Thanks Jeff. That is good to hear!! If they keep feeding me a line of BS, maybe I should hook up with you since we are almost neighbors.

 

+1 I was debating the boss, but franlky if I am going to track it, Id feel too guilty. Id rather get an older car and make it track specific. That's why im on the fence about getting the PP on the Shelby... It's just a want not a need.

 

Nice man. Im just curious as to why 3.55 and not 3.73?

 

I have a feeling you'll see the F150 at Detroit and a concept Mustang at this years LA Auto show.

 

probably doesnt wanna give up his first gear lol. with 3.73's first is so short, i had to shift before i can blink

 

Ah yes. Believe it or not, my last car (5 speed supercharger scion tc) had a ridiculously short first gear. Im pretty sure ill get used to it.

 

A mustang in general is automatically a WANT and not a NEED. Let's be honest here. A need is my 12 year old Civic I have that has 100k miles. Do I NEED a rear wheel drive hp infused Mustang? No. Do I WANT it? HELL YES.

 

Cuz after the first year or two I'm going to Whipple it! After that, I'm thinkin with 3.73s, 1st gear will be useless givin it any more than half-throttle... I think swapping the gears is relatively inexpensive, so if I'm wrong I can change them... I'm probably wrong lol

 

^^^This

 

I wish I could order your Boss for you too, but I only got one (see my rant in the allocation thread in the Boss section ). But if your ever in the Lansdale area, please stop on in and day hi.

 

L.A show this coming year 2012? That's too soon!! If you show the car too soon, people will be waiting forever for it and get tired of the delay (see the Camaro drawn out saga from concept to production). I just figured a near-production concept for the New York Show 2013 as its about a year from its on-sale date (April 17th 2014) and the following Detroit show (2014) they would have the fully ready production car there and it would have center stage with the Fusion and F150 already unveiled prior!

 

No US price list? Also, when is production scheduled to start (assuming it hasn't already)?

EDIT #2: Having looked through the order guide, I see that the 3.31 axle is no longer a free standing option on the V6. Shame.

 

Really? It seems like only yesterday we were hearing about the new-for-2009 F150.

 

not yet.
supposedly 2/27.
yes is shame, 3.31 only on v6 PP & no more dealer stock 3.55 or 3.73 on gt, (customer orders only)

 

Though, "invoice" is still way above what the dealer is actually ending up paying for the vehicle.

 

Depends on the car. A $15,585 Fiesta, invoice is $15,267, and there is only $444 in holdback. And if the car sits for a while, that holdback pays for the floorplaning of the car.

I will just say that a dealership is a business and they have the right to earn a living (a few hundred over or X-Plan is fair) Walt, I'm sure that whatever your profession is, your company doesn't sell at their cost prices every day and you don't work for free. Nobody works for free.

Every X-Plan I sell is a mini-deal at $75 BEFORE TAX!!! So I don't make much on new cars at all!!

If dealers sold everything at under invoice and made nothing on accessories, they won't be there very long!! Holdback does help pay for the floorplan of the car, keep the lights on at the dealer, etc.

 

I'm looking for the color selection for the 2013 Shelby GT500.
Anybody seen that out yet?

 

Its not official yet, but the colors are

Ingot Silver
Black
Performance White
Grabber Blue
Deep Impact Blue
Race Red
Red Candy Tinted Clearcoat

These are the colors that are in the CONCEPTS order system as of today.

 

Hi

I don't understand why they discontinued kona ble metallic, they are still using it for new 2012 orders

 

Because it ran its course. They had it since 2010, and they usually change up colors every 3 years.