Re: new prices you are seeing for 2007 GT Shelby's ? -- got the bug bad..Michael Johnson <cds@erols,com > wrote in
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> ND wrote:
>> "Michael Johnson" <cds@erols,com > wrote in message
>> news:ZaydnRV3eOzVPI3VnZ2dnUVZ_uydnZ2d@giganews,com ...
>>> dave wrote:
>>>> ok.. I have been out of mustangs for the last 3 years after I sold
>>>> my 93 cobra. miss it.
>>>>
>>>> Wife and I are in our Ford Dealer showroom. He says he can sell
>>>> his 2007 black/black/silver for $39k .. basically sticker. He
>>>> gives me some mumbo about Ford taking all the markup out of the
>>>> cars.. there is the 2500.00 rebate which brings it down to about
>>>> $37k
>>>>
>>>> Seems to me he could move more than that on his 07.. none of his
>>>> specialty stangs have sold.. has a gt500 in red and a bullit..
>>>>
>>>> got any feelings on what a real good price would be for a remaining
>>>> 07 ?
>>>>
>>>> got did I get the bug BAD for that Shelby..
>>> If that price is for a GT500 then I suggest grabbing it. If it is
>>> for the regular Shelby GT then I personally think it is too much for
>>> the car. My guess is that the slowing economy and high gas prices
>>> will reduce the selling prices of these specialty cars so if you can
>>> wait a few months you might get a better deal.
>>
>> Food for thought Shelby is producing less Shelby GT's for '08
>> probably cause there is no real demand to mark the cars up so much.
>> Allot of BS if you ask me. If Shelby had his head on right he would
>> bury the hatchet with the GT350 name use (1984 Mustang GT350 20th
>> anniversary lawsuit) and add some balls to this bastard car he made.
>>
>> Regarding prices dropping don't forget the addition of the Camaro and
>> new Dodge taking some of the sales in this market segment.
>
> What really chaps my ass is that the Shelby name on a Mustang doesn't
> mean shit to me and I would be plenty happy with a GT500 named
> whatever Ford wants to stick on it. They could call it the "Polished
> Turd" and I would buy it if it were reasonably priced.
Here's an interesting comparo:
http :// www .motortrend,com /roadtests/coupes/112_0804_tuner_mustang_comparison_test
The plain ol' GT appears to be a pretty damn good deal.