Cracks me up some guys treat these 550ās like they are the second coming itās just a 500 nothing super special
Once upon a time, youād drive to a dealership, peruse their stock, find one you liked, haggle back & forth betw the salesman & sales manager (ABSOLUTELY HATED THAT PART) If the deal wasnāt favorable, walk away. They would either try to stop you to reneg or you would go to dealership B, rinse & repeat. Times have changed (at the risk of this becoming a āPepperidge farm remembersā commercial) #LAWOFSUPPLY&DEMAND
I hope you get yours, they are special, if not new there are many low mileage used 500ās popping up. Keep the faith !!!Once upon a time, youād drive to a dealership, peruse their stock, find one you liked, haggle back & forth betw the salesman & sales manager (ABSOLUTELY HATED THAT PART) If the deal wasnāt favorable, walk away. They would either try to stop you to reneg or you would go to dealership B, rinse & repeat. Times have changed (at the risk of this becoming a āPepperidge farm remembersā commercial) #LAWOFSUPPLY&DEMAND
Despite how the dealer presented themself, the consumer held all the power in the relationship. Sure, there were desirable cars that would be difficult to find. Admittedly I purchased my ā97 at MSRP which was unheard of for a Mustang but the spec I wanted was tough to find. Sure I could have ordered it but 27 year old me was impatiently buying his first new car, a dream car, after graduating & landing a great job.
Fast forward to today. There are production & supply & shipping constraints that we would never have imagined only a few years ago. Again, discerning me wants a particular car & Iām in a better financial position but now ok with ordering because Iām not really in any rush. But now thereās no guarantee I can just order a car. And Iām sure many else on the forums can relate. Is it the only somewhat reasonably priced high perf car, no. But being a lifelong Ford / Mustang guy, itās what I want, and common sense says I should be able to get it in a reasonable fashion. NOPE. I have to do a LOT of legwork to find an allocation thatās reasonably priced that I hope & pray Ford & the automotive gods deem me worthy to get the car. Not a lot of rationale of whoās allocations are picked & whoās just sit unsched for months. When someoneās car advances in the stages towards actual production, it is a big deal to them.
Yes, in the end, āitās just a carā, but the way things are headed, not many like this will be produced going forward. So itās a big deal to me & I'm sure many others. Otherwise why else would we share our common experiences as ācar enthusiastsā
ok, rant over, feel like I now should go take some Geritol & nap in my favorite chair until the great-great-great-great grandchildren come over
Iām one of the lucky ones. I have a VIN and build date later this month. Hopefully it works out. I was merely sharing the sentiment of many others when you said how people feel about chasing this car.
Yea, and you can't beat rail transport for that the iron supplementation the cars get during the journey. It's a known fact most cars are iron deficient, so the train ride is a real benefit...
My 350 and 500 were both shipped rail to the west coast, they are semi enclosed
Did yours ever say shipped status to the dealer or did it just show up?
My girl arrived early, pictures don't do this colour justice
It did, initially said estimated delivery date June 1st, then it changed to June 7-13th. Ended up coming in this morning
CONGRATS!!! Whatās your chassis # & did you catch the one next to you by chance?
My girl arrived early, pictures don't do this colour justice
Iām looking to daily drive mine.
Thanks! Forgot to check, I'll try and get both when I pick it up early next week.
