Build plate on an R is not red?

[tracktardicus]

Greetings, I'm looking at a new 2017 350GTR listed for sale. It looks like an R in every respect except for the glove box placard-it is not red and the chassis # is HXXXX insted of HRXXXX. It has: CF wheels, Red badging front and back, Red stitching on seat lining and steering wheel, Red Cobra startup logo on infotainment/nav display, CF spoiler, and Red brake calipers. In short, it appears to be an R in every way excepting the chassis build placard on the glove box. The window sticker matches as well, I pulled it directly from the Ford website and it looks legit. I tried to find another R that has this, but no dice. Any ideas?

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[BoostinFD]

Post a link. Probably not a real R.

 

[ldp82]

The only other difference that I know of it to look at the radiator opening they are different R to non-R.

 

[TheDeadCow]

Look up the VIN

 

[tracktardicus]

Per my original post, I looked up the VIN and compared it to the window sticker tool on Ford's website. It looks legit. I am in active negotiations for this car, and I asked the dealership the same question-I'm waiting to hear back. I'll post a link when I know more.

 

[tracktardicus]

Radiator opening appears identical to an R...

 

[white15gt]

What is the VIN/Badge #?

 

[tracktardicus]

OK, so the dealer is not willing to do business at a number that is reasonable. They said they were sent the wrong placard and they are supposed to be getting the correct one. here is the link: http://sethwadleyford.com/ford-mustang-shelby-gt350r-2017-norman-ok-h5523892 1FATP8JZ1H5523892 H3516

 

[Tank]

OK, so the dealer is not willing to do business at a number that is reasonable. They said they were sent the wrong placard and they are supposed to be getting the correct one. here is the link: http://sethwadleyford.com/ford-mustang-shelby-gt350r-2017-norman-ok-h5523892 1FATP8JZ1H5523892 H3516

I thought the glove box placard was a factory installed item...In any case 30k is quite a markup.

 

[icormba]

Greetings, I'm looking at a new 2017 350GTR listed for sale. It looks like an R in every respect except for the glove box placard-it is not red and the chassis # is HXXXX insted of HRXXXX. It has: CF wheels, Red badging front and back, Red stitching on seat lining and steering wheel, Red Cobra startup logo on infotainment/nav display, CF spoiler, and Red brake calipers. In short, it appears to be an R in every way excepting the chassis build placard on the glove box. The window sticker matches as well, I pulled it directly from the Ford website and it looks legit. I tried to find another R that has this, but no dice. Any ideas?

Probably because there is no such thing as a 350GTR?? :doh: ;)

The window sticker does show it's an R. The incorrect badge should add $40k at least! j/k

 

[tracktardicus]

Sorry, brain-farted that...they quoted me $84K, which I'm pretty sure I could get a 2018 for that if I searched hard enough. I want to send greedy, short-sighted dealers like this that don't know their market this article in hopes it gets to their sales manager, but it's probably a waste of time.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a33162/when-dealers-attack/

Friendly suggestion: Please try to read the whole post before posting a reply-I said I had the window sticker (which by proxy means I had the vin too) in the first post.

 

[Conedodger]

For it to be an R the placard must start with HR

 

[raiderjatt02]

Looking at everything it seems like it is actually an R. The VIN kind of ends all questions about it. FATP on Rs vs FA6P on no-Rs. Looks like a mistake at the factory with the dash placard but everything else looks legit.

It also looks like it's sitting a little high. How much you wanna bet they left the shipping blocks in place on the springs?

 

[Bender]

Looking at everything it seems like it is actually an R. The VIN kind of ends all questions about it. FATP on Rs vs FA6P on no-Rs. Looks like a mistake at the factory with the dash placard but everything else looks legit.

It also looks like it's sitting a little high. How much you wanna bet they left the shipping blocks in place on the springs?

This

 

[scannon]

It has a build date of 03/24/17. The dealer has been sitting on it for almost a year. He ought to be discounting it below MSRP.

The Monroney sticker does not show the Sold To dealer in the lower left corner.

The dealer has it listed for $99k, guess that explains why it has sat for so long.

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