mark95-0051 said:2007 FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT 500 --- release date -- JUNE 06,2006 to the dealerships....MSRP $45000.00 Dealers will be encouraged to sell these VEHICLES at the DEALERSHIPS through the use of LIVE AUCTIONS!!!! Don't ask me how I know!! I'am not at liberty to say!!!
onthego said:I was first on the list to order a Shelby in March 2005 at my local dealer in West Tennessee. After waiting all this time I recieved a call from them on Monday 11/21/05 telling me they are getting 2 cars in and the fastback will be$45,000 and the convertible will be $50,000.These will be the starting prices and highest bidder will get them.You bid on what they get, no special orders.
I proceeded to tell him what i thought about the pricing and their method of selling them and he told me this is the way Ford said they were to sell.He said this was not a dealership dicision. I also let him know that i will not be participating ....
onthego said:I was first on the list to order a Shelby in March 2005 at my local dealer in West Tennessee. After waiting all this time I recieved a call from them on Monday 11/21/05 telling me they are getting 2 cars in and the fastback will be
$45,000 and the convertible will be $50,000.These will be the starting prices and highest bidder will get them.You bid on what they get, no special orders.
I proceeded to tell him what i thought about the pricing and their method of selling them and he told me this is the way Ford said they were to sell.He said this was not a dealership dicision. I also let him know that i will not be participating and if i do buy one i will wait and get a good used one in several years. In light of this, a new Corvette is looking real good.I own several other older Chevys and a 2002 ZL1.This would have been my first Mustang.
This is my first post,but have been reading here for several months. I thought everyone would be interested in what i learned this week.
jcode68 said:This is total BS and is starting to really piss me off. I am also on a list, have a small amount of money down as a good faith deposit and have a written agreement with the owner of the dealership for MSRP, whatever that ends up being. If they even think about calling to tell me the car will be for highest bid, I will not buy a Ford again.The GT500 is a Mustang enthusiast car and they are sucking the life and spirit directly from the loyal fan base who have helped make this car the success it is today. Without us, this car would have gone the way of the Camaro/Firebird. I am going to the Detroit auto show to see the car first hand and hopefully speak with some of the Ford folks to get some first hand info about this car. Until then, I think I will stop reading threads about this car as it's just pissing me off and nobody can be sure of what is real and what is speculation.
RisingForce said:When the 05 model was announced and confirmed , all I did was go to the dealership and pre-order one, which I got on the first day it was released here in Ohio.
jcode68 said:"I will get the 1st one our dealership gets at invoice or lower. And I will get guaranteed $25.000 for my 05GT Coupe with 6500 miles on it."
Hey risingforce, it's easy for you to say that we should all be patient, you have a lock on the first at your dealership. Good for you, but don't break my balls for getting in line for one and willing to pay MSRP. True, nothing concrete has been publsihed about the MSRP, but I think we have all read enough information that we can be confident the price will be in the very low $40k range, which I am comfortable paying and can afford. I usually avoid the pissing contests that sometimes occur on these boards, but I have a problem with this comment:
"Its because of YOU that the dealership get the chance of taking advantage of the rest of us!"crapola
Given your situation, I don't think you can consider yourself in the same boat as the rest of us. BTW, if someone pays you "guaranteed $25.000 for my 05GT", then I hope you pass judgement on them as well and label them as "naive people" also.
\peace
jcode68 said:This is total BS and is starting to really piss me off. I am also on a list, have a small amount of money down as a good faith deposit and have a written agreement with the owner of the dealership for MSRP, whatever that ends up being. If they even think about calling to tell me the car will be for highest bid, I will not buy a Ford again.The GT500 is a Mustang enthusiast car and they are sucking the life and spirit directly from the loyal fan base who have helped make this car the success it is today. Without us, this car would have gone the way of the Camaro/Firebird. I am going to the Detroit auto show to see the car first hand and hopefully speak with some of the Ford folks to get some first hand info about this car. Until then, I think I will stop reading threads about this car as it's just pissing me off and nobody can be sure of what is real and what is speculation.
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