Shopping for 2025 GT

[junits15]

Just as a heads up a cash offer means nothing, dealers prefer financing. They get kickbacks from the banks for selling loans. They will not negotiate as much on a cash offer as they will on a financed car. If you want my advice, do not go in there touting a cash offer, pretend you're interested in financing for a while.

Also f that guy for trying to make you commit to the car before you see it, that's dumb.

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[SheepDog]

Just as a heads up a cash offer means nothing, dealers prefer financing. They get kickbacks from the banks for selling loans. They will not negotiate as much on a cash offer as they will on a financed car. If you want my advice, do not go in there touting a cash offer, pretend you're interested in financing for a while.

Also f that guy for trying to make you commit to the car before you see it, that's dumb.

You simply finance it, and then pay the balance in a month or two to get the "deal"

 

[cerbomark]

your both correct IMO.
also I get that they don t want to get a car just so you can look at it. That s why I say, "go see it yourself".

 

[The Watchman]

@sk47 Just to throw this out there, YMMV, but remember this is a base model GT.

@beefcake just ran a 8.8 in his 24’ GT which was similarly speced.

The point being you could kop the whip and slowly build it out with high end aftermarket parts over the course of several years and then you’d have a MONSTER on your hands…

 

[linuxhead64]

Hello; Stopped by a dealership yesterday. Wanted to look at the 2025 GT with a manual they have. I also wanted to have a look at the digital dash which so many do not like. Shop only had one GT with a manual. Somewhat loaded and had a MSRP of around $55K. I did see what so many dislike about the dash. Only one knob on the dash. The rest was touch screen stuff. There are buttons for radio & cruise control on the steering wheel which might help. I am old school so cannot picture safely using a touch screen when driving.
The saleslady did make the dash look like old style analogue gauges. Several such choices. Made the dash look better but still was just a screen picture. Was very bright in the day time, Would be too bright at night unless there is a way to turn it down. On my older car& truck I turn the dash lights way down so i can see the road better. I live in a rural area so few street lights. Lots of deer strikes. I turn the dash lights down to the point of barely being able to see them.

I spoke with the owner of the shop. Told him I would be satisfied with a base GT with a manual and no options. He located one that could be transported to his shop for the price i want. $48K out the door. I would have to commit to the deal sight unseen and without a test drive. I guess this is my main question to start with. I did drive a 2024 about a year ago but could not get the price I wanted. Committing to a car before a test drive is foreign to me. Never done such.

That a dealer is willing to sell a base GT this year for $48K OTD is something. I could not get such a deal last year at this time. I tend to shop in the fall for unsold units. The shop owner did not seem to care it was to be a cash buy which was not the case before.

They offered to let me test drive the GT premium which was on the lot. I declined as there is no way to get my price. I did sit in it. I can get in and out which is important at my age. The car had the active exhaust which would be fun to start up at 3:00 AM. Had a $700 extra paint color which I liked. That car is nice, but I do not see over $50K. I can afford such but the value is not perceived.

I welcome comments or suggestions. I know I only live once and that I cannot take it with me. I also know, at 78, there is not likely time for the market to become less crazy. I do not expect to find good handling cars with a manual in any numbers any time soon. This is the other side of the equation. Things being the way they are not many choices other than a Mustang. Even more limited when searching for a base GT. How much is worth putting up with to get a V8 with a manual?

We have s550 premium (with active exhaust) and s650 base (without active exhaust, but added Roush axle back) manual GT's. Love them both. Had a base Ecoboost s550 manual (don't make them anymore) before both of them.

I'm 62 and didn't like the all digital thing (except the volume control), does take some time to get used to, especially the climate control. The v8 with the manual is AWESOME. Both the s550 and s650 have rev matching for downshifts, that can be turned off. Also, the s650 does a great job of managing the throttle in first/reverse, which really helps in parking lots (don't need to even touch the throttle). The s550 feels more raw/visceral, the s650 feels more refined and easier to drive. The normal gauges show the gear you're in, which helps, so I don't use the retro gauge options. Biggest problem is rolling out of them at my age.

 

[JoeCee]

Find a gently used one that is optioned up. I would never buy a base model. Nor would I buy a brand new car period.

 

[sk47]

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventorylisting/vdp.action?listingId=415775847&newUsed=1&transmissionTypes=MANUAL&zip=80126&distance=50000&sourceContext=cargurus&sortDir=ASC&sortType=BEST_MATCH&srpVariation=NEW_CAR_SEARCH&isDeliveryEnabled=true&nonShippableBaseline=0&makeModelTrimPaths=m2&makeModelTrimPaths=m2/d2&makeModelTrimPaths=m2/d2/GT+Fastback+RWD&passedIndex=0&hideAllResultsLink=true#listing=415775847/NEWCAR_PRIORITY/DEFAULT

Hello; The car in question is very nearly the same as the one you linked. Color being the difference. Carbonized gray metallic with black onyx cloth seats.
Thanks this is an eye opener. The MSRP on my potential car is $48,555. ($1,995 delivery included) Very near the same as your link.

 

[sk47]

I thought the same thing until I remembered his price he listed stated OTD. tax/tags in TN are likely another 4k. 44k-ish for the car is a little different picture.

Hello; In Knoxville TN there is a state tax of 7% plus a city tax of around 2 1/2%. So right at 10%. The car lists for $48,555 on the Monroney, so an OTD of $48K is around ten percent off list.

 

[SheepDog]

Hello; The car in question is very nearly the same as the one you linked. Color being the difference. Carbonized gray metallic with black onyx cloth seats.
Thanks this is an eye opener. The MSRP on my potential car is $48,555. ($1,995 delivery included) Very near the same as your link.

The dealer website shows it as "In Stock"

https://www.tedbrittchantilly.com/n...edium=referral&utm_campaign=cargurus_listings

I like the vapor blue color too

https://www.tedbrittchantilly.com/searchnew.aspx?ModelAndTrim=Mustang:GT

 

[sk47]

You simply finance it, and then pay the balance in a month or two to get the "deal"

Hello; I left financing on the table during the discussion. I do not plan to finance tho. One reason being I was part of the AT&T data breach around a year & a half ago. I have frozen my credit at the three agencies and do not want to unfreeze. Plus i have the funds.

 

[SheepDog]

And carbonized grey, if that's your jam

https://www.tedbrittchantilly.com/new-Chantilly-2025-Ford-Mustang-GT-1FA6P8CF3S5414390

 

[sk47]

The normal gauges show the gear you're in, which helps, so I don't use the retro gauge options. Biggest problem is rolling out of them at my age.

Hello; Yes that feature is good. Knowing what gear you are in helps. I also am concerned with getting in and out of cars at 78.

 

[SheepDog]

Plus i have the funds.

Yeah, its not about having the cash, it's about getting a better deal like others posted. The dealership makes more money if you finance, than if you pay cash, but whatever works best for you

 

[pinksurfer]

Hello; I left financing on the table during the discussion. I do not plan to finance tho. One reason being I was part of the AT&T data breach around a year & a half ago. I have frozen my credit at the three agencies and do not want to unfreeze. Plus i have the funds.

finance it. you WILL get a better deal. there's usually a couple grand in incentives to use their in house financing you will lose. if you switch last minute to cash, I got a benjamin that says the price will change. pay it off when you get the first bill.
cash hasn't been king in 15 years.

 

[SheepDog]

Just get a 1 way flight into Dulles, and drive one home

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