2007 Shelby GT has gas guzzler tax!
02-12-2007, 05:26 PM
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RE: 2007 Shelby GT has gas guzzler tax!
ORIGINAL: esab
LOL... I think I was just at that shop looking at the Roush you show this past weekend. Just a tad expensive coming in at 48k. I did like it's twin that was beside it though.
LOL... I think I was just at that shop looking at the Roush you show this past weekend. Just a tad expensive coming in at 48k. I did like it's twin that was beside it though.
That photo was taken on Dec. 23rd when I bought two vehicles from there. The Mustang and an E-350.
I must say it was a nice Christmas!
02-15-2007, 12:00 PM
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RE: 2007 Shelby GT has gas guzzler tax!
Yeah, I am up in Newport News area, but took a ride there to see the Roush's. That same one is still there along with a grey 427right beside it. For some reason I don't see those selling to soon.
02-15-2007, 01:03 PM
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RE: 2007 Shelby GT has gas guzzler tax!
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Yeah, I am up in Newport News area, but took a ride there to see the Roush's. That same one is still there along with a grey 427right beside it. For some reason I don't see those selling to soon.
Yeah, I am up in Newport News area, but took a ride there to see the Roush's. That same one is still there along with a grey 427right beside it. For some reason I don't see those selling to soon.
Were the Roush's still outside? I believe they were modified V6s. Next time I take one of my cars for service (I have 4) I'll walk up to the show room and gets some more pictures.
02-15-2007, 01:04 PM
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RE: 2007 Shelby GT has gas guzzler tax!
ORIGINAL: 07 Stang
This Mustang I saw in the dealer's show room had a $1000 Gas Guzzler Tax. When will all the stupid additions to create more taxes stop?!
There are like 91 taxes that were not around 100 years ago.
This Mustang I saw in the dealer's show room had a $1000 Gas Guzzler Tax. When will all the stupid additions to create more taxes stop?!
There are like 91 taxes that were not around 100 years ago.
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02-15-2007, 01:22 PM
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RE: 2007 Shelby GT has gas guzzler tax!
All you gotta do it buy a white or blackGT/CS and paint the parts that are the flat black whatever color you get. Then take the stock tape stripes off, spoiler, and then add the silver Lemans stripes and rocker stripes, strut tower bar, Ford CAI, and Hurst shifter. BAM. That's the only difference between a Shelby GT and a GT/CS. That easy. But it still is very nice. I would love to get the Shelby GTin white. Better of the 2 colors IMHO.
02-15-2007, 01:45 PM
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RE: 2007 Shelby GT has gas guzzler tax!
ORIGINAL: Orion_240
This really bites! There's a new Shelby GT on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-...QQcmdZViewItem
and the window sticker from Shelby Automotive shows a Gas Guzzler Surcharge of $1000!
So for just another 25 HP and what might be a hefty dealer markup, we get hit by this? I guess this is another arguement to just mod a GT. I guess though anybody who buys a Shelby GT won't be modifying it, unless they totally want to destroy its collectability!
So the Shelby GT package ads another $7390 to the price of a GT Premium... I'm thinking a lot of Mustang owners would want to keep that cash.
I do like the long list of things Shelby does though.
http://i20.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/8a/1f/2f14_3.JPG
This really bites! There's a new Shelby GT on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-...QQcmdZViewItem
and the window sticker from Shelby Automotive shows a Gas Guzzler Surcharge of $1000!
So for just another 25 HP and what might be a hefty dealer markup, we get hit by this? I guess this is another arguement to just mod a GT. I guess though anybody who buys a Shelby GT won't be modifying it, unless they totally want to destroy its collectability!
So the Shelby GT package ads another $7390 to the price of a GT Premium... I'm thinking a lot of Mustang owners would want to keep that cash.
I do like the long list of things Shelby does though.
http://i20.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/8a/1f/2f14_3.JPG
02-15-2007, 02:22 PM
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RE: 2007 Shelby GT has gas guzzler tax!
ORIGINAL: jerseystang07
All you gotta do it buy a white or blackGT/CS and paint the parts that are the flat black whatever color you get. Then take the stock tape stripes off, spoiler, and then add the silver Lemans stripes and rocker stripes, strut tower bar, Ford CAI, and Hurst shifter. BAM. That's the only difference between a Shelby GT and a GT/CS. That easy. But it still is very nice. I would love to get the Shelby GTin white. Better of the 2 colors IMHO.
All you gotta do it buy a white or blackGT/CS and paint the parts that are the flat black whatever color you get. Then take the stock tape stripes off, spoiler, and then add the silver Lemans stripes and rocker stripes, strut tower bar, Ford CAI, and Hurst shifter. BAM. That's the only difference between a Shelby GT and a GT/CS. That easy. But it still is very nice. I would love to get the Shelby GTin white. Better of the 2 colors IMHO.
Actually, you forgot the entire suspension 9including black wheels, if you get black GT) and many unique badges that are going to be used only on the Shelby! Here's a full list I found of everything that's going to be different from a stock Premium GT:
3:55 REAR AXLE FRONT AND REAR DAMPERS LOWERING SPRINGS FRONT AND REAR SWAY BARS STRUT TOWER BRACE 90MM COLD AIR KIT PERFORMANCE MUFFLERS PRO-CAL PERFORMANCE CALIBRATION PERFORMANCE X-PIPE EXHAUST HURST SHORT-THROW SHIFTER SHELBY APPEARANCE PACKAGE FRONT AND REAR FASCIA SIDE SCOOPS 18" PREMIUM ALUMINUM WHEELS SHELBY HOOD SCOOP RACING GRADE HOOD PINS BILLET FRONT GRILL AUTHENTIC "SHELBY" TRUNK-LETTER KIT "POWERED BY FORD" FENDER BADGES DASH PLAQUE WITH CSM SERIAL NUMBERING "07SGTXXXX" "SHELBY GT" ALUMINUM DOOR SILLS SILVER RACING STRIPE KIT CUSTOM SHELBY FLOORMAT BADGES 1 OF ONLY 3000 5 SPEEDS
That last line is why the price will be going up the most, but as you can see, to replace all those parts, with labor, will be very expensive and time consuming. Anybody care to do an estimate?
02-15-2007, 02:32 PM
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RE: 2007 Shelby GT has gas guzzler tax!
Exactly, and to think we started a revolution for a tax on our tea. It's just a matter of time before the tax payers have another revolutiuon.
ORIGINAL: 07 Stang
This Mustang I saw in the dealer's show room had a $1000 Gas Guzzler Tax. When will all the stupid additions to create more taxes stop?!
There are like 91 taxes that were not around 100 years ago.
This Mustang I saw in the dealer's show room had a $1000 Gas Guzzler Tax. When will all the stupid additions to create more taxes stop?!
There are like 91 taxes that were not around 100 years ago.