Last year I put my name on a waiting list for a GT500 with an out of town dealer. I was number nine on the list. I figured if I could get a brand new reliable Mustang with
500 hp for around 45K I might go for it. After several inquiries and many months, I finally received an email stating that the price is $65,000. I replied that I wasn't interested. So yesterday, I stop in at the local Ford dealer - not the one with the waiting list - to pick up an e brake cable for my Ranger. Holy shit, there's a GT500 on the showroom floor! I didn't think they were going to get any, so I never asked. I looked it over closely, and there are only two things I don't like - the white color and the stripes. But I do like the fact that the only price displayed on the car is the MSRP of $43K in the window. This dealer is known for its fair pricing, so when the sales guy walked over I asked him if they are selling the car for the price on the window sticker. He smiles and says "no". "How much is it", I ask. He disappears for a minute, comes back, and says "seventy thousand". I laughed and told him I'd wait for the price to reach a sane number. No way is it worth that. Ford should at least have used an aluminum block to keep some weight off the nose. Are people actually paying that much for them? Any guesses on what they'll sell for next year?- posted
17 years ago