Kermut
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My situation-
I've been driving a MX-5 for the past 5 years and love it, but my wife is on my case about not being able to haul our toddler around, which is legit.
Frustratingly, as I finally come into a financial position where I could afford something nice, the dang pandemic/chip shortage happens. My original plan was to try and pick up a few year old, low mileage GT350 for ~$45k. That now being impossible, I was willing to raise my budget a bit and look at a M1. I finally got a chance to sit in one yesterday (no test drives, because, #reasons). I dunno, it just doesn't feel all that special to me, and the asking price just seems a tad outrageous considering the GT350 retailed for almost the same last year as a M1 premium.....Ford really messed up that one. And my primary use would not be tracking, that would just be a nice bonus.
Because of that I've been looking at new GT's (used prices are so high it appears not even worth considering). I'm currently looking at the premium because I love the digital dash, and might get the active exhaust because it seems like a useful feature. The GT premium with the 401a package prices out ~$45,000. MagneRide seems neat, but I'm not dropping ~$5k for the overpriced PP to get it, and that puts you back into M1 territory anyway, so I'm not sure who would even opt for a GT at that point.
I suppose my real question is, I know that these cars lose ~35% of their value over 5 years, which I am OK with. Does anyone know, pre-pandemic, what sorts of rebates were available on these? If similarly optioned cars were selling for $5-10k under MSRP, I might attempt to hold off, rather than eat the additional cost on the buying and selling end. Or hold out for the S650, which is probably what I should do anyway. But after waiting for so many years, I'm becoming impatient. Anyway thanks for the help
I've been driving a MX-5 for the past 5 years and love it, but my wife is on my case about not being able to haul our toddler around, which is legit.
Frustratingly, as I finally come into a financial position where I could afford something nice, the dang pandemic/chip shortage happens. My original plan was to try and pick up a few year old, low mileage GT350 for ~$45k. That now being impossible, I was willing to raise my budget a bit and look at a M1. I finally got a chance to sit in one yesterday (no test drives, because, #reasons). I dunno, it just doesn't feel all that special to me, and the asking price just seems a tad outrageous considering the GT350 retailed for almost the same last year as a M1 premium.....Ford really messed up that one. And my primary use would not be tracking, that would just be a nice bonus.
Because of that I've been looking at new GT's (used prices are so high it appears not even worth considering). I'm currently looking at the premium because I love the digital dash, and might get the active exhaust because it seems like a useful feature. The GT premium with the 401a package prices out ~$45,000. MagneRide seems neat, but I'm not dropping ~$5k for the overpriced PP to get it, and that puts you back into M1 territory anyway, so I'm not sure who would even opt for a GT at that point.
I suppose my real question is, I know that these cars lose ~35% of their value over 5 years, which I am OK with. Does anyone know, pre-pandemic, what sorts of rebates were available on these? If similarly optioned cars were selling for $5-10k under MSRP, I might attempt to hold off, rather than eat the additional cost on the buying and selling end. Or hold out for the S650, which is probably what I should do anyway. But after waiting for so many years, I'm becoming impatient. Anyway thanks for the help
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