StangFreak

Just a simple question, wanted to see what every ones response would be. With the price of gas continually creeping up, will this make you change you mind about buying a Shelby??? I would imagine there will be more than a few people who are on the edge about buying this car jump ship after considering owning a 500hp car that can only burn premium fuel.

I'm going to wait till next year to try and purchase one after the hype dies down so that gives me at least 12 months to watch what the prices do.

199

Guys who will buy the Shelby won’t care about gas prices, they care about performance, looks, and the so called collectability etc...
If your worried there is always the v6 (get the pony package looks sweet)

bullittman

Yup

StangFreak

No way, no V6 for me!!!

1 COBRA

If the budget is tight and the GT500 is used as a daily driver is a recipe for trouble. I would think the 11 MPG in the city will be a realistic figure. I get 12 MPG on my Cobra, with more weight and a few more cubic inches I would be surprised if the GT500 equals or betters the fuel efficiency of the Cobra.

Xanadu

I could care less about the high gas prices, it's the 20K or more markups that are keeping me out of the Shelby. Maybe after a year or two the car will actually be at MSRP and then one will be mine even if gas is $5 a gallon by then.

Tres Wright

I can't imagine many Shelbys will be purchased as daily drivers, so gas price should not be an issue whatsoever. I have a turbocharged Buell that requires 100+ octane. Gas is costing me over 6 bucks a gallon, but who cares? The thing hauls booty

mr-mstng

I dodn't think most people who buy a shelby care about mileage, just look at all of people out there buying H2s and H3s. That being said, everytime I see gas prices spike, I notice the used cars lots are full of SUVs. The effect on a car like that will be minimal.

bill0754

I ordered my GT500 today...was not surprised to see a gas guzzler tax listed on the order confirmation. Ford is saying it will get over 20 on the highway....I am guessing around 16 in the city if I am careful. Bought a Ford Freestyle last year and get 20 in the city, 28 on the highway....will be driven as a daily.

tricksixtyfive

Maybe if i had a wife and kids, but due to the high gas prices i want one more, this new muscel car war is a fad. We won't be offered vehicles like this again or in a while when this dies out, so i am jumping to get one.

Sharp

Nope, I'll just do with out something else.

Bluejoker

Nope.

ZRX4ME

right,if ya can afford the shelby,gas prices won't be a problem,unless it goes to over $5.00 a gallon.Then it will just come out to play once in a while.

gunk mudder

How much was the tax? That should tell how much mpg this car gets.

Here is a break down of the guzzler tax from the 1978 energy tax act:


at least 22.5

at least 21.5, but less than 22.5

at least 20.5, but less than 21.5

at least 19.5, but less than 20.5

at least 18.5, but less than 19.5

at least 17.5, but less than 18.5

at least 16.5, but less than 17.5

at least 15.5, but less than 16.5

at least 14.5, but less than 15.5

at least 13.5, but less than 14.5

at least 12.5, but less than 13.5

less than 12.5


The combined fuel economy MPG value (55% city, 45% highway) is used to determine tax liability. The MPG value is also adjusted slightly to account for differences in test procedures made since the base year, but it is not adjusted for in-use short fall. The unadjusted combined MPG of a vehicle can be approximated from the city and highway values provided in the Fuel Economy Guide and on this website by the following equation: