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Old 12-30-2008, 08:57 PM   #159
garagelogic
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Drives: 2010 Shelby GT500
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Originally Posted by detroitboy View Post
Buyers paid $20,000 over MSRP for a GT500 and now they are crying in their soup because the car has no resale value.
Those folks deserve what they get. I can't think of a single, die-hard Mustang person I know that ever thought the GT500 would hold it's MSRP value, let alone thousands over that price.

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They can't even sell brand new ones for MSRP (check the reruns on EBay week after week).
Well, the GT500 has been available for purchase for over three years now, so I'm pretty sure the demand is nowhere near as high as it was in 2006.

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Originally Posted by detroitboy View Post
I believe that the Camaro has a lot to do with the sales of the GT500 crashing. The rediculous price of the car over the Camaro is an insult to a buyer and has no basis. The lack of resale value combined with the over MSRP price the dealers had previously charged has given it a reputation as a vehicle to avoid.
How can a car that does not even exist yet, affect past sales? I figure the "crash", as you refer to it, had more to do with the $4-5/gallon gasoline during the past summer than anything else.

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A Vette is a much better investment and a better car with more options anyway and always was.
This is laughable at best. If someone were looking at any car as an investment (which, by the way, very few cars are and certainly not new ones) a Corvette would not make the Top 10. BTW, when they offer the 4-seat option in the Corvette, let me know and I'll be the first in line to get one.
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