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I know this has been discussed, but I wanted to just ask some questions in regards to GT 500 overall owner happiness and satisfaction since purchasing a GT 500, especially the owners who own both a GT 350/350 R and a GT 500 or have real driving experience with both.
The Ford dealership that I do business with just got the allocation for a GT 500 CFTP 2021. This will most likely be the only CFTP in the state I live in for 2021. It took them since late 2019 to get this allocation. I have been asking the GM about this for about 12 months.
So I have been really interested in ordering a GT 500 CFTP since June of last year, but it was in question as to whether ford would give them the allocation. Well last week Ford gave them the allocation. So I went on fords website to spec out the car and I was thrown off guard by the new carbon fiber handling PACKAGE that is now being offered.
When I spec'd the GT 500 OUT fully loaded with a vinyl stripe and CFTP the price is $ 97,500.00 and the carbon fiber handling package is $ 88,000.00. So now I am confused. I will not be tracking the car, although it might get tracked once or twice. I currently own A GT 350 R and I paid MSRP for it and I believe it was worth every penny to pay the additional over the base GT 350, especially when you consider the way the GT 350 R is already retaining it's value on the used market and the very low production numbers of the GT 350 R, I really love the R !
This leads to my long winded question, is it worth paying the $ 18,000.00 for the CFTP and the exclusivity, and will it retain it's value like the GT 350 R ? If it will not retain it's value, I am I better off just buying the new carbon fiber handling package ? Is the CFTP overkill if you are not tracking the GT 500 on a regular basis ?
The other problem I have where I live is most, not all, the local People HATE cars like the GT 350 R and I get alot of nasty dirty looks, especially going buy people walking or if they are outside their homes when I drive buy. The other problem is that since last summer when our state starting opening up again the cops are EVERYWHERE, because my state lost billions on the shut down due to the lack of tourism. As far as the local people HATING sports cars where I live , unfortunately my area of the state has been taken over by tree huggers and liberal elitists and Shelby mustangs are public enemy number 1. It got so bad last summer that I almost sold the GT 350 R.
Sorry about the long winded question, Thank You.
The Ford dealership that I do business with just got the allocation for a GT 500 CFTP 2021. This will most likely be the only CFTP in the state I live in for 2021. It took them since late 2019 to get this allocation. I have been asking the GM about this for about 12 months.
So I have been really interested in ordering a GT 500 CFTP since June of last year, but it was in question as to whether ford would give them the allocation. Well last week Ford gave them the allocation. So I went on fords website to spec out the car and I was thrown off guard by the new carbon fiber handling PACKAGE that is now being offered.
When I spec'd the GT 500 OUT fully loaded with a vinyl stripe and CFTP the price is $ 97,500.00 and the carbon fiber handling package is $ 88,000.00. So now I am confused. I will not be tracking the car, although it might get tracked once or twice. I currently own A GT 350 R and I paid MSRP for it and I believe it was worth every penny to pay the additional over the base GT 350, especially when you consider the way the GT 350 R is already retaining it's value on the used market and the very low production numbers of the GT 350 R, I really love the R !
This leads to my long winded question, is it worth paying the $ 18,000.00 for the CFTP and the exclusivity, and will it retain it's value like the GT 350 R ? If it will not retain it's value, I am I better off just buying the new carbon fiber handling package ? Is the CFTP overkill if you are not tracking the GT 500 on a regular basis ?
The other problem I have where I live is most, not all, the local People HATE cars like the GT 350 R and I get alot of nasty dirty looks, especially going buy people walking or if they are outside their homes when I drive buy. The other problem is that since last summer when our state starting opening up again the cops are EVERYWHERE, because my state lost billions on the shut down due to the lack of tourism. As far as the local people HATING sports cars where I live , unfortunately my area of the state has been taken over by tree huggers and liberal elitists and Shelby mustangs are public enemy number 1. It got so bad last summer that I almost sold the GT 350 R.
Sorry about the long winded question, Thank You.
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