2003 Cobra year was LONG though too, keep that in mind.
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Originally Posted by Red Star
(Post 5813063)
Actually Cobra outsold GT500.
Ford sold over 19,000 Cobras in 2003/2004. I don't have GT500's number for 2009, but in 2008 they "were planing to sell about 10,000 of them". Mustang's sales were down by 27% in 2009, there is no way Shelby sold 10,000 GT500s that year. And while several folks on here want to suggest that a SVT badged version of the GT500 would have worked just as well ibn terms of sales the truth is that there is absolutely no way to prove that, and even more the numbers we have do absolutely nothing to support such a notion The actual numbers simply say that the best, SVT badged Cobra's needed large rebates to move during their second year on the market in a relatively strong economy wile the Shelby badged GT500 was still drawing ADM's at that point despite a major slide on the economy. Wherever your loyalties are found that does absolutely nothing to help the SVT Cobra's case. Do I think that advantage is a side effect of the Shelby badging? I'm sure it didn't hurt, but to be honest I think a greater reality is that there are just too many folks out there who don't give two hoots about the SVT badge. I don't think the SVT badge hurts the cars, but I likewise think it does next to nothing to help spur sales on either. Ultimately, none of this really matters since anybody hoping for a return of SVT as we knew it is dreaming. Questionable profitability and a hard headed maverick like Coletti in a Mulally-driven world where mavericks simply aren't tolerated? To be blunt Coletti would have been one of the first out the door had he still been around when Mullaly showed up. And if you walked into Mulally's office right now and told him the GT500 would be well served to return to a simple SVT Cobra moniker Mulally would probably ask you if you've been drinking. Mulally runs on numbers and hard evidence, not rhetoric. The SVT so many here long for is a direct contraditction to the kind of corporate culture Mulally insists upon. SVT is obviously back, but I wouldn't hold my breath for Shelby badging to disappear from Mustang in favor of SVT Cobra badging anytime soon unless Shelby himself is the mechanism for that change. |
Originally Posted by jsaylor
(Post 5813332)
Shelby himself is the mechanism for that change.
I do agree the car is more successful with the shelby name on it and you can thank the marketers for doing that. They probably all got small bonuses with that idea. I'm sure one day he will screw it up and Ford will dump him then those apparent "idiots" such as myself who would hapily strip the Shelby name from the car can be happy again. |
Originally Posted by jsaylor
(Post 5813332)
To be blunt Coletti would have been one of the first out the door had he still been around when Mullaly showed up.
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Originally Posted by jsaylor
(Post 5813332)
Fair enough, but did the Cobra ever actually make any money? We know the GT500 does, or it wouldn't still survive in Mulally's world. On the other hand the Terminator had massive rebates in it's second year on the market, they were a necessary evil so that Ford could clear out the remaining 04 models. And we've all heard the rumors suggesting that SVT never actually turned a profit and that this was part of the reason for the brand being semi-shelved for a while.
And while several folks on here want to suggest that a SVT badged version of the GT500 would have worked just as well ibn terms of sales the truth is that there is absolutely no way to prove that, and even more the numbers we have do absolutely nothing to support such a notion The actual numbers simply say that the best, SVT badged Cobra's needed large rebates to move during their second year on the market in a relatively strong economy wile the Shelby badged GT500 was still drawing ADM's at that point despite a major slide on the economy. Wherever your loyalties are found that does absolutely nothing to help the SVT Cobra's case. Do I think that advantage is a side effect of the Shelby badging? I'm sure it didn't hurt, but to be honest I think a greater reality is that there are just too many folks out there who don't give two hoots about the SVT badge. I don't think the SVT badge hurts the cars, but I likewise think it does next to nothing to help spur sales on either. Ultimately, none of this really matters since anybody hoping for a return of SVT as we knew it is dreaming. Questionable profitability and a hard headed maverick like Coletti in a Mulally-driven world where mavericks simply aren't tolerated? To be blunt Coletti would have been one of the first out the door had he still been around when Mullaly showed up. And if you walked into Mulally's office right now and told him the GT500 would be well served to return to a simple SVT Cobra moniker Mulally would probably ask you if you've been drinking. Mulally runs on numbers and hard evidence, not rhetoric. The SVT so many here long for is a direct contraditction to the kind of corporate culture Mulally insists upon. SVT is obviously back, but I wouldn't hold my breath for Shelby badging to disappear from Mustang in favor of SVT Cobra badging anytime soon unless Shelby himself is the mechanism for that change. |
Originally Posted by burningman
(Post 5813341)
And that is always a possiblility going off his track record.
I do agree the car is more successful with the shelby name on it and you can thank the marketers for doing that. They probably all got small bonuses with that idea. I'm sure one day he will screw it up and Ford will dump him then those apparent "idiots" such as myself who would hapily strip the Shelby name from the car can be happy again.
Originally Posted by Evil_Capri
Speculation is just that . . . . speculation. I think you are very wrong. I think Coletti would have been welcomed by Mulally. Mulally isn't some accountant born to rule FMC with an abacus. As you know he is more process driven than anything else. I think what hurt SVT the most (is it really "hurting?") was a lack of a succession plan after Coletti left. But no matter, what's done is done, and no one can't argue with performance . . . .
But as you say, what is done is done and SVT's future is in somebody elses hands now. |
Originally Posted by jsaylor
(Post 5813441)
Worth noting, I never said that anybody is an idiot because of their preference, that honor belongs to another poster.
I guess it can't be argued that Coletti was the right guy for the job at the time. |
Originally Posted by jsaylor
(Post 5813332)
Ultimately, none of this really matters since anybody hoping for a return of SVT as we knew it is dreaming. Questionable profitability and a hard headed maverick like Coletti in a Mulally-driven world where mavericks simply aren't tolerated? To be blunt Coletti would have been one of the first out the door had he still been around when Mullaly showed up. And if you walked into Mulally's office right now and told him the GT500 would be well served to return to a simple SVT Cobra moniker Mulally would probably ask you if you've been drinking. Mulally runs on numbers and hard evidence, not rhetoric. The SVT so many here long for is a direct contraditction to the kind of corporate culture Mulally insists upon. SVT is obviously back, but I wouldn't hold my breath for Shelby badging to disappear from Mustang in favor of SVT Cobra badging anytime soon unless Shelby himself is the mechanism for that change. If you went to Mullaly and presented him with the savings that could be associated with killing Shelby's name, I think the numbers would be in favor of that. Every Shelby sold has royalties associated with the Shelby name. In a nutshell, I feel that if they called it either name...it would sell. |
Originally Posted by jsaylor
(Post 5813441)
I still firmly believe that Coletti's tendency to go rogue nww and then would have gotten him canned and quick unless he seriously curtailed that tendency. Most of what we know regarding SVT is speculation, but Coletti's status as a boundary pushing maverick arguably is not. In some organizations that would have served him well, in Mulally's world pushing the limits too hard puts you on the naughty list. But as you say, what is done is done and SVT's future is in somebody elses hands now. |
SVT almost sunk due to the Ford GT issues IIRC
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Originally Posted by Red Star
(Post 5813063)
Actually Cobra outsold GT500.
I personally prefer Cobra. It was much less expensive and just as fast. Also, the GT500 is the best selling SVT product ever. Hate to break it to you. |
Originally Posted by jsaylor
(Post 5813332)
SVT is obviously back, but I wouldn't hold my breath for Shelby badging to disappear from Mustang in favor of SVT Cobra badging anytime soon unless Shelby himself is the mechanism for that change.
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Originally Posted by black_bullitt
(Post 5808483)
You left out Step 1a, which includes paying unnecessarily for the Shelby name to adorn the car in the first place...
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Originally Posted by burningman
(Post 5811944)
I Always said I'd love to do the Anti GT500. get one used to avoid the ADM crap Strip all the shelby crap off it. Relable it as an SVT cobra get a Rear for it from Mustangirs.com and make mine the SVT Cobra CE
CE for Coletti Edition :) Oh and sell all the lame Shelby badges and crap on Ebay for a tidy profit. Then show up at a shelby GT500 event and piss everyone off |
Originally Posted by ttgt500
(Post 5814036)
This is a red herring argument and patently false. The "Shelby name" is virtually none of the MSRP. $200 tops.
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Shelby fanboy in the house. :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs
(Post 5814052)
Shelby fanboy in the house. :rolleyes:
I love the GT500 whether it's an SVT Cobra, a Shelby, or a Chevy Camaro. You seem to only like it if it has a certain label. That, my friend, is a fanboy. |
Originally Posted by max2000jp
(Post 5814046)
Please provide the proof. That's .0004% of the MSRP of a Shelby.....BS flag raised HIGH!
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Originally Posted by ttgt500
(Post 5814055)
Actually is roughly half a point, or .5%. Nice math.
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No, you were wrong on the math. You wrote .004% which is incorrect math considering it is much, much higher a percentage than that.
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