Local dealer wants $5000 over MSRP for Anniv.
4/26/14 | 11:27 PM
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I'm betting a fully loaded regular GT will be well over $50K. Heck, a fully loaded '14 coupe (all options) is $46,500 msrp. So you can imagine what the new one will be with a base price bump, plus all the new options they're adding like air conditioned seats, memory seats, etc.
4/26/14 | 11:29 PM
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I'm betting a fully loaded regular GT will be well over $50K. Heck, a fully loaded '14 coupe (all options) is $46,500 msrp. So you can imagine what the new one will be with a base price bump, plus all the new options they're adding like air conditioned seats, memory seats, etc.
4/27/14 | 06:32 AM
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Fortunately for me, my son had just left for Afghanistan and I had his identical car to drive, and constantly work on. I swapped over all my performance goodies, have been getting his running right fixing little things like minor vacuum leaks, etc..
His original schedule was to return home late August. Told the wife this is perfect. I can hold off and get the 2015. Besides, we marry off the oldest daughter next month, that expanse is done and she's off the "Mom & Dad's" ticket.
I was just hoping that they had a "First come, first dibs" on the Anniv. cars. Not going to happen, so I could care less. My plan is to order using the X plan anyway. I've got a '66 GT fastback and I'm a member of the Mustang Club of America. Comes with the X plan opportunity.
Now I find out he's coming home in June, so all bets are off about have one when he gets home. At least I do have other (temporary) sources for transportation until late August when cars start hitting the dealerships.
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4/27/14 | 06:40 AM
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I was letting puma know he made a mistake, he edited it, but if you read the quote in my post you will see the error....
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4/27/14 | 07:49 AM
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4/27/14 | 07:53 AM
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4/27/14 | 08:14 AM
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I'm betting a fully loaded regular GT will be well over $50K. Heck, a fully loaded '14 coupe (all options) is $46,500 msrp. So you can imagine what the new one will be with a base price bump, plus all the new options they're adding like air conditioned seats, memory seats, etc.
on 65 I read the average wage as around 6400 a year, and a pretty loaded V8 fastback mustang stickered at 3700- so just a little over half average wage...
now average wage is around 44000, and the loaded V8 mustang is near equalling that... true they didnt have nav, recaros, etc back then but still the income/cost ratio that made it the most successful model ever introduced (like 2 million in a couple years?) is gone. not bread and butter vs caviar pricing, but its creeping that way faster every year.
4/27/14 | 08:33 AM
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I agree too... one of my biggest worries about where the Mustang is headed isnt about modern styling, IRS. etc- just that it used to be a fairly affordable car, all things considered. my 09 is a base GT stickered right at 27, employee pricing had it at 24-ish... I think those days are not so long ago gone. my worry is the average guy used to be able to afford one, and the bulk of the sales were not loaded up models- a lot of folks just wanted a basic 'fun car', and Ford provided one for half a century... now the new thinking is away from volume sales, lean for max-margin sales. on 65 I read the average wage as around 6400 a year, and a pretty loaded V8 fastback mustang stickered at 3700- so just a little over half average wage... now average wage is around 44000, and the loaded V8 mustang is near equalling that... true they didnt have nav, recaros, etc back then but still the income/cost ratio that made it the most successful model ever introduced (like 2 million in a couple years?) is gone. not bread and butter vs caviar pricing, but its creeping that way faster every year.
4/27/14 | 10:12 AM
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on 65 I read the average wage as around 6400 a year, and a pretty loaded V8 fastback mustang stickered at 3700- so just a little over half average wage...
now average wage is around 44000, and the loaded V8 mustang is near equalling that... true they didnt have nav, recaros, etc back then but still the income/cost ratio that made it the most successful model ever introduced (like 2 million in a couple years?) is gone. not bread and butter vs caviar pricing, but its creeping that way faster every year.
now average wage is around 44000, and the loaded V8 mustang is near equalling that... true they didnt have nav, recaros, etc back then but still the income/cost ratio that made it the most successful model ever introduced (like 2 million in a couple years?) is gone. not bread and butter vs caviar pricing, but its creeping that way faster every year.
I bought my first new V8 Mustang in 1989 ('89 5.0L LX Sport) while I was in college. It cost 75% of my annual income. I bought my loaded up '14 GT for 35% of my annual income. Sure, absolute costs are going up, but most of us earn more and more as we age.
4/27/14 | 08:28 PM
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That is about the only thing I enjoy about getting older :-)
4/27/14 | 09:36 PM
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4/27/14 | 09:43 PM
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Lol just turned 28 and hair line just started receding. Dammit!! I guess that's where making more money comes into play! Hahahaha Getting off subject sorry :-)
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4/28/14 | 10:30 AM
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5/2/14 | 10:54 PM
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Sometimes you are at the right place at the right time, but most times you are not. I lucked out when I got my 45th anniversary edition and I got it at a steal. Below MSRP, and a $3000 gift from FORD to boot. I could sell my car now and still make all my money back (but I wont). I wouldn't pay over the MSRP because I'm cheap, or smart, or something that sounds good.
5/24/14 | 01:45 AM
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...but back in 05 I know a lot of good faith buyers had ordered cars (even with ADM) that 'never got built' according to dealers, yet same dealers were selling the hard to get cars for even higher ADMs...odds I'd say are near 100% dealer shenanigans could be worse than 2005 
My special-order '05 "never got built". I'm guessing b/c it was on X-plan. I finally paid MSRP for one from another dealer's stock. I guess it is a good thing that I don't care for the '15s, as I refuse to play those games again.
