This is exactly what happened when I checked with my local dealer just prior to placing an order with Granger. It's funny because the salesperson was all, "Oh yea I live in your suburb and would love to make you part of our family" prior to my requesting a price match.
Anyway joke's on you bud...
As others have alluded to, the difference is about willingness- Granger and Champman are wiling to give meaningful discounts, because they know it's business they would not otherwise capture, and also recognize that sales will increase their standing/incentives with Ford.
As to actually...
The "premium" floor mats are a joke and Ford should be ashamed. The floor mats on my 2016 Mazda MX-5 were of much better quality.
That being said, I didn't dwell on it long as I immediately switched them out for the OEM all-weather ones, which are overpriced for what they are (and again the OEM...
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OMG they are making them in grabber yellow! I 100% never thought to see a diecast Mach in my color. Already pre-ordered...
I wouldn't call it a 'problem'. I've owned 4 MT cars now, 3 new (Honda/Mazda/Ford), and all 3 have required some mileage for the transmission and clutch to be 'worn in'. Really it's NBD and I wouldn't worry about it.
Eh shouldn't be anything in particular; I can't say that my 3rd gear is harder than the others. I do find my shifter to be pretty notchy (has trouble going into gears from neutral), but I attribute that to the fact I have under 1,500 miles on the car. IMO from past cars it takes like ~5-10k...
TBH I don't think it's even a minority view, or at least not a significant one. Alcantara is pretty terrible for daily use, and there are better synthetics if grip is your goal
I mean I get it, the GT350 is more track focused and is the better track car, that's cool. And the voodoo does sound better than the Mach 1.
But yea, pretending that the GT350 somehow has a magical performance envelope that the Mach doesn't even approach is aggravating. But it's the internet...
I mean you're not wrong that the truck coyote will be easier to find, but I have no reason to believe the Mustang version will be rare, with what 60k+ cars a year since 2018, and they are most likely going to use it on the S650 as well; hell if you did replace it, like you mention, it would...
I agree with most of what you said, but I think you are way off the mark here on reliability. I'm 99% sure Ford axed the Voodoo because warranty claims were costing way too damn much. The Coyote by comparison is a reliability champ. Plus, 10 years down the line when both are out of warranty...
I ordered mine from 3000toys.com (where I buy 1/18 and 1/24 scale occasionally) and it showed up about two weeks ago. It was delayed quite a bit from when I initially ordered.
Wow. I would not pay $70k USD for my car. It's cool but not that cool. I'm glad some people do because it's fun to see different things across the world, but I can understand not wanting to pay that price. With what you are paying for gas you have to be dedicated to still run a ICE car.
I too...
Yea.....the key with all of these comparisons is the 6 speed MT, or lack thereof. If I'm buying an automatic I might as well wait and get something electric in a few years.
While I do think the Mach is $3-4k overpriced, it's the best of the available options unless you want to start dropping...
I know it's the UK, but here in the US, the cheapest 718 base model on autotrader is $73,470
whereas the cheapest Mach is $54,509 (MSRPs are $60,500 and $53,400, respectively).
So to me, those two cars are in completely different price brackets, and to be honest I didn't even look at a Cayman...
Man.....I agree they are awesome cars, but I swear the bottom is going to drop out on the GT350 market soon, at least for the older cars and anything with mileage. Mint 2019/2020's and Rs will probably retain their values at least somewhat.
It'd be easier to recommend the 17 if it was easy to...
It's not a Ford Performance vehicle! It just uses Ford Performance parts, was at least partly designed by Ford Performance, and is supported by Ford Performance (as evidenced by the help line for order tracking and the Track Attack school).
But it's not listed as a Ford Performance vehicle on...
I mean if you are paying MSRP or ADM on the Mach that makes sense, but why would you when you can order one for under invoice?
I really, really wanted a GT350, but I paid $53k for my Mach (MSRP 57k) and a 2019 GT350 with 20k miles has been fluctuating between $62-65k on autotrader, and 2020s...