what i meant by stock was no performance parts on it. i would tell the person everything that was done to it and why i decided to take everything off. but maybe i can sell it with everything on it and not have to take anything off.

 

you ever taken an economics class? lol The price on mustangs and v-8s has dropped alot recently, why? classic supply and demand, with gas prices high the demand for high powered gas guzzlers is very very low. so dealers sell for cheap to make room for new " fuel efficent" cars so private sellers must sell for even cheaper to get rid of theirs.

even in the last year the price has dropped alot.

 

it still gets 17 to 18 in town, so i dont think it gets that bad of gas mileage

 

Supply and demand?

There's never been a super high demand for V8 Mustangs/Camaros/Firebirds/Corvettes....etc... that's why as prices continue to climb, the few people that are truly interested in having those cars will still continue to pay normal prices.

If you're seriously suggesting you can go to a dealership, take the price of a car, haggle it down, and then tell them, "gas is expensive so demand for a car like this is down and I should therefore pay even less" and expect anything to happen, you're crazy.

I understand what you're saying, and it makes sense, but it just does not apply.

 

The only cars that are moving are the very fuel efficient models, Toyotas and Hondas and Volkswagens. I just spent 4 weeks looking for a fun car, and wound up purchasing a 2001 Mustang GT convertible. I looked at a number of Mustang GTs, Trans Ams, and Z28s. The owners weren't necessarily dropping their prices, but they were all complaining of a lack of serious buyers. Most of the sellers were not in a position where they had to sell, so they were saying if it didn't sell at what they thought was a fair price, they would just hold on for a while.

And it's not just the cost of gasoline. Many people are extremely worried about the state of the economy (Wall Street, sub-prime, Fannie Mae, Sherson-Lehman, all that).

 

Hi my name is the 60's every kid on the block has a Big Block...


I didn't say you can go to a dealership and haggle because of gas being expensive... i said they are FORCED TO SELL CARS FOR CHEAPER to make room for new fuel efficent models and to sell the cars period. In the last year alone stang prices dropped ALOT about 11months ago my friend bought a 99 GT with 60k miles on it for $12,5 that car today is like $8-$9Grand... yes granted its a year older but still thats a big price drop...

I was saying dealers sell low now so private sellers, like the OP must sell even lower to move their cars or else everyone would just go to dealers for financing and such.

This doesn't apply so much for Brand New Cars but used cars, such as the OPs...

 

the price of performance orriented cars has never gone with the flow of the regular economy, no matter what. Find a ferrari dealer from the great depression, if he's still alive, and he'll tell you that he wasn't having a hard time moving cars during that time, just like he never did. He might have sold a couple less, but that doesn't mean that he was having a tough time by any means.

If you actually look at the statistics, sales across every automaker are up (well barr a couple). I know fords sales are up, and all of the ZR1 Corvette's are already spoken for.

These cars don't respond to gas prices and everything in the way that the sales figures of other cars do.

The real cars/vehicles that take a huge hit are the lower/midrange level SUV's, the ones that middle to lower class families buy. The high end SUV's and Trucks still sell damn well because again, the people that buy them are going to buy them anyway, gas prices aren't going to affect that.

 

Hey if you dont mind me asking...How much you planning on selling your stuff for?

 

You actually just compared modern times with the 60's?

And just so you know, your friend that you speak of....he got SCREWED badly on that deal.

I bought my '99 GT in the fall of '04 with 48,000 miles for $9,500. My car has not been worth $10,000 dollars for nearly 3 years, and that's NOT because of gas prices lowering its value either.