How well will Mach 1's hold their value?

[Jimmy Dean]

there is an orange and black boss near my office, can't wait till I get my mach and go wave at 'im. someone else they work with drives a bronco sport, and they try to wave at me when I am driving my 86 bronco :(

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[Jimmy Dean]

Like anything it "depends"
IF the new s650 Mustang turns out to be not as good as the outgoing generation with less performance, then it be a solid maybe.
If the new generation runs circles around the s550 then no, It'll be just a parts bin special .
the 69/70 boss cars, were the last of the high strung performance cars for decades.
Today every passing model year the cars get better and faster, So unless the new generation looks like an edsel , a face only a mother could love. There be no reason for it to have more demand than supply.
The wild card is what happens to gas powered cars in the next decade or two.
If owning and driving a fuel powered car is a big of a pain as a race gas needing car is now, The buyer pool will be very small.
I don't see new cars with all this technology aging well.
That infotainment unit can make new vehicles nothing more than a paperweight if it craps out, or no one supports anymore, or the resto companies don't offer the modules in these spaceships to keep them road going.

I would agree with most of what you said, except that the 71 cars were faster in nearly every aspect. handled better as well. but they did not have as appealing of an appearance at the time.

 

[Mazman]

Also one thing to keep in mind is that right now the prices are highly inflated. So looking on what the market is like now and trying to predict what it will be in 2-6 is difficult.

Heck I was in May offered 5000 SEK more than what I bought my MX5 for new(car was 16 months old in May). However the car would be sold with the XPEL and some other stuff, but anyway...

However in Europe or markets were only few M1s will be delivered they will most likely keep their value quite well

 

[Kermut]

Also one thing to keep in mind is that right now the prices are highly inflated. So looking on what the market is like now and trying to predict what it will be in 2-6 is difficult.

Heck I was in May offered 5000 SEK more than what I bought my MX5 for new(car was 16 months old in May). However the car would be sold with the XPEL and some other stuff, but anyway...

However in Europe or markets where only few M1s will be delivered they will most likely keep their value quite well

Four months ago I was offered $1k over what I paid for my new 2016 ND….my last offer a week ago is only ~$3k under what I paid. Shit is crazy. I just wish Ford would make my Mach already so I can sell.

As to value retention, who the hell knows. Clearly current values will have no relation to values in 5 years. But to be fair, I don’t think values from a year ago will, either. Moral of the story is don’t buy a depreciating asset if you are financially dependent on that asset. If my M1 value tanks and the final MT V8 S650 is only meh I’ll hold on to the M1 forever and who cares.

 

[IPOGT]

This topic has come up a little in a few other threads but probably deserves its own.

Mach 1 owners / orderers generally seem to feel like it will hold its value well.

GT350 owners (and to a lesser extent, other S550 owners) seem to think it will depreciate much faster than GT350s, and won't be worth much more than any other Mustang.

Personally I think there's an excellent chance that Mach 1's will hold their value better than GTs, and will hold it similarly to Shelbys. All you need for evidence is to look on Autotrader for a 2012-13 Boss 302 and compare what they are going for against 2012-13 GT's. Or go a few years further and compare 2003-04 Mach 1 values against 2003-04 GT's. That evidence is indisputable.

The other factor to consider is the unique circumstances under which this Mach 1 was introduced. Yes, Ford will make as many as they can sell - except they can't make any right now. The total number of 2021 Mach 1's that will eventually be produced will be a lower number than anyone expected because of the plant shutdowns, and it's hard to imagine that 2022's will be able to make up the difference. So, if it really is offered for only 2021 and 22, there won't be a lot of them out there. On the flip side, there are GT350s listed for sale all over Autotrader right now, they're not at all hard to find. 4 years of GT350 production vs 2 years of Mach 1's. You can argue all you want about which car is better but the fact remains there will be people who want a used Mach 1, and there will be a lot less Mach 1's to choose from than other cars.

I say all this as someone with a Mach 1 on order but also considering buying a used GT350.

Sadly, I will probably never know and neither will most people buying them.

 

[Atlas1]

Sadly, I will probably never know and neither will most people buying them.

I’m going to leave my Mach 1 to my son. I may not love long enough to see it worth some crazy amount but I know this……if down the road he ever sells it for some futuristic battery powered driverless POS made in China I will come back from the grave and haunt him forever!

 

[Jimmy Dean]

I’m going to leave my Mach 1 to my son. I may not love long enough to see it worth some crazy amount but I know this……if down the road he ever sells it for some futuristic battery powered driverless POS made in China I will come back from the grave and haunt him forever!

My kid is going to be the luckiest SOB (imo). he is 5 right now. so at 16, I imagine as long as he seems responsible, he'll have decent access to my stable, which already includes 2 FSBs, one with a stroked big block and will be on 54s soon, the other will have a stroked 351W and more reasonable tires, 35s-37s, the 71 mach 1, the 21 mach 1, the motorcycles, and Ill probably pick up a bullnose or OBS pickup in a few years, thinking 1-2 new broncos over the next 10 years, and also plan on getting him a car in 6-7 years for us to rebuild for his 16th (hoping either a classic mustang or early bronco....)

and if he ever trades one in after I die for some econobox, I'll be haunting him until he burns it down.

to the topic, I don't really care what the price does on the Mach 1, only because I have no intention of selling. Maybe if I decide I want to become a track rat, I hope they go down so I can get a white or red 600a rear seat delete HP car, a true track build one, to use for that purpose.

 

[IPOGT]

My kid is going to be the luckiest SOB (imo). he is 5 right now. so at 16, I imagine as long as he seems responsible, he'll have decent access to my stable, which already includes 2 FSBs, one with a stroked big block and will be on 54s soon, the other will have a stroked 351W and more reasonable tires, 35s-37s, the 71 mach 1, the 21 mach 1, the motorcycles, and Ill probably pick up a bullnose or OBS pickup in a few years, thinking 1-2 new broncos over the next 10 years, and also plan on getting him a car in 6-7 years for us to rebuild for his 16th (hoping either a classic mustang or early bronco....)

and if he ever trades one in after I die for some econobox, I'll be haunting him until he burns it down.

to the topic, I don't really care what the price does on the Mach 1, only because I have no intention of selling. Maybe if I decide I want to become a track rat, I hope they go down so I can get a white or red 600a rear seat delete HP car, a true track build one, to use for that purpose.
Wonder how many American PP vs. HP Mach1’s.
I’d bet the HP is more popular.

 

[Mikepol2]

My son is 19 and wants to learn how to drive stick so he can get an azure blue 2003 Mach 1 to go with my new one LOL... I always loved that color and respected the M1 guys when I had my 2003 Cobra.

 

[IPOGT]

My son is 19 and wants to learn how to drive stick so he can get an azure blue 2003 Mach 1 to go with my new one LOL... I always loved that color and respected the M1 guys when I had my 2003 Cobra.

I LOVED my 2004 40th Ann. GT convertible. I still miss that car.

 

[JuicySmollet]

My son is 19 and wants to learn how to drive stick so he can get an azure blue 2003 Mach 1 to go with my new one LOL... I always loved that color and respected the M1 guys when I had my 2003 Cobra.

My son is 14...Already started having him and my 11yr old daughter shift from the passenger seat to get a feel for the transmission. I've been looking at 03 Mach 1's too...I think a red 03 would look good with a black 21 in the garage (just don't tell the wife)

 

[Mikepol2]

My son is 14...Already started having him and my 11yr old daughter shift from the passenger seat to get a feel for the transmission.

That's what got me hooked on Mustangs as a boy... mom had a gold 1974 Mustang 4-speed and would let me shift from the passenger seat.

 

[shogun32]

Four months ago I was offered $1k over what I paid for my new 2016 ND….my last offer a week ago is only ~$3k under what I paid. Shit is crazy. I just wish Ford would make my Mach already so I can sell.

you have multiple cars, so sell while the selling is good and lock in the profits.

 

[Atlas1]

My son is 19 and wants to learn how to drive stick so he can get an azure blue 2003 Mach 1 to go with my new one LOL... I always loved that color and respected the M1 guys when I had my 2003 Cobra.

That was such a great color on that car. I recently saw a 5k mile Mach 1 but it wasn’t that color so I couldn’t get all that interested in it. I think my next one will be a 69 so it’s best I don’t look at these too hard before I check that box off

 

[Thesauerchise]

My son is 19 and wants to learn how to drive stick so he can get an azure blue 2003 Mach 1 to go with my new one LOL... I always loved that color and respected the M1 guys when I had my 2003 Cobra.

I’ve definitely looked at these, it would be a nice addition to complement the 21 and my fathers 71.

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