Shifty101Easy

My parents just suggested that i look into getting a 2005 mustang gt since ive been getting good grades and after they saw one today while they were looking at a new expedition, and also after they found out how much it costed(way less than they thought), plus the pretty good gas mileage....they said they would help without me even bringing it up (someone upstairs loves me i think...wow). anyways, they said they would help pay for it and stuff if i get a job and make most of the monthly payment and what not....of course id spend all of my time outside of school working if it was for a mustang gt, but i was wondering.....is the GT really worth the extra few grand or whatever? I really want a v8 but dont care a ton about all the other gt things that are better than the v6 version...its mainly the v8. What do you think about this??

what else besides the 300HP V8 is better than the v6???

V8 Deluxe. (Black w/ black interior, 17' inch aluminum bullitt wheels(tourque thrusts??), 5 spd. Manual is what i want, everything else i have no real preference with becuase of trying to keep the price as low as possible, to make this possible)

any input or opinions are welcome, i want to hear from owners to get a feel for how worth it is or not. thanks.

Shifty101Easy

also, ive noticed their isnt really an abundance of mustangs (especially gt's) at the dealers.....why is this and is it cheaper to order the car and how do you go about doing that? any info. thanks.

KandyMan

i work for a dealer....good luck geting a gt.....6's are a lil easier to get.....i dont even have anymoe allocation for 05's
i just placed my order for my 06...order bank wont open for a few but i got a spot reserved for me

Shifty101Easy

well isnt that just dandy....if i was to order a 05' or 06' or whatever...how long would it take...rough estimate....

KandyMan

05 if the dealer has allocation...8-10 weeks
06.....i think production starts early to mid june...id have to take a look at my DNB for that....i just got to work..ill let you know later

graphicguy

'05s are finished. Ford can't even build enough to fill orders from months ago.

'06s can't be ordered until mid-May. People are already in line for those. There will be a plant shutodown in July for a couple of weeks. After that, they'll start building '06s.

My guess is you are looking at least until Sept, maybe October to find a Mustang.

KandyMan

2005 Final Submit Date - July 8th
2005 Balance Out Date - August 3rd
2006 Job #1 Date - August 5th

4/22/05 Dealer News Bulletin

sorry it took awhile got a lil backed up

VaporDude

What exactly is the balance out date? I've heard different things about that.

KandyMan

WELL I JUST WENT INTO CONCEPS...ITS CONFIRMED...NO SONIC BLUE....THERES A VISTA BLUE BUT I DONT HAVE A COLOR CHART ON IT YET....IF IT ISNT CLOSE TO SONIC BLUE IM GETTING TUNGSTEN.... HE WHO HESITATES....YOU KNOW THE REST...OH WELL

IF ANYONE WANTS PRICES ON 06'S THEY ARE NOT OUT YET....I JUST TRIED...I CAN BUILD THE CARS PER SPEC BUT NO PRICES....AND YES THE 18" WHEELS WILL BE AVAILABLE...IM NOT SURE IF RIGHT AWAY AT JOB 1 BUT THEY ARE IN THE ORDER BANK....

PullMeOverRed05

KandyMan,

How can you find out who your dealer rep is? I'm getting a bit tired of hearing "clean/unscheduled" for the last 2 months.. I don't know if they can really do anything, but speaking to a rep is better than just having the salesman shrug his shoulders at you.