I'm not knocking Kevin directly. I've known him from this website since nearly the beginning. I respect his opinion and contributions to the board. Sorry if I came across that way.

My point is with the whole situation. Ford did a marvelous job marketing this car with the Shelby name and by taking the cars out of the SVT dealers and spread them to all dealers. It obviously worked very well.

My beef is they have taken the car from the people Mustangs were meant for and put it in the hands of people that buy it because it is the hottest thing going.

A local dealer has a white vert with blue side stripe that a wealthy local guy bought for his wife. She did not like it because she was afraid of snakes and made him take it back. He paid way too much for it and has it there on consignment for 69k. That was a car that sold above MSRP to someone who knew nothing about the car (or his wife) and not to someone who would appreciate the car for what it is.

Collectors putting them in storage and never driving them because it says "SHELBY" on the back. Again, cars taken out of the enthusiast hands.

 

I was a car salesman too once upon a time, before I decided to return to school that is. My days selling Volvo's taught me a great deal, and most of what I've posted above actually stems from that experience, so his isn't the only perspective. I understand why dealerships and salesman have a difficult time resisting the urge to tack on those ADM's as only somebody who has been in the business ever could. But to be blunt if they think that is the best way to do business then they are wrong...no plainer way to say it. I've got nothing against Kevin personally, he might be the nicest guy on earth, I just don't agree with him.

 

In additon to what is posted above, the issue I've stated on several occasions with respect to ADM is turning away local and repeat customers in favor of selling the car to a buyer possibly from out of state who will never come back, not even for an oil change, let alone coming back to buy other vehicle models from the dealer. The exception would be if a dealer is unable to sell the car locally for MSRP, then I would not have a problem with the dealer getting as much money for it as it can from a stranger.



I'll simplify it. How many here wound up getting married to the high school slaught rather than their high school sweetheart?

Decisions, decisions!

 

Well George my FIRST wife was someone high school slaught just not mine!!

 

I don't sell cars but not agree more!
As far as professor's making a lot and summers off. OK I'll give you they are lazy, working a short year and two thirds of a day but if you call making 100K-150K a lot of money, I just say if they were in business they could make 10 fold. Not that most business owners do but they act like they know it all. With that much knowledge they should be in the top third of business owners salary. Watch back to school with Rodney Dangerfield, more truth than fiction.

 

Central Florida dealer has a blue Shelby GT 500 in showroom. A co-worker of mine who just bought a new 07 Mustang GT there said that the salesmen tried to sell him the Shelby for $45K out the door. Co-worker said it was a stretch for him to buy the regular Mustang GT.

 

Can you find out the dealer's and salesman's name? Thanks.

 

pm sent.

 

I would like it as well.

Thanks,

Roger

 

Uhhhh, don't know where you went to school or what business classes you've taken, but 9 out of 10 times the folks teaching business courses DO or DID have a business. It's super common for someone who did very well for themselves to either let the business roll with someone else at the helm or they sell it outright. I have several friends that have done just that. They built and sold their businesses and cleared some serious cash in the process. They've decided to give back and help the next generation get things of their own going. None of them need to work another day if they chose not to. Gotta watch those generalizations!

 

Many who fail also like to teach or have to, if they want to eat. After all, they have valuable first hand experience to pass along.