Shelby GT prices

How is it that the Shelby GT500 and the Shelby GT have nearly the same MSRP????? Even after the dealer markup is added to both, they're still real close in price. Shelby GT is so not worth it when put in that perspective. Much better putting that money on a Roush, Saleen or Steeda Mustang.

Including the $1000 gas guzzler tax, the Shelby GT is about $39000 and the GT 500 is $45000. These are quite reasonable when compared with the prices Saleen and Roush are charging.

A GT Premium Mustang lists for $27,600 with shipping, so the Shelby is about $11,000 over that.

The Roush Stage 1 is $9000 + S/H (about $37000 with the car included). The Roush kit only includes exterior appearance add-ons, axle-back exhaust kit and wheels and tires. The Shelby includes all that plus interior, engine, suspension, shifter, and gearing upgrades. The Stage 2 Roush kit for $11,600 gives you a suspension upgrade kit. Both Roush kits have a short-throw shifter upgrade as a $450 option.

The Saleen S281 has a base price of $43,700 and offers only 335 HP (10 more than the Shelby) but has a lot of upgrades to exterior, interior and suspension.

The supercharged Saleen (465 HP) has a base price of $53000, while that from Roush lists for $49000 and has only 415 HP. Compared with this, the $45000 MSRP for the Shelby GT500 seems quite reasonable.

So as far as MSRP goes, the Shelbys seem like the best value. However, $70000 for a GT 500 and $45000+ for the Shelby GT is ridiculous. Compare this with the Terminators which listed for $35,000 and had 400 HP, a 6 spd, and IRS. In retrospect that car seems like a heck of a bargain.
 
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There's no doubt in my mind that any special Mustangs to come will also have high dealer markups. I say clone the heck out of them and to you know where for Ford doing this to its loyal followers.

Back in the fall of '02, dealers were charging above MSRP for the initial release of '03 Mach 1s. I bought an '04 Mach 1 in November of '03 for invoice price (on X plan) less a $3000 cash rebate they were offering on all Mustangs (except Cobras) at the time. I got one heck of a deal, and feel bad for those who bought an '03 for a premium price with the impression that it was going to be a single year special edition. I think I was helped a lot by the fact that the new generation Mustang was due to come out the following year so a lot of guys were probably holding out for that and '04 Mustang sales were probably quite weak at the time. Maybe when the new updated Mustang is about to come out, a special edition of the current car will once again be obtainable at below MSRP. Bottom line is you will pay a premium price if you must have the latest and greatest, whether it is cars, electronics, computers, whatever.
 
Ok...I dont understand something. I can go out and buy everything I need to change my GT to a Shelby GT. So what is the difference if I do it or some guy (not Shelby) does it at a Shelby plant? I could save a ton of cash, but since I did not get raped by Ford it does not count? DO you guys understand what I mean? I saw a thread where a guy transformed his car into a GT500 and a bunch of people were giving him a load of crap for it. I guess really what I am asking is if I can go buy all the same "real" parts, what really is the difference?

"You just saved a bunch of money on your car insurance" I say clone away!
 
waynekohn8, without a doubt MSRP for MSRP the Shelbys are great values compared to the others, but that is not happening!!!!! For the price the 500s are getting I'd rather blow off Ford and buy a brand spanking new '07 ZO6 with a N/A BIG BLOCK with more power.
 
waynekohn8, without a doubt MSRP for MSRP the Shelbys are great values compared to the others, but that is not happening!!!!! For the price the 500s are getting I'd rather blow off Ford and buy a brand spanking new '07 ZO6 with a N/A BIG BLOCK with more power.

I agree. I would absolutely buy the Z06 over a $70000 Shelby GT500. I wonder how much damage this insanity is going to do to the Shelby reputation amongst the Ford faithful.

I think eventually these cars will be obtainable for at or close to MSRP. It is just a matter of waiting the greedy bastards out. But even then, if you compare it to the Terminator which listed for $35000, both Shelby models are seriously overpriced in my opinion (in contrast, consider that the '07 GT is only slightly more expensive than the '04 GT)
 
Yes, the GT500s will come down in price, but then Ford will still have the elevated price on the Shelby GT and quite possibly on the Bullitt, Boss, etc when they are released. To me it makes no sense for the dealers to mark the prices up SO far! Why just sell 1 car at $10k + over when the could sell them at sticker or perhaps just above and sell dozens instead of just 1?
 
Yes, the GT500s will come down in price, but then Ford will still have the elevated price on the Shelby GT and quite possibly on the Bullitt, Boss, etc when they are released. To me it makes no sense for the dealers to mark the prices up SO far! Why just sell 1 car at $10k + over when the could sell them at sticker or perhaps just above and sell dozens instead of just 1?

Because they are not geared up to produce that many cars. Especially the Shelby GT which is customized by the Shelby facility in Las Vegas. How many cars can that outfit over there actually churn out? For the GT 500, they may be limited by how many of the engines for those cars that can be produced. Of course they could have approached the whole thing a lot differently and geared up for higher production with a lower price tag. That approach surely worked for Henry Ford in the early days.

I don't see this crap going on indefinately. There are only so many guys out there with more money than brains. The Ford dealers will go through them all eventually. Also, when the Challenger and Camaro come out that may help keep Mustang prices in check.
 
Aren't most of these slated for about 3000 or so to be produced? If Chevy and Dodge were smart they would offer the Camaro and Challenger at MSRP. That would snap Ford out of it for sure. I'm curious just how many people have bought the new Z06 that were wanting the GT500, but couldn't bring themselves to shelling out that much money for such less car. Granted some simple mods to the GT500 yields great increase in power, but it's just that...power. It is still a seriously overweight car that doesn't handle that great(not like a $40K + car should). Stage 3 Roush would give the standard Vette a better run than the GT500. I'm sure the S/C Saleen and the S/C Steeda would as well.
 
Especially the Shelby GT which is customized by the Shelby facility in Las Vegas. How many cars can that outfit over there actually churn out?

Originally they were planning on a 3000-4000 unit run but when I was there for the tour they said their numbers got bumped up by Ford to the 8000 unit range. I can't recall the exact number per day but each lift was to do I think 2 cars a day with 2 guys on each lift. There had to be some 20+ lifts in there.
 
The only time in the near future anybody is going to "get a good deal" on an SE Mustang (Shelby, Mach, Boss, Saleen), is after the new model (09?) hits the dealer lots. Since most specialty models come out late in the model year, they're usually side by side with the new model year cars. A few years ago, I saw my local Ford dealer sell a brand new 04 Competition Orange Cobra convertible for less than MSRP after the 05's hit their lot. That was a steal!!! The Comp. Orange Cobra is going to end up being one of the most collectable Mustangs in recent memory, since Ford produced only 72 convertibles in that color.
 
Because they are not geared up to produce that many cars. Especially the Shelby GT which is customized by the Shelby facility in Las Vegas. How many cars can that outfit over there actually churn out? For the GT 500, they may be limited by how many of the engines for those cars that can be produced. Of course they could have approached the whole thing a lot differently and geared up for higher production with a lower price tag. That approach surely worked for Henry Ford in the early days.

I don't see this crap going on indefinately. There are only so many guys out there with more money than brains. The Ford dealers will go through them all eventually. Also, when the Challenger and Camaro come out that may help keep Mustang prices in check.
I agree as far as the base V8 Camaro and Challenger are concerned..However I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if both DC and GM pull the very same crap as Ford once DC and GM come out with SE editions such as the Challenger TA and Z28 Camaro...:shrug:
 
When you think about it, the only difference mechanically from a GT are the 2 FRPP packs you can buy for ~ $2 grand and install yourself. After that, you're paying strictly for cosmetics and the Shelby name. .

I couldn't have put it any better myself...The only difference is you're paying for the Shelby employees to customize the very same FRPP packs along with the grille, non-functioning hood scoop and decall kit at their facility in Vegas...Therefore if paying these greedy bastards $45k for this car is worth it ? it's your money...:shrug: I just don't find anything special about this car over the stock Mustang GT that warrants coughing up to 45k to these greedy Ford dealerships, on the other hand if it were at MSRP ? then yes I wouldn't have a problem with it but of course we all know that isn't going to happen anytime soon if at all...
 
Originally they were planning on a 3000-4000 unit run but when I was there for the tour they said their numbers got bumped up by Ford to the 8000 unit range. I can't recall the exact number per day but each lift was to do I think 2 cars a day with 2 guys on each lift. There had to be some 20+ lifts in there.

I seem to recall seeing 3000 MT and 3000 AT for a total of 6000 as the target build number. When you add together all the special edition Mustangs Ford is going to put out in the next couple years (GT500, Shelby GT, Bullitt, Boss) and the tuner cars from Roush, Saleen, and Steeda, it seems the market is going to get saturated with this stuff and prices are going to have to come down to reality. I am sure patience is going to pay off especially as the release of the revised Mustang approaches and some of these cars are sitting around unsold.
Even more interesting will be to see how some of these do on the used market.
 
Yeah the Mach1's seem to be holding their value relatively speaking, around here you can score a reasonably low milage 03-04 Mach 1 in good condition for $20-22k Cdn. Given that they are 3-4 years old now that's not too bad. I hope they drop in price but I guess that's why we have the aftermarket, I can make what I want.

I do love the Shelby and would love to have a "real" Shelby plated car but I want a 69 looking car so I'll just keep building out my own.
 
i just dropped off my new 07 back at the dealer on sat to have my stripes and a couple packages i paid for done. They just got in their Shelby GT. The car is the exact same deluxe package/options-color i had, 27k with the 8k shelby package added to it, total msrp was 36k and change. They had it Roped off with do no touch signs around it and had it listed as Taking Offers only. and they will not accept anything less then 50k. I went to the salesmen that just sold me mine and asked why he didnt mention they had one coming in when i got mine, he politely mentioned that with my down payment and credit score he knew there was noway id be able to afford it with what they wanted for the car

How does your sales guy know about your credit score. That right there is illegal. The finance manager has no rights to reveal or discuss your credit, including score, to the sales person. I'd raise hell!!(and maybe get the shelby from them if they dont wanna see you in court!) lol
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I was looking at a shelby gt yesterday with a 10000 markup. One thing I noticed about the guages inside is that instead of 4 guages in the middle there are only 2 which is oil and temp guages. Is this normal?

This is a great mustang forum!!! Not cluttered and no attacks on members.
 
I was looking at a shelby gt yesterday with a 10000 markup. One thing I noticed about the guages inside is that instead of 4 guages in the middle there are only 2 which is oil and temp guages. Is this normal?

This is a great mustang forum!!! Not cluttered and no attacks on members.

vehicles equipped with the IUP have 4 guages, non-IUP cars only have 2 guages. it also would not have the MY COLOR option, or the trim on the dash.
 
$10,000 markup. I would walk away from that dealer so fast it would make your head spin. And I hope the car rusts away in the showroom.
Enough is enough. It's time Mustang fans organize and say no to such crap.
 
How does your sales guy know about your credit score. That right there is illegal. The finance manager has no rights to reveal or discuss your credit, including score, to the sales person. I'd raise hell!!(and maybe get the shelby from them if they dont wanna see you in court!) lol
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they always tell the salesman the credit score.. Hell I had a friend of mine buy a car at my work and the salesman told me ( I am a tech) his credit score.. LOL if I had his credit score ( 810) I would walk around with it written on my forehead
 
$10,000 markup. I would walk away from that dealer so fast it would make your head spin. And I hope the car rusts away in the showroom.
Enough is enough. It's time Mustang fans organize and say no to such crap.

I'm with you brother! Unfortunately, there are enough out there that will believe all the SE hype, or will pay anything for a piece of Shelby history.

On every car purchase I've made, I told the dealer that if they want to start the negotiation with the price on the second sticker, then we're done right now, unless they want to see the 2nd sticker on my trade-in.... If they want to make a sale, this usually get's them to start the process right. The dealer I bought the car in the sig from has a policy NOT to have 2nd stickers on any car they sell... that's why they already have cash deposits and waiting lists for any possible SE coming. They didn't even have 2nd stickers on the GT's they sold.

Buying a new car is not an investment in any way, unless you plan on garaging the car for 10+ years and never driving it.... even then it's a crap shoot. Why go into a deal upside down before you even drive it off the lot?!?!?

BUT, the bottom line is... "there one born every minute." That's why there will always be 2nd stickers on these cars....