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Roush/Ford Racing announce GT500 supercharger upgrade {Autoblog}
Oct 26th 2007 12:56PM Here is a email i got from the Ford dealer this AM;
"Good morning Mr. Wood,
MSRP just isn't going to happen here. Market value is market value. I believe we quoted you $7500 over MSRP, and we would be happy to honor that quote. Let me know if you would like to move forward with the deal.
Thanks again, Sean"
---NICE
Roush/Ford Racing announce GT500 supercharger upgrade {Autoblog}
Oct 25th 2007 10:17PM Good points both, but if we were rational about cars, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion. ---I remember when Shelby was with Dodge in the mid/late 80's and I saw a $5K markup at the time on a 1988 Dodge Shadow coupe. My Prediction; Shelby passes in January 2008, sending the value of the cars through the roof, and speculators grab them all. (yes all) -- there will be no 2009 cars, cause- as after Ol' Shel is gone- --whats the point>? maybe there will be a 2008 Bullit model or a 2009 Mach1. BTW: if you are over 6ft tall- forget driving a Cayman.
Roush/Ford Racing announce GT500 supercharger upgrade {Autoblog}
Oct 25th 2007 6:40PM I have been trying to purchase a GT500 for over 6 months. There are over 100, 2007 GT500s in California as I type this. You are right, The 2008s are shipping now. All I wanted was a MSRP deal. This seems to be impossible to get, even with the help and guidance of Ford Corporate. A FoMoCo Marketing Exec referred me to a dealer that was to provide a MSRP deal. When I was contacted by the referral dealer, the dealer ownership refused unless Ford replaced the car. Keep in mind that the profit margin is 12% on this car if not higher at MSRP.($5K) Ford Dealers have sold over 11K units at MSRP; the dealer network is realizing a 55M profit from the 2007 MY, PRIOR TO ADP with no fuss. Now the problem that really makes me angry; average markup I have been quoted is 8-10K over MSRP so that would be an additional 110M per MY profit. As a lifelong Mustang and Shelby guy, I am feeling somewhat let down and like they are trying to rip me off. I keep getting phone calls with “ I have an internet special at 15K over sticker.”-- In the end I think the really loyal customers are getting a raw deal. The people who are ok with throwing 10-15k over sticker are getting cars, the cars are sitting longer on the lots and getting damaged in the process. The tickler .. I mentioned to the FORD Dealer that I was dealing with that I could get a below MSRP deal on a Corvette Z51 or Z06 and it didn’t make sense for a 45K GT500 car to be at 59K…he told me to go buy a Corvette.
