all this talk and now I wonder if I got a good deal -09 leftover california special convertible with 1800 miles driven by the owner of the dealership.I am the first titled owner.msrp 37645 got it for 25,000 including delivery from Ohio to NY.

when I bought my 09 the 10's were out. I sure my car sat a while but I didn't care. the only problem I found was the dealer swirls the balls out of it, nothing a polisher couldn't fix :)

So I went on Cars.com and played with their car builder. Taking the 2010 mentioned in the OP and building it. According to the website( which might be wrong) invoice came to
$33934. I noticed some people tossing around an invoice number of 30k. Is 30K invoice minus hold back and other dealer perks? So his xplan landed around +/- $500 of invoice.

Also when I was shopping for my 2010 last month Galpin still had 2009s on the lot. They all had $4000 rebate tags on the window.


400A Rapid Spec 400A N/C N/C

Engine: 4.6L V8
Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
Leather Bucket Seats
Radio: Shaker 500 AM/FM Stereo w/In-Dash CDx6/MP3
Tires: P235/50WR18 BSW AS
Wheels: 18" Wide Spoke Painted Aluminum
99H Engine: 4.6L V8 INC INC
44K Transmission: 5-Speed Manual INC INC
PAINT Monotone Paint Application STD STD
4 Leather Bucket Seats INC INC
912 Radio: Shaker 500 AM/FM Stereo w/In-Dash CDx6/MP3 INC INC

SIRIUS Satellite Radio
SIRIUS SIRIUS Satellite Radio INC INC
53B Comfort Package $595 $518

6-Way Power Passenger Seat
Heated Front Seats
Auto-Dimming Mirror
POWER 6-Way Power Passenger Seat INC INC
65A Heated Front Seats INC INC
MIRROR Auto-Dimming Mirror INC INC

Compass
COMPAS Compass INC INC
43S Security Package $395 $344

Active Anti-Theft System
Wheel Locking Kit
14A Active Anti-Theft System INC INC
17L Wheel Locking Kit INC INC
455 3.55 Limited Slip Axle Ratio $395 $344
64V Wheels: 19" Premium Painted Luster Nickel Alum $895 $779

Tires: P245/45WR19 AS
NONTR Tires: P245/45WR19 AS INC INC
51H HID Headlamps $525 $457
59G Glass Roof $1,995 $1,736
Total Price $37,045 $33,934

I bought a "leftover" new '08 GT Convertible in early 2009.
Car was loaded with a MSRP of $36,400 and had only 35 miles.
Has all the options I wanted and triple black...........my first choice.
Paid $22,400.
Still happy with the deal.
Point is.........get what makes you happy at a price you can afford.

Very good point. 100 miles after a year is only 8.33 miles a month. Thats really not that bad, but paying top dollar for it.........no way. OP, backing out was the right decision IMO.

Wait for a 2011.

patrick

The dealer here has a new (not yet owned by anybody) black 2009 GT500-KR on the lot. When it was new, they wanted well over $100k for it. Now the window price is down to $67k. I think they would have sold it a long time ago if they weren't such jerks about the price.

I bought a '97 GT 'vert that had sat on the lot most of the year. It had a similiar number of miles. I didn't have a single issue with it. I would (as I did) just make sure you get a killer deal on it. I probably got the best deal on that '97 that I ever got on a new car.

I should probably put my 2 cents in here.
I bought my Shelby GT vert in April of 2009 and its build date was August of 2007! So there were several issues. First was that the black trim between the 2 side windows was fading and had to be replaced. There were also several scratches that needed to be buffed out, and squeaking noises that had to be fixed. I figure the top's parts got dried up sitting on Galpin's lot for so long.
They also should have given the car new wiper blades, as the ones that came with it didn't last 6 months before chirping when I used them during El Nino season.

You don't need to worry about "flat spots" on modern tires. That's a leftover from the days of bias ply tires.

As far as the OP, the GT sounds loaded and so was probably difficult to sell and the dealer wanted a showroom queen, so won't bargain. Find out what the correct buying price should be and offer not one dollar more.
As far as those suggesting that you wait for a 2011 those are going to cost a lot, especially if you want the new 5.0 GT. There will be markups above the new, higher MSRP. I also have a feeling that Ford won't be making as many due to the increase in HP on the V6.

all of you guys posting on here about asking for a better price arent reading the OPs original post.

the OP listed an xplan price. there is no negotiation on an XPLAN price, you get that price plus whatever rebates are currently being offered. you will not get a better deal on a ford then the XPLAN price period!!!

the reason that 2010 is over $30k is because of the options (glass roof, security package, etc...)

i got my 08 gt premium with the xplan, rebates, and owner loyalty cash for abour $25k out the door


OP i wouldnt worry about the car sitting on the lot for that long, my car was on the lot for nearly that long too. In fact they had to jump start it so I could test drive it!!