EL SHELBY Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) I received a personal email today from a dealer in Fort Worth. The dealer learned this past Saturday that they will recieve a GT350 (no date or quantity given) and their price will be $200k. While this doesn't surprise me it does for some reason insult me. The dealer was asking that I help spread the word and inform anyone who would be interested in a GT350. I politely responded that I know of no one foolish enough to support or pay $200k. Although, I concluded that if the proceeds where to be donated then I would absolutly support the price and the dealers efforts. I'm sure there is some one who will pay it, but I just don't understand why. Edited March 30, 2015 by EL SHELBY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I received a personal email today from a dealer in Fort Worth. The dealer learned this past Saturday that they will recieve a GT350 (no date or quantity given) and their price will be $200k. While this doesn't surprise me it does for some reason insult me. The dealer was asking that I help spread the word and inform anyone who would be interested in a GT350. I politely responded that I know of no one foolish enough to support or pay $200k. Although, I concluded that if the proceeds where to be donated then I would absolutly support the price and the dealers efforts. I'm sure there is some one who will pay it, but I just don't understand why. I can`t believe to many would jump at that. If I wanted to donate money to a charity it would be one of my choice not a dealer that may put a percentage in his pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMcGuirk Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Runaway....with 5000 cars planned they will be readily available. Stupid dealers do not understand the elasticity of vehicle pricing, the market of potential buyers gets much more constrained when the vehicle price approaches $70K. I am sure there are some lottery winners out there who want to be first, but I highly doubt there are 5000 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markham51 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 My dealer has been told he is getting 15 of them. I am number 1 on his list but if he tries to mess me around I will wait him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 This dealer is blowing smoke. Early on it was stated that any dealer that signed the paperwork would get at least one vehicle, and beyond the first would be driven by other sales, probably based on how many GT500s they've sold in the past. So this means cars are not going to be "rare". Ford said the GT350 would be in the quantities of the GT500 and the GT350R in Boss302 Laguna Seca numbers. Those numbers were supported in the press again (I posted the link earlier this AM). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 That's just hilarious!!! Sounds like he think's he's getting the only one in the country!!! $200K!!!! Does he think that he's Barrett Jackson selling a charity car with serial #001??? I'm sure many dealers will certainly pull $20K adm's, but $140K? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I have heard a similar thing from a dealer, but it was all couched as "possible" ADMs that would be "demanded by the market for such a rare and desirable car". So, it has started, reminds me of the Apple super hype buildups around new gadgets, except Jobs never allowed ADMs by his outlets…….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helge Ruchelski Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Ridiculous! That dealer should go to jail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedrx Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 What a joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL SHELBY Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 This dealer is blowing smoke. Early on it was stated that any dealer that signed the paperwork would get at least one vehicle, and beyond the first would be driven by other sales, probably based on how many GT500s they've sold in the past. So this means cars are not going to be "rare". Ford said the GT350 would be in the quantities of the GT500 and the GT350R in Boss302 Laguna Seca numbers. Those numbers were supported in the press again (I posted the link earlier this AM). Yes, saw the post and read the artical. The dealer did respond to me stating that, maybe it will not be 'that' much of a mark up. May have been fishing with the 1st email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Yes, saw the post and read the artical. The dealer did respond to me stating that, maybe it will not be 'that' much of a mark up. May have been fishing with the 1st email. My response to these kinds of ridiculous things is "I might have been born at night but it wasn't last night". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) It almost sounds like he was talking about a GT350S ( which is still too much) but he's uneducated on the GT350 offering and doesn't understand how important one letter is after the zero ! Edited March 31, 2015 by cmcmotorworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 It almost sounds like he was talking about a GT350S ( which is still too much) but he's uneducated on the GT350 offering and doesn't understand how important one letter is after the zero 
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