Where have you seen $3,000 in dealer cash? The highest amount in dealer cash was $1,000 in December to help in the leadership race with Chevy, which Ford won on the retail side, but Chevy had more fleet sales for a total sales volume over Ford. "More Americans choose Chevy?" Yeah maybe more American businesses and police departments, but for the average buyer, more Americans chose Ford. You do drive a good point, Ford is trying to keep off the incentives and sell the product, because in the end, that affects resale value, one thing that customers and former customers are harking on, poor resale value. You want $10K off your pony? Fine, then don't bitch when in a few years you get dick on your trade or when you try to sell.
Someone posted in the talk section that they bought a Stang at a great price due to dealer cash. I thought he said $3K, but I could have read it wrong, maybe the $3K was his total discount including the dealer cash.
Don't be so high and mighty on Ford scaling down fleet sales. Ford played the fleet game for 30+ years, so limiting fleet sales is new found religion @ Ford.
And YES I want $10K off my Pony. Buying a GT @ $20K and having it worth $10K 5 years from now is a hell of a better deal than paying $30K for it and having it worth $15K in 5 years.
Ford needs to nuke about 80% of their dealers.
Your dealers killed the T-Bird with their $5 - $10K AMVs.
They have completely screws up Ford GT sales with their $50K to $100K AMVs
Have screwed up 05/06 Mustang sales with their AMVs to the point that for the last 7 months the S-197 Mustang is selling in lower #s than the old SN-95.
And now history will repeat itself for a 4th time with the GT-500.
As fast as the hard working people @ FoMoCo are bailing water out of the sinking ship, your dealers are drilling new holes in the boat.
Yeah, your right Ford really screwed up!
Now into second year of production for the new body style, no rebates (on gt's) and still selling for minimal discounts. Sounds like they really got it wrong.
The T-Bird did not die due to AMV's, it died due to lack of interest. The car only appealed to the Golf Playing Retiree's out there, and even then they couldn't put two golf bags in the trunk. Not too mention the 100lb hard top that this type of buyer could not lift off!
The Ford GT is still selling well, 8 currently sold at the dealership I work at. Last one sold for 10k over sticker.
I guess I look at the glass half full, and you look at it half empty.
Everyone always talks about the resale of Toyota's, but do they realize that this is because they have small if any rebates!! You never see people tying to get 10k off a Camry. Pay more get more on trade, or pay less and get less!
In my opinion, they should keep the Shelby on a limited 10,000 total unit production for 2 yrs.