rp930
Well-Known Member
What a shame. Sorry it went that way for you. No excuse for that.Well...I got the call yesterday morning around 10AM that my Shelby arrived at the dealer. Setup an appointment to go pick it up around 4. I was pumped and ready!
When they brought it out, it was not detailed, I immediately started doing my QC inspection and noticed the front driver wheel was curbed. I also noted the front bumper where your license plate is supposed to go was scratched up.
Moved into the interior, the door panel, sills and plastic on the seats were scratched up too. At this point, I was already thinking twice about this car.
We took it for a spin to the gas station, insane power, lots of compliments even in the 10 minutes we were in it, but it was a little hard to drive and impractical. My wife and I were having some trouble getting in and out. As I was helping her out of the back seat, I noticed there was a hole in the leather of the back of the Recaro seat!?! At this point, I was like man what the hell is going on!!
We went back to the dealer, I pointed out all the things I found, they assured me they would be "fixed". I know what that means though....probably have to bring it back to the dealer, have some tech joyride the car, and probably mess up something else in the process. The dealer didn't offer anything but just to "fix" things. No discount, no mention of a full guaranteed replacement of the parts.
In the end, for me to get this car, it had to be perfect and special, and the delivery process really was terrible. It seemed like I was taking delivery of a EcoBoost, not a Shelby. Ford QC is concerning to say the least.
Needless to say I walked away from the deal. Obviously, they were happy I did. I had them at $7,500 over sticker in the Bay Area, where they can easily sell it for $25K+. I ended up getting my $500 deposit back, I left very disappointed but maybe it wasn't for me in the end. I have bought over 30 cars in my 35 yrs of life and this was really not it. I at least got to rip it a few times, and boy was it fun.
If anyone can overlook these things I found, the car is at Fremont Ford.
I hope everyone has a better experience than I did and enjoys their GT500 to the fullest. Good Luck!
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