Considering selling the Shelby for a Mach 1…

[DuRsT]

I know, I know.

I probably will be an outcast for even mentioning it, but I’m seriously considering ordering a new Mach 1 to replace the Shelby.

The Mach 1 can be had in a standard, and if you get the handling package should be somewhere close to the Shelby in regards to handling. Additionally, I can use it more as an actual car without sweating the miles I put on it and the range when full should be MUCH better if I were to want to take it on a trip. The Shelby is paid off, so the lead time on production for the Mach would give me time to find the right buyer as well.
End goal would be to find a Mach 1 with the handling package and add a Whipple.

Thoughts?

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[1 old racer]

I wouldn't. Just my 2cents

 

[Jimmy Dean]

I'll be the bearer of bad news. At this point, if you order an HP M1 tomorrow, you will likely not get it this year. So, you'd be better off just seeing if you can find one at a dealer or even 1 yr used.

 

[DuRsT]

I'll be the bearer of bad news. At this point, if you order an HP M1 tomorrow, you will likely not get it this year. So, you'd be better off just seeing if you can find one at a dealer or even 1 yr used.

I was seeing that. I looked for a used one and can’t find the build I want with leather heated/cooled seats.

 

[Jimmy Dean]

I was seeing that. I looked for a used one and can’t find the build I want with leather heated/cooled seats.

yeah, I've been looking as well, getting just the right options is a pita.

 

[Inthehighdesert]

Unless Ford has reopened it, they completely closed the order banks down a few months ago until 2023. The Mach 1 is a cool car. No qualms there. That said, after and having a 500 I think you might have second thoughts after. I didn’t want to give up the manual for the 500, so I whippled my regular 350. In your situation I think I’d be after a less expensive 350.

 

[NGOT8R]

Do it! If not, don’t sweat the miles on the Shelby. You paid good money for it, so use it up if you can.

 

[Epiphany]

Spent some time with a good friend's Mach 1. Nice car, totally dig it.

That said, the GT500 does more for me.

 

[Skye]

That's a fine-ass pic. Thanks.

I agree with others on ordering. Mustangs in general and Mach 1s in-particular have been besieged with delays.

Maybe monitor dealer lots and swoop in on an existing one at the right moment later?

 

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Outsider's perspective here...but I would never downgrade from a GT500 to a Mach 1 if I didn't have to. Plain and simple. The Mach 1 feels like a PP1.5 or 2ish GT. I think it would be extremely underwhelming coming from a GT500.

Don't worry so much about the miles. I conserve the miles a little on my '21 ZL1 since I work from home and office 50/50, but don't obsess over it if I have to drive it a little extra sometimes. I drive about 5k a year with that commute frequency.

 

[Donkey]

It made sense, right up until the addition of the blower. The mach is a cool car, personally, if they would have offered the same car with 350 brakes on all 4 corners and called it a boss 302, I would have ordered it instead of a 500. Give it a dct option and you open the door to a lot of buyers.

 

[OF5.0]

Your main complaint was gas mileage with the GT500. As soon as you add the Whipple to a Mach 1, you are right back where you started. You have a warranty with your GT500, while the Mach 1’s drivetrain warranty is lost with the Whipple addition. The Predator engine was built for forced induction, while the Coyote has been hit-or-miss for forced induction (admittedly better results with the Gen 3 design, but installation is a wild card). By the time you take the price of a Mach 1 + HP + ADM + Whipple + incidentals, you are knocking on the door of the price of a base GT500.

Just drive and enjoy your GT500. You won’t regret it.

 

[EF300]

I love the mach 1 , get both.

Problem solved

 

[Shelbeast]

I test drove a Manual Challenger and auto Mach 1 (no HP) recently to debate on getting a second daily driver. I had a 2016 GT350 previously and now a 500 for 2.5 years. It was a universe apart. I kept waiting for the power to kick in. The M1 drive was very disappointing on every level. It was like going from a mansion to a townhouse.

Take a test drive and see how you feel.

 

[Rapid Red]

I know, I know.

I probably will be an outcast for even mentioning it, but I’m seriously considering ordering a new Mach 1 to replace the Shelby.

The Mach 1 can be had in a standard, and if you get the handling package should be somewhere close to the Shelby in regards to handling. Additionally, I can use it more as an actual car without sweating the miles I put on it and the range when full should be MUCH better if I were to want to take it on a trip. The Shelby is paid off, so the lead time on production for the Mach would give me time to find the right buyer as well.
End goal would be to find a Mach 1 with the handling package and add a Whipple.

Thoughts?

If I were to own a S500, think & would do the same for no other reason than to have a manual gearbox.

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