misterjim

I'm a nubie as far as Mustangs go (I've owned mainly BMWs) and I am interested in picking up a used GT convertible as a summer only toy. I've been looking around for quite some time and 5-sp manual vertsare very rare around here (new or used). I checked out a car only a few miles from me - it is a 2005 GT vert (5-sp manual) loaded with Shaker 1000 system,upgraded wheels, some appearance things, soft boot for the top, etc. It has 6800 miles and I've driven it and it looks and drives like new - not a single blemish, scratch, wear mark inside or out. It still has about 1 year left on the warantee.

The only issue is the color - it is "windveil blue" with a grey interior. The colors together look nice but this blue is not my first or second choice though Isuppose I couldgrow to like it. I'm not planning on keeping the car for more than 2-3 years so I also want to make sure I can re-sell it and that the color won't put people off.

He is asking 26,300 but I was thinking that I should offer $25,000.

Any opimions? The price reasonable? Should I just wait for my favorite color (red with beige interior)?

linkdar

The Blue looks nice... look at it this way... if you purchased a 2007 w/ the same features (GT / convert / upgraded wheels / shaker 1000) you would pay between $34 and $35k... so you are saving a cool 10 g's and only picking up 6800 miles.

And trust me, while not my fav color... the Blue still looks hot

owero01

Its a great color and I get compliments all of the time. Plus, there aren't that many of them out there.

rogan01

That asking price is very fair - especially since like you said the 5-spdGTvertsare hard to find and that car has VERY low miles. Windveil Blue is nice and you can add stripes to perk it up.

Tri C

Especially since the color combo is not your favorite, $25K is the maximum you should pay. Suggest you start at 23.5K or less and come up if need be.

dmhines

$25K is a big chunk of change for something that you will not be 100% satisfied with ... if color is important to you ( I know it is to me) ... just wait until the right one comes around ..