Shelby preparing twin-turbo GT500 package with 1000 hp and $100,000 price tag - Page 3

jrc1122 · 08-31-2010, 03:29 PM

actually buying a car can be "an investment"

Depending on your job, your travel habits, and your needs.

You can go extremely economical buy a reliable small cheap car,, and it can end up being cheaper in the long run than mass transit or taxiing. Especially if you have a decent size commute a day.

Your Return on investment when speaking about cars- doesn't mean that you buy a car for 30K and turn around use it for 5 years. And sell it for 30K.

You have to factor in savings, practicality, convenience, etc etc.

you have to calculate everything into it, not just price when bought, price when sold.

I don't argue that a vehicle isn't a depreciating asset, because it most definitely is. But that doesn't mean that you the investment was a bad one.

if I take off work early one day to watch my son's ball game (when he gets of that age). I lose some pay.
But I have invested my time else where. I would still call my time with my son a great investment, even though I lost money doing it.

Food for thought.

Supermans · 08-31-2010, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan@Adams

Should be pretty cool, and I'm sure the same or better could be done yourself for less, but theres a certain appeal to picking up a car 'ready to go' at 1000hp with all the other stuff like the cage and carbon fiber listed.

Personally never been much of a Mustang fan, but I think Ford did nail the design this time around.

Yeah....Factory Warranty on all equipment is a big plus. for that kind of depreciating investment (unless undriven and kept in a hermetically sealed garage for 30 years) .

LOWDOWN · 08-31-2010, 03:41 PM

No one is likely to buy this car as a daily driver...

"Investment"? Relative, to what one might "reasonbly expect" at some future point down the road...and Manufacturer's cars are likely to bring more than some garage-built "hot rod special"...

You'll notice in the NADA Guide NO listing for Nickey or Harrell/Gibb or Dana or Motion or...

Crowley · 08-31-2010, 04:25 PM

I guess for what you get, that isn't too bad of a pricetag .. it will run with cars with much larger pricetags than that

Crowley

garagelogic · 08-31-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Morepwr

Cool car. But you know you could build it for way less without having carrols name on it.

You can build it for much less with Carroll's name on it.

LC · 08-31-2010, 05:36 PM

At the end it will be a useless car that will end storaged and sold at barret jackson in 2050 when we all ride in electric cars, the gas to feed it will be more expensive than the car :P

Synerbee · 08-31-2010, 07:33 PM

Best color combination ever used

SVT2888 · 08-31-2010, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Milk 1027

LMAO

sorry. The word investment is a joke when talking about a car IMO

Tell that to my friend who bought a 1959 Ferrari 250GT Cabriolet in 1970 for $10,000 and is now worth over $1million.

Oh and about the Shelby, does it come with a $20,000 hood?

8cd03gro · 08-31-2010, 08:18 PM

I hope you don't mean a 250gt california spyder because if that's the case, I will gladly buy that car from your buddy for $1 million. I'm sure the bank will be happy to loan me the money when they see what those cars sell for. If it's the PF cabriolet that would make more sense, but either way $10,000 to buy it in 1970 is extremely odd. There were only 40 PF cabriolets and LESS california spyders.

SVT2888 · 08-31-2010, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 8cd03gro

I hope you don't mean a 250gt california spyder because if that's the case, I will gladly buy that car from your buddy for $1 million. I'm sure the bank will be happy to loan me the money when they see what those cars sell for.

A cabriolet is slightly different than a California Spyder.

The prices for the 250 series of Ferrari's is all over the place.

motorhead · 08-31-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by garagelogic

You can build it for much less with Carroll's name on it.

I was just getting ready to say that you already beat Shelby to it and for a lot less money.

n!ght r!der · 08-31-2010, 08:27 PM

did anyone else see this?

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a 6-speed short-throw shifter, 6-speed paddle shifter

They're gonna offer an auto version?

big hammer · 08-31-2010, 09:08 PM

it likely still wont compete with the zr1

REEFBLUE93 · 09-01-2010, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by big hammer

it likely still wont compete with the zr1

Really?? What would make you say something like that??

08-31-2010, 03:29 PM	#29
jrc1122 Drives: 2012 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2009 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 1,358	actually buying a car can be "an investment" Depending on your job, your travel habits, and your needs. You can go extremely economical buy a reliable small cheap car,, and it can end up being cheaper in the long run than mass transit or taxiing. Especially if you have a decent size commute a day. Your Return on investment when speaking about cars- doesn't mean that you buy a car for 30K and turn around use it for 5 years. And sell it for 30K. You have to factor in savings, practicality, convenience, etc etc. you have to calculate everything into it, not just price when bought, price when sold. I don't argue that a vehicle isn't a depreciating asset, because it most definitely is. But that doesn't mean that you the investment was a bad one. if I take off work early one day to watch my son's ball game (when he gets of that age). I lose some pay. But I have invested my time else where. I would still call my time with my son a great investment, even though I lost money doing it. Food for thought. __________________ 2012 Mustang GT Premium Performance White 6-speed Manual

08-31-2010, 04:25 PM	#32
Crowley Okie doke Drives: 2012 GT500 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: McKinney Texas Posts: 3,567 View My Garage	I guess for what you get, that isn't too bad of a pricetag .. it will run with cars with much larger pricetags than that Crowley __________________

08-31-2010, 05:36 PM	#34
LC ou mai gad Drives: SW 2SS x2 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: MX Posts: 643	At the end it will be a useless car that will end storaged and sold at barret jackson in 2050 when we all ride in electric cars, the gas to feed it will be more expensive than the car :P __________________

08-31-2010, 09:08 PM	#41
big hammer Drives: 2002 ws6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: manitoba Posts: 1,202	it likely still wont compete with the zr1 __________________ Bolt on 2002 ls1 Trans am--- 11.5 @ 121 (1.72) 2000 da

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