stanglife
Well-Known Member
I guess I should restate that. I'm agreeing with you. It's a shame to not drive them - so what I was saying is that I'd either start driving more or sell it now.. I'm not letting it sit, that's for sure. I was also saying that there ARE plenty of people who will, with these cars, allow them to stagnate with the hopes they will appreciate..I don't think those will appreciate enough to warrant not enjoying them but they will end up driving the prices of the ones that are drivers down a bit.I don’t remember any focus on original Shelby’s that are on the low mileage—the Competition models or the forerunner to our GT350R were hard driven and had many miles, what mattered is was it taken care of, or was it restored correctly, or in the case of the first 37, it was their improbable to history that mattered.
I think that right now we are seeing the low mileage versions flood the market, but down the road—many will have miles and the focus will be on was the car taken care of. Does it have original paint, been in any accidents, etc..
A Ford GT is still a Ford GT no matter if it has a 20 miles or if it has 20,000. Our cars, are still a GT350R and if it’s taken care of, down the road I would expect it to still do good when this rush of almost zero mile cars is over.
I was at a show a week ago and there was a guy who had a 2000 Cobra R. The owner with his chest pumped out could cite the exact mileage of the car: 25.4 miles. He had owned the car for over two decades. When I heard that I didn’t say “cool“, I thought what a waste—two decades of ownership and he has no idea the spirit or the essence of the car.
If a car is at its most value when it is on a dealers showroom then we need to start a business where you pay a maintenance fee but never truly own the car. It stays in dealers hands and the car keeps that showroom zeal. I’ve read articles that debate the prevalent buyers market that only values low mileage cars like they are paintings that instead being made of oil, drip oil, and that it is destroying the car community. Cars are meant to be driven and enjoyed.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/business/low-mileage-supercars-lamborghini.amp.html?0p19G=0232
https://karenable.com/the-tyranny-of-low-mileage/
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