Alright, so I didn't get in on the orders early, as I wasn't expecting to be making what I am when the news first came around. Similarly, while I'm loving my post-college salary, I don't have enough to pay 20k over MSRP, or even 12k over. (that, and the thought of spending that much hurts my fingers).
So I'm going to post my experiences trying to obtain a Torch Red, fully striped, with interior upgrade package, for as close to MSRP as possible (I'm expecting 42-44k if all goes beautifully, with about 10k down as a deposit).
Right now, as I'm in an area where techie money is plentiful, dealers don't even want to think of moving below $25,000 over MSRP. Similarly, as there are a lot of fools with techie money, it looks like the 2007 allotments are almost all gone.
From the MotorTrend (December 2006), and Road & Track's Buyer's guide, it looks like Ford & SVT will be doing up to 30,000 GT500s over three years.
I am aiming to get my hands on a 2008 model year (by my calculations [S.W.A.G.], dealers should get information on allotments in March, and the first ones could come off the line as soon as June or July 2007)
Now, if anyone knows something I don't, which is highly likely, please step in and correct me.
My first four dealer contact mails went out this weekend, through my work e-mail address, which tends to generate good responses. So far I have one response, he has no knowledge of any future runs of the GT500, and is trying to sell me on a Shelby GT 'stang, the ~330bhp one. [Fark That!]
I believe my next action will be to get in touch with his Fleet Manager, who should have more information, and/or talk to the FoMoCo investors' portal folks, and try to find out some more information.
I'm fishing for advice in my narrative here, and if the mods decide it should be placed elsewhere, I'll gladly relocate it to a domain of my own, with a link here.
I want one of these now, before I have other financial obligations.
Wish me luck!
- Jonsey
So I'm going to post my experiences trying to obtain a Torch Red, fully striped, with interior upgrade package, for as close to MSRP as possible (I'm expecting 42-44k if all goes beautifully, with about 10k down as a deposit).
Right now, as I'm in an area where techie money is plentiful, dealers don't even want to think of moving below $25,000 over MSRP. Similarly, as there are a lot of fools with techie money, it looks like the 2007 allotments are almost all gone.
From the MotorTrend (December 2006), and Road & Track's Buyer's guide, it looks like Ford & SVT will be doing up to 30,000 GT500s over three years.
I am aiming to get my hands on a 2008 model year (by my calculations [S.W.A.G.], dealers should get information on allotments in March, and the first ones could come off the line as soon as June or July 2007)
Now, if anyone knows something I don't, which is highly likely, please step in and correct me.
My first four dealer contact mails went out this weekend, through my work e-mail address, which tends to generate good responses. So far I have one response, he has no knowledge of any future runs of the GT500, and is trying to sell me on a Shelby GT 'stang, the ~330bhp one. [Fark That!]
I believe my next action will be to get in touch with his Fleet Manager, who should have more information, and/or talk to the FoMoCo investors' portal folks, and try to find out some more information.
I'm fishing for advice in my narrative here, and if the mods decide it should be placed elsewhere, I'll gladly relocate it to a domain of my own, with a link here.
I want one of these now, before I have other financial obligations.
Wish me luck!
- Jonsey