cinque35

Yikes.. have to see how it goes

cinque35

How come they're cutting off orders so early this year? isn't the plant running 10MY till next March..
It usually take abt 4-6 wks from order to production and that would leave all of Feb open

05fordgt

The reason is, the time between when a car is serialized to when its built is not instantanious. If a car is serialized on Friday (that is when Ford assigns VIN numbers), the build date for it, would be until sometime in early to mid January (remember there is a 2-week plant shut-down for Christmas and New Years). If the build date is say, January 12th (it may be later), it will take about a week or 2 to leave the plant. Now your already closing in on February. That's why they do what they do.

cinque35

Thanks

05fordgt

Hey bud, if you put the order in last Friday, the 11th, you should be fine, but it will be close. And I may be wrong, about it needing to be serialized by the 17th. I'll double check on that.

About it going through? The dealership personal who is in charge of orders is the one who will know before anyone else, as he can check both the printout sheets they get, and also Vehicle Visibility for updates. What they should do, is call their Ford rep and ask for this car to get "pulled". Do you know what priority they gave you? Do you have a DORA?

cinque35

They seem to think there's plenty of time but then again who knows.

Five Oh Brian

I know that '10 GT500's are now balanced out for the year already, hopefully a few more '10 GT's can squeeze through for those that need them. I personally stopped ordering '10 Mustangs about 2 months ago and our last new '10's will arrive this week. I did not want to be stuck with new '10's when the '11's start production.

05fordgt

Same here Brian. We unfortunately had to take a Mustang, but its our last, and we only have a couple left.

05fordgt

If they gave you a Priority 10, you should be good. But to be sure, I would call them this coming Friday (the 18th) to see if the car was serialized and a VIN was assigned. If so, your golden!

cinque35

Thanks again

Five Oh Brian

We had a wholesale meeting recently and our Ford rep really wanted us to take a bunch of 2010 Mustangs. We told them no way, and we took zero. Our last wave of 2010's just arrived this morning and I know I have more than my guys can sell before the '11's get here. No V6's (we don't sell many, so I don't stock them), but I've got several TrackPacks and a bunch of GT coupes & verts.

Now I'm praying for big incentives from Ford to clear out the '10's. We've already whacked '10 Mustang pricing way below MSRP (many below invoice, as well). Those considering a new Mustang will find some awesome bargains on the remaining 4.6L GT's just about anywhere now.

05fordgt

Yup, there are going to be good deals on these Brian. We got 0% for 60 months on 2010 GTs right now. Now too shabby at all!!!

cinque35

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05fordgt

AWESOME NEWS DUDE!!!

Don't worry yourself. There will BE incentives by the time the car arrives!!! Either more rebates or 0% APR for 5-years to help sell off the remaining 2010s!

JpL4K3

What are the 2010 GT's going for now with the launch of the 2011's right around the corner. I am still in the market for a new mustang, wouldnt mind a left over 2010, depending on price.

Five Oh Brian

Should be very easy to find new '10 GT's in the $25K-$29K just about anywhere. Maybe low $30's for better equipped ones.

JpL4K3

Looks like Ford will be sitting on them for some time. I don't see a base 2011 GT coupe being that much more expensive.

or for 25 - 30k for a 2010 GT, id rather have a 2011 V6 for probably less with the same power.

Falchion

Yeah, that's a good point. Ford may be competing with itself in the spring of 2010. It makes me wonder what my 2008 GT would bring when I trade it in?

cinque35

Right now they have $2000 rebate & 0% for 36mo. That with x-plan makes a GT Coupe start at 25,429. If you find one sitting on the lot for a while prob even less.

RedCandy5.0

Im in the same boat you are in. The best trade offer on an 08 GT i could get from a dealer this fall was 20K. Mine is a premium auto with only 3800mi on it. Going to be interesting this spring.