Possible Crash Cover Up: SHELBY GT350

[L8APEX]

In the future, look at your new car more thoroughly before accepting delivery.

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[Agent_S550]

Send me your VIN.. I can pull up any repair history in the Ford system for you..

 

[Tomster]

If they wanted to hide the repair, it can be done without it going into OASIS. If they repaired it and did it out of warranty, and without using new parts, it will not show up in a carfax or the OASIS system.

 

[Blue Raptor]

The gap on the rear fascia by the tail lights is totally normal and status quo, it seems to stand out more on Red than my Black GT350.

 

[Scoobs]

The gap on the rear fascia by the tail lights is totally normal and status quo, it seems to stand out more on Red than my Black GT350.

Look like normal gaps to me. My local dealers has 4 350s sitting on his lot right now. Two have really tight gaps on the rear bumper and two have the loose gaps that we have been seeing posted before.

 

[Agent_S550]

If they wanted to hide the repair, it can be done without it going into OASIS. If they repaired it and did it out of warranty, and without using new parts, it will not show up in a carfax or the OASIS system.

I am well aware. I am not limited by the abilities of OASIS.

 

[thehygienist]

See my gaps on ruby red. Seems to be the status quo.

 

[MCarsFan]

:shrug:

See my gaps on ruby red. Seems to be the status quo.

 

[5.Oh Crush]

I traded my 2015 GT for my 350. As I was walking around the GT cleaning it out, I noticed it had a very large gap where the right front fender meets the hood on the driver's side. I can't believe I went 1.5 years without noticing it. I'm sure it was factory error. Although, it was driven 300 miles by dealer and I had to replace a stem valve the second week I had it.

 

[RWDNUT]

That's factory....mine is the same way even after the dealer had the body shop try and close the gap up made a 2% difference it sucks just like every other GT350 I've seen here in IL so that makes it easier for me to swallow.

 

[likeaboss]

The weight of the rear bumper valance with built in tips is too much for the clips holding it in. My dealer remounted the bumper and the gap came back after a couple days. Ford wants to replace my bumper, but I have a feeling it will just be more of the same. My 15 GT had a tight fit the entire time I owned it.

 

[VOODOO 6G]

Here are the gaps on mine, they actually even look better in person, I think these pics really highlight them with shadow. You definitely can't see back in them like some on here.

 

[jasonstang]

In the future, look at your new car more thoroughly before accepting delivery.

When someone paying $60k for a car, it shouldn't need to be this way.
Ford needs to up their game.
I am gonna probably go back to imports next time I get a new sports car. I owned two S550's and neither are perfect unlike the imports I've owned over the years.

 

[torque124]

When someone paying $60k for a car, it shouldn't need to be this way.
Ford needs to up their game.
I am gonna probably go back to imports next time I get a new sports car. I owned two S550's and neither are perfect unlike the imports I've owned over the years.

I don't know, I think if you look around, what else this side of 60K has 526HP and looks, sounds and handles this good?

Can't think of many cars... BMW M2 is about same price range, but has under 400HP... lighter but .. It's a BMW (I owned 4 M models, I know a bit about them).
Camaro ZL1 and Z/28 ? Don't know, don't like the look of them, plus they are more expensive, at least the 28 is.
Corvette GS is up there at 70K plus, again GM.

I looked at a second hand 2011 Maserati Grandsport S MC stradale, but they wanted 80K plus. It sounded better than the 350, but way underpowered. And an auto... no go.

so yeah, you have to compromise in a way ..
My 2 cents only

 

[jasonstang]

I don't know, I think if you look around, what else this side of 60K has 526HP and looks, sounds and handles this good?

Can't think of many cars... BMW M2 is about same price range, but has under 400HP... lighter but .. It's a BMW (I owned 4 M models, I know a bit about them).
Camaro ZL1 and Z/28 ? Don't know, don't like the look of them, plus they are more expensive, at least the 28 is.
Corvette GS is up there at 70K plus, again GM.

I looked at a second hand 2011 Maserati Grandsport S MC stradale, but they wanted 80K plus. It sounded better than the 350, but way underpowered. And an auto... no go.

so yeah, you have to compromise in a way ..
My 2 cents only

I looked at the S197 Mustangs and most of them don't have any body fitment issues.
I think Ford dropped the ball on the S550's.

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