stanglife
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I've had 2 Rs now...and while I wouldn't trade them for a Mach 1 - I think the Mach is going to be/is a solid offering. I'm sure it will be a very enjoyable car.
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I have read up a great deal on the new Mach 1 and agree that this Mustang model is very well thought out and well put together although pricing is not cheap especially if someone goes all in with various options.I've had 2 Rs now...and while I wouldn't trade them for a Mach 1 - I think the Mach is going to be/is a solid offering. I'm sure it will be a very enjoyable car.
5 year old car with 465 mi. doesn't sound fishy?
Has me thinkin lemon with lengthy past issue's.
Buyer beware...
At the risk of irritating people on this section of the forum, I wouldn't buy a GT350 right now. In my opinion they are waaaaay overpriced. Completely out of line. For $60k I would hold onto my money rather than getting an out of warranty tech pack car. Now, if they were selling for around $40k or a little less, I'd be very interested. I do prefer some things about the earlier GT350s over the later ones.Thank you! It would be nice to get it before the Pittsburgh driving season ends in November.
Just to qualify my comments on the M1 driving experience on the street: 95% of my driving is on twisty 35 mph suburban roads or 45 mph four lane roads with stoplights, and I don’t go to the track. It takes effort to drive these roads higher in the rev range. My GT350 seat time was in the Nevada desert where you could wind it out much more frequently. So the M1 lower RPM power band is much more fun on the roads I normally drive.
Good points on the GT350 and they are all big reasons that I haven't been able to decide to get one.At the risk of irritating people on this section of the forum, I wouldn't buy a GT350 right now. In my opinion they are waaaaay overpriced. Completely out of line. For $60k I would hold onto my money rather than getting an out of warranty tech pack car. Now, if they were selling for around $40k or a little less, I'd be very interested. I do prefer some things about the earlier GT350s over the later ones.
I think for driving on the street only you would be better off with a regular GT than a Mach 1. However, the Mach 1 is better looking by far - so I can understand it even if that's your only reason for buying it. At $55k you are paying a lot, but you are getting a new car warranty, new car financing, new car insurance... there are a lot of advantages over buying used. And the current Coyote has a 7,500 rpm redline. Pretty good. Service items will be cheaper with the Mach 1 compared to the GT350, and you won't need to service it for a while.
Last reason: it's a lot of fun ordering and picking up a brand new car from the dealership.
So I just took a quick peek at local available GT's... premium PP1's with MR and active exhaust are $54K??!!! Sheesh! And people complain about M1's being overpriced! Assuming GT's are selling for MSRP in the current market I'll pay the extra grand for my M1 ($60.5K sticker).I think for driving on the street only you would be better off with a regular GT than a Mach 1. However, the Mach 1 is better looking by far - so I can understand it even if that's your only reason for buying it. At $55k you are paying a lot, but you are getting a new car warranty, new car financing, new car insurance... there are a lot of advantages over buying used.
Not sure how a brand new 2016 GT350 is way overpriced at ~$60,900 and in fact suggest that this brand new 2016 GT350 could possibly be purchased for the high $50's based on some good negotiating which is well below the original MSRP unlike many other GT350/R's in todays marketplace.At the risk of irritating people on this section of the forum, I wouldn't buy a GT350 right now. In my opinion they are waaaaay overpriced. Completely out of line. For $60k I would hold onto my money rather than getting an out of warranty tech pack car. Now, if they were selling for around $40k or a little less, I'd be very interested. I do prefer some things about the earlier GT350s over the later ones.
I think for driving on the street only you would be better off with a regular GT than a Mach 1. However, the Mach 1 is better looking by far - so I can understand it even if that's your only reason for buying it. At $55k you are paying a lot, but you are getting a new car warranty, new car financing, new car insurance... there are a lot of advantages over buying used. And the current Coyote has a 7,500 rpm redline. Pretty good. Service items will be cheaper with the Mach 1 compared to the GT350, and you won't need to service it for a while.
Last reason: it's a lot of fun ordering and picking up a brand new car from the dealership.
The local dealer selling me the M1 has a 2018 certified GT350 with 1500 miles... for $67K. Their listing shows the original sticker which was $61.5K. No way I could ever justify paying $12K more than I'm paying for the new M1. The earlier post about GT350 selling prices being way high right now is spot on.Consider finding a track pack or R instead , I’d think game over . Hands down the already deprecated GT350 , I’m confident we as a group here could find the right GT350 . Especially If it’s still in warranty and at a Ford store Certfied. You win . Remember history repeats itself and Shelby Mustangs always resale for more ( older and newer).
1500 miles is almost new - and if you get a warranty on that, I'd say let the negotiation begin. Tell them 60 and end up at 62. ;)The local dealer selling me the M1 has a 2018 certified GT350 with 1500 miles... for $67K. No way I could ever justify paying $12K more than the new M1. The earlier post about GT350 selling prices being way high right now is spot on.
There is no question in my mind that the OP had his mind made up to go with purchasing a Mach 1 prior to setting up this thread late last week and I get all that.1500 miles is almost new - and if you get a warranty on that, I'd say let the negotiation begin. Tell them 60 and end up at 62. ;)