PArt of life I guess Buy a Big bottle of Zantac or get one of those car covers with a junker painted on it to elude to would be's ?

 

I need to get some kinda of alarm system that sets people on fire if they get too close! That would keep her safe... LOL

Pepper spray would work too...

 

Electrify the exterior.

500 volts ought to do it. :shock:

 

Or better yet...trunk monkey!

 

People, it is a car. It is going to get wear. It is going to get road chips, and door dings. You can't stop your house from getting worn down, and you can't stop your car either. You can maintain it (repair it as fast as it degrades).

Some measures make sense. Like don't park next to the junker, don't take it to school or places where lots of young and/or inconsiderate people are. You can try to keep it covered/garaged. But it's still going to happen. And the nicer the car, the more you're trying to draw attention to yourself (artificially announce your status), but that may draw more of the type of attention you don't want as well. It's like a chick wearing a low cut top; deal with guys being unable to make as much eye contact.

 

Nah, I've gotten zapped by 1200 volts on a couple occassions, 25kV, now that's more like it!

 

It's not the voltage, it's the frequency and amperage that gets you.

 

I agree, but when the voltage causes involuntary muscle contractions, the soreness can be a nice reminder of what not to touch.

 

You can have 10 million volts but if you have 0 Amps you wont feel a thing. Amps are the rate at which current flows. If you have a lot of charge that is not flowing it wont hurt. Also if you have a small amount of charge and a lot of amps that can hurt... or kill! You can die from "mili amps" (mA)... "Ohms" decides how much current will flow (a.k.a. Amps). Ohms pretty much measures the conductivity of an object. The higher the Ohms the less conductive. (Metal has low Ohms, rubber has high Ohms) anyways....

I think I will only ocassionally drive my car to shcool. The rest of the time I'll drive my old car.


Any new info on the Cobra?

 

Thank you, Mr. Spock.

 

NERDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buy what you will, dude. I would hate to see you buy it, then have something major happen, and you not be able to compensate because you aren't making the big bucks yet. My rule is, don't buy above your station.

 

Thank you, Mr. Spock.


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LOL. I remember that from physics class.

 

Hopefully someone can answer this question.

Id probably pay around 12k in cash and trade my 2005 GT in on a GT500 and finance the rest when they arrive.

I have no problem waiting a year for the high prices, bugs in the car to go away if need be, my question is however, is the car a limited production? What i mean by that is, will they only be offered in '07 or '07-'08 or will they be a yearly thing until demand flags enough that it is not profitable to sell them (that will probably never happen)?

Im no expert but I just dont see this being a car they will offer year after year when they have established the cobra as the "high perfomance" yearly mustang offering.

Anyways anyone with some insight into this Id love to hear your reply so Ill know if I need to start hounding dealers about lists and whatnot.

 

Price gouging is only illegal when a state of emergency has been declared. And then it only applies to necessities like food, generators, hotel rooms, ect... There were several people busted last year following the hurricanes.

 

I hope we wont have to worry about all that due to a large number of them being produced in the first few years.

I mean Ford does want to bring in as much $$$ as possible dont they?

 

I was thinking about that recently. On Friday, I spoke with a friend of mine who is a Fleet Mgr. at one of the largest Ford dealers in AZ. I am X plan eligible, and the best he could do for me was MSRP + $2500 to order an 06 GT Vert. He explained where his dealership was coming from on the demand side(six 06 GTs on order @$2500 over MSRP as of Friday).

One thing that stuck with me is that he wanted me to call him back if I was able to find a dealer in AZ that would allow me to order at the plan price. Perhaps it was so that they would have the opportunity to match it (unlikely). Perhaps they wanted to call that dealer (if I could find one) and ask them what they are doing "giving" a GT away. I know that is the synic in me, but is this be a form of price fixing?

Anyway, with a challenge like that, I will find a dealer in AZ that will work with me. I am determined, and will start visiting other dealers this week.

On a more positive note, it is good to see demand like this for Ford products. With their recent credit rating falling to junk bond status, every little bit helps.

 

My opinion on him telling you to call him if you find a dealer is to keep the door open. He wants to keep you on the hook. the negotiation has begun. Start emailing and visiting other dealers. I can't see AMVs lasting much longer on GTs.

 

LOL I am not posting to start trouble but I must say that the guy who started this thread is the same one who just bought the GTO. He was all hot and horny for weeks about the Shelby and getting on a list and all that ca ca and then went out to buy the GTO. If he is happy with his purchase it is all that matters and I wont bash someone for their choice and happiness. But it just cracks me up. fairweather comes to mind. Guess he better call and get his name taken off the Shelby wating list

 

Fairweather comes to mind because that's what all consumers should be. As consumers, if you get frustrated because a company is not honoring their part of the bargain by putting out the best products at reasonable prices with reasonable quality and reasonable forecasting/distribution (availability) -- then that's not the consumers issue, it is the manufacturer.

And if Ford can't meet my needs, like all reasonable consumers, I may go somewhere else and choose something else, because of a combination of availability, technology, styling, functionality, economy/power, convenience and so on. So look at Mr. GTO as a lost sale by Ford/Ford Dealers. Individually, doesn't matter -- but a lot of them, and it is a signal that something not meshing with customers.

 

Or he could just be fickle, dysfunctional and seeking validation for his purchase - as evidenced by all his malicious Mustang bashing when he didn't get patted on the back here for acquiring the GTO.

And I think the jury is still out on the Shelby. We have no way yet of knowing that Ford hasn't "honored their part of the bargain."