mygt500

sounds like a great deal! post pics

pork

I believe he called it the MSN or MSO. Title was my term. In Ohio we get the title when we get the car

TPony

[sm=jawdrop.gif]Sound like he got a heck of a deal there...

fairlane292

Just wait..........................

They'll be selling at retail "eventually"; now that could be 08 or 09, I can't see into the future butFord wants to sell more, Ford needs to sell more (of everything) If the car is sold for 10k over MSRP who do you think gets the 10k?

LegallyTorchRED

Good point fairlane292. Ponder this if you will, regardless of MSRP, FORD could be putting a manufacturer's mark-up to the dealers. Just thinking outloud, but, why would FORD allow the dealer to make $25-35K, while they make peanuts ?
Not tryin to start a flame war, but, that does make sense, and we all know MSRP is pretty much a fantasy number on any car. Once the frenzy began, some how, some way FORD did something to reap some of those 50% + profits. I think back in ' 05 they let it go to get the model introduced, and on the road.
One thing for sure, we may see a midyear price adjustment on MSRP, and quite a price adjustment onthe'08 GT 500's, if the market doesn't doesn't drop.

fairlane292

Yeah, I know what you mean. I wish I knew if say the car is sold for 20k over MSRP where the money goes. I'm thinking it's the dealer but I'm both guessing and wishful thinking. Someone can tell us I know. I really would like to hear on this. Aside from the stock market and decent int rates, the economy is in pretty tough shape and Ford is in serious trouble (the other two aren't much better off) Still was a fair amount of R&D on the Shelby and I gotta believe FMC would be happy selling a bunch of these at MSRP. FMC needs volume in their sales, limited specialty items will not help them; that's basic economics. I really think you're gonna see the consumer benefit from the plight of FMC and one benefit I think you'll see (down the road) is 500's available at or below MSRP. It's becoming a buyers market for anything built by the "big three" and there are no signs of that changing in 2007. ...course they have to keep building them for us to scoreone at MSRP or below. ...we shall see.

BTW, I'm not hoping for a demise of FMC. I have a quite a lot of FMC stock and have taken a beating on it but hate to sell it now....I'd like nothing more than to see them get momentum back, reopen plants, etc. but w/o legislation Toyota and others are gonnaeliminate one of our few remaining mfg markets. ...first the cars, then the trucks. UGH!!! and I'm an optimist!

LBJay

You assume Ford is onlymaking peanuts on a GT 500. I would bet they are making at least $8,000-$10,000+ per car just like they do (did)on duded up SUVs. Why let dealers make the extra? Because it's bonus money for the dealer, they'd have to sell a lot of Focus to make the money theycan off one GT 500.

b_hollier

I wonder if Ford will go to the same sales strategy as toyota, where the dealer is only allowed to mark up the car so much. My Dad's friend owns a dealership that sells toyota and he told me in that he is only allowed to mark up those vehicles so much due to the manufacters rules on pricing.

b_hollier

I wonder if Ford will go to the same sales strategy as toyota, where the dealer is only allowed to mark up the car so much. My Dad's friend owns a dealership that sells toyota and he told me in that he is only allowed to mark up those vehicles so much due to the manufacters rules on pricing.

xbone

I believe it, production is up and the dealers are going to want to move them because the buying craze is over. Bet the price starts to drop next spring.