crazyhorse

That dealer in particular needs to feel the pain of losing money after holding on too long. Them, MOGFIS and Lonestar are 3 of the biggest offenders of ADM perpetuating.

The one in the picture advertises on ebay that they have 9 or 10 or even 11 in stock at a time. I hope they paid 15 over for each and have to eat that come Summer.

1 COBRA

The sad part is the Ohio dealer is not purchasing the GT500s through their allocations. It has followed the same yellow brick road as the dealer in Duluth, Georgia which buys from other Ford dealers, which prefer to sell their GT500s to those dealers rather than sell them to the public for the same lower price.

If that is not collusion I don't know what it is, and Ford does nothing about it. It makes a case on point why Ford deserves no help from their loyal customers.

SVT had required dealers to meet certain criterias to sell their products and treat their customers well. That went out the window the day Ford decided to allow non SVT dealers to sell their top end Mustangs, so the end results are disappointing but not surprising.

Stangette

+1 It is definately a collusion amongst the Dealers. It is unfair to the Buyers of this Product.

SVT Authorized Dealers only, IMO, keeps prices stable as well as the services genuine. But, this would work in the favour of the Client, not the Dealer.

It would be similar to Jack allowing anyone to sell the Roushes whom are not Authorized Roush Dealers.

xlch59

MSRP on a coupe
Standard vehicle price 40,930
Gas guzzler tax 1,300
Sirius Sat Radio 195
GT500 Premire Trim 595
Shaker 1000 Audio 1,295
Destination & Delivery 745
Total 45,060
ADM ??????
Out the door with tax 50,000+
and no ADM
Just FYI

crazyhorse

You must have a high tax rate to get over 50 without ADM.

6% gets you to about 47.7.

jcthorne

I was treated FAR better and honestly by the small town Non-SVT dealer I got my GT500 from than any of the local SVT dealers here in Houston. The one thing I can say in LoneStar's favor was at least they were upfront and forthright on the ADM thing. I could not afford thier price, but at least they were honest about it. Far better than the treatment I got at Joe Myers or Tomball.

In the end, I emailed or spoke to over 400 dealers in several states. At the time I found 3 in about a weeks work that could have resulted in deals I could afford. England Ford in OK was the easiest to deal with and genuinely interested in selling the car. Followed through and kept thier word.

There are lots of dealers that need to be repremanded and brought under control by Ford for shady business practices but the SVT dealers are no better or worse in this regard than the general dealer population. In my case the opposite is true.

jcthorne

Navigation/Touchscreen Radio $1995

1 COBRA

The solution lays on the implementation of policy to ensure customer satisfaction and pleasant experiences not reprimands without consequences.

As for the dealer experience I suppose you are partly correct on the "no better, no worse" shady business practices. The difference is when SVT was involved they responded quickly and efficiently so as to maintain and correct any customer service concerns or issues. SVT dealers had to answer to SVT's demands where dealers presently seem to answer to no one.

It is no coincidence SVT had a strong following mainly due to the fact they cared and catered to their customers.

GTJOHN

My next Mustang was going to be a SVT Cobra. Shelby came along, and I was thrilled! Then I saw the price, then the mark-ups......Not me brother!

Since then, I have been screaming for a 350-400hp SE Mustang - under $35k!! Now even the odds of a SE being under $35k are slim.

xlch59

Got to love California, tax 8.25% then add license and title. Oh yea then to feed the beast 91 octane is the best you can get except at the track runs around $3.50 gal