
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    Why pay the price when the cars are beat up?

    I'm not as anal?? You're talking to a guy who provides his dealer with a punch-list of firm instructions regarding how the car must be delivered, so that no dealer prep is done, no license plate brackets installed, no emblems applied, etc... I don't even want the dealer flunkies to try and WASH...
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    Why pay the price when the cars are beat up?

    1. I ordered mine, so I'm not expecting miles, but it could happen. See #2... 2. "New" is a relative term. How many feet does it roll until it's "used"? Do you realize that you could special order your car, and it show up with 50 miles on it, simply by virtue of being randomly chosen for...
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