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Coupes & Convertibles Ford Mustang 2007 Ford Shelby Cobra GT500
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Replying to: shelbydude (Feb 21, 2007 6:02 pm)
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Replying to: bri66 (Feb 21, 2007 10:42 pm) The one thing I like is that with the tape you should be able to remove them later if you wanted to put everything back to normal. I think if I do it I would order an extra set just to have incase one did come loose and lost on the road somewhere. I checked with the parts department on the side scoops Ford adds to the CS model. Those do have two holes in the side to mount onto the car. So those would require drilling holes which I don't want to do. BTW, if I wasn't lucky enough to of gotten the Shelby I was going to go with getting a GT and having Cervinis do their Eleanor kit on it. I think that is a hot looking car! My wife has a 2005 Mustang V6. I have been trying to get her to let me trade her out of that and get a GT with the Cervinis Eleanor kit. |
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Replying to: moronix (Feb 21, 2007 8:59 am) It sounds as though your beef then is with Ford for not making enough Shelbys to meet demand. Prices SHOULD always be determined by the market IMO. ALWAYS. If demand is low and supply is high, then the dealers (and Ford) would be stupid to insist on MSRP. You mentioned F150 trucks where supply often exceeds (by a good margin) the demand......yet I'm sure that if YOU were in the market for an F150 you wouldn't insist on paying MSRP just because that's the suggested price. Why then insist on MSRP when demand far exceeds supply? Personally, I don't have ANY problem with dealer's getting as much as they can. It's called free enterprise; if I don't like the price, then I don't buy. But whining about how 'unfair' it is is simply pointless. Where I DO have a problem is when the dealer's tell folks that the demand will CONTINUE to outstrip supply 6, 8, 12 months from now so there's no point in waiting. In reality the dealers are simply HOPING the demand continues strong since that just means more money in their pocket. Ford needs to sell lots of cars. There is NO point in Ford NOT MAKING more high $$$ cars IF they feel the market will support it. If their analysis indicated that the market would only support 16k, 18k, or 20k Shelby Mustangs over a 2 year span, that's all they'll make. But if dealers are STILL able to get 10k over MSRP a year or so after production began, for what POSSIBLE reason would Ford halt production? |
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Replying to: shelbydude (Feb 21, 2007 6:40 pm) As I already said we will just have to agree to disagree. I just took a look at Ebay and noticed one dealer advertising (Hartsville, Oh) he has 9 Shelybs in stock. How is that possible? Just curious.
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Replying to: moronix (Feb 22, 2007 9:28 am)
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Replying to: shelbydude (Feb 21, 2007 6:52 pm) If Ford makes more Shelby's than the 18,000 they have indicated, I will be very disapointed. Most people spending the extra money are banking on that number. If the car had an MSRP of $50,930 I would not have even hestitated. I think you will see the 2008's jump to that price. |
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Replying to: moronix (Feb 22, 2007 9:28 am) It is possible because dealers are buying them from other dealers. Everyday there are dealers looking for more. Dealers are finding dealers that will sell them anywhere from $10k to $15k to $20k over MSRP. Then the dealer buys it and sells it for as much over that that they can get. So even dealers are paying well over MSRP buying them from other dealers. I can find them for $15k over if I have a customer wanting one. Some dealers buy as many as they can because they feel they can sell them and still make $5k over what they had to pay. One dealer sellds them at $25k over firm! They sold over 40 so far. They buy them from $10k - $20k over from other dealers. It depends on the market area you are in. Some areas have higher demand than other areas. If I had people lining up willing to pay $20k over I would buy as many as I could at $15k over and get them one. Not a problem. |
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Do some research, look for a small dealer in an out of the way place that has one on hand. He might NOT have a big enough market for the car to command a big premium. Be Nice. Mark. |
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Replying to: akirby (Feb 22, 2007 10:28 am) |
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Replying to: moronix (Feb 22, 2007 3:22 pm) |
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