I was speaking to the desire of the purist to have a manual - and if the 500 doesn't have one. Many buyers aren't going to care about the pp2, as good as it might be - they want the "specialty" car. There are many interesting models from over the years... Mach1s... California Specials...they don't ever seem to have the same mass-appeal as the Cobra/Shelby or whatever the top dog is at the time.
I was agreeing on the manual part.
But to me it's all good, I love the car and don't look at it as an investment. Just going to enjoy the snot out of it and hope it shoots up in value (but not expecting it).
What are you comparing them to? I can't find any "decent" 10-12 GT500 in my area for that much. They are 30-40's with low miles and stock. Only thing going less than that is modded, accident history Pre 2010 or a vert. The Boss didn't hold it's worth much because the next year the GT with Perf Pkg is a faster car(could do a GT PP2 vs GT350 analogy here) but they are still holding value more than a GT. The last gen ZL1 held it's value even less. They can be had for the same price as a decent early(6yr older) GT500.
If I remember the BOSS's are a solid rear. If that is the case they could be viewed by some as the last "real muscle car" mustangs. Depending on how you quantify that opinion. I can see that driving the prices up on them in some people's eyes.
THis is the time to buy a car - the prices always dip this time every year.I personally think the continued drop in the price of Non-R GT350's will effect the price of R's more than the GT500, although the GT500 might help push down or level off the GT350 and GT350R prices in general. I am kind of surprised at the volume of used GT350's out there right now, and prices are a little lower right now than I think most thought they would be at this point.
When good track-pack cars can be had in the $30K's (Some '16's are hitting high $40K's now), it's going to be hard for many to want to shell out the extra $30K (or whatever) for the R version, especially if the car is out of warranty and they really do intend on beating it up on the track.
I don't even have my R yet and it probably won't be here until May, so imagine how it feels to be getting in at the end of the hype!
I doubt it. I mean, a few stragglers... Everyone but people who wanted dedicated drag cars knew the Mustang had to get IRS if it wanted to stay competitive - and it transformed the car. I don't see many people after a Boss specifically because it had a solid axle.
The 13/14 GT 500 were very track worthy cars with the track pack and SVT performance package. They had all three coolers and proper drive shaft for high speeds. Do a little homework on those cars and you will see just how track worthy they are. Maybe a little heavy up front but that’s about it.