Another low-miler from the local emporium: https://www.uniqueclassiccars.com/vehicles/4932/2022-ford-mustang-shelby-gt-500-heritage-edition-carbon-fiber-track-pack
Painted stripe this time around. And a whopping 12 miles.
Maybe for some.
I personally know two millionaires, and you'd never guess either was. Both frugal almost to a fault, incredibly down to earth. And everything they touch seems to turn to gold. These guys would be the ones buying that car for pennies on the dollar at auction.
And some will penalize you with a charge for bringing tires purchased elsewhere. I've run into this with motorcycles, and have come to the realization that it's less hassle and no significant savings to just buy them at the shop.
That was the case at one time, but I'm not sure anymore. You'd have to consult with SA on that vintage of S550.
Quite a few years back (long before the S550 GT500 broke cover), I was considering having my '15 widebodied at SA. FYI, doing so at that time without a Super Snake package didn't net...
Absolutely on the bold. It's something I've done with any loan that I've ever had.
If I take out a loan on a vehicle, I go with a 60 month term but shoot for 36 for a payoff goal and pay accordingly. If you get in a bind for whatever reason, you can always fall back on the actual payment amount.
Fantastic thread. I hope it continues without becoming idiotically political.
I turn 55 tomorrow. As such, I've been through both the the dot.com bust and the 2008 debacle. The dot.com bust essentially killed my employer at the time (electronics manufacturer with too many eggs in the telecom...
The model I have ('66 SR250) was built in Austria by Puch. Some of the other Sears-branded mopeds and such were also Puch products, but it wouldn't surprise me if some were Italian Aermacchi. Earlier on, a lot of these were branded Allstate before they were Sears.
The bold cracked me up, and brought to mind some of the insufferable douche types I encountered at shows and roll-in events when I owned my '07 GT500. It was embarassing at times to be a fellow Shelby owner the way some of these clowns carried on.
Apparently this is sort of a Gen 3 thing, my '19 F150 5.0 has had all the solenoids replaced under warranty within the first 20K miles. Low idle, stalling, etc. I don't recall the codes.
Runs great now, but you better believe I'm skittish about the long term with this truck....
Well put.
And a lot of what's said here is why I think I've enjoyed my lowly '15 GT more than my S197 GT500 and the other special edition Mustangs I've had. In a nutshell, I'm not paranoid about using it. And no phobia about modifying it (easily reversible mods, that is).
People tend to forget that the original Shelby Mustangs were just ordinary Ford-built Mustangs that Shelby American modified with bolt-ons of the period.
Much like today...
Interesting take.
To that end, there are weirdos like me out there that like sleepers and wish that you could option Mustangs like you could back in the '60s. Any plain wrapper car could have been spec'd with the same drivetrain as the GT500s at the time.
My ultimate daydream factory-built...
I wonder how much lighter the ICE cars will be. The weight of the EV iteration is no bueno. Should be a ripper if it's not too much of a tank, and AWD.
I love the look of the 2-door. Super clean design.
The DCT is essentially the reason I was interested in the 500 from the start (and still am to a degree). Having owned a hopped-up '07 GT500 for several years, the manual trans is somewhat of a liability for the obvious reasons. The DCT and its controls help keep the beast on a leash and make it...
7500+.
As for safe, that's anyone's guess. I think my limiter is set at 7800, I shift when the needle hits 7500 which is likely on the verge of hitting the limiter.