The Down and Dirty ADM Thread

[GT350-H6088]

I really Wanted the Dark Blue GT350 but by the time I got there it was sold. So I went back home to search. I will NEVER Pay ADM, It the Dealer don't budge on that I leave, no reason to waste my time with them.

A few days later the Dealer I have purchased 7 cars from contacted us and wanted me to see a late 2017 GT-350 he called it Ruby Red Tinted Clear Coat.
We went down to look at it and I Liked it, Not a Red Car Fan but it was different.

so we took it home. Under MSRP...

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[stang99svt]

Yes they have dark blue R over here at Ted Britt Chantilly, but 20K over sticker.

 

[GT350-H6088]

Yes they have dark blue R over here at Ted Britt Chantilly, but 20K over sticker.

That's an 18, I looked at that one, I refused to PAY ADM, it's a waste of money you are tossing it down the drain.

 

[stang99svt]

Yep still sitting there waiting for some highly uneducated person to come and agree to buy it. I was there buying a truck and the sales guy asked if I wanted that R and I said I had a non R and very happy, and then I threw in I paid sticker... only dumb asses pay a ADM. He didn't seem happy with that response
Though uneducated is probably the wrong word, impatient would be more like it.

 

[Shelby Daniels]

Will be interesting to see how the announcement of the 19's will affect ADM on the 18's

 

[ttn27]

Will be interesting to see how the announcement of the 19's will affect ADM on the 18's

It will also depend on how many 19's they will produce.

 

[Allegro]

Yep still sitting there waiting for some highly uneducated person to come and agree to buy it. I was there buying a truck and the sales guy asked if I wanted that R and I said I had a non R and very happy, and then I threw in I paid sticker... only dumb asses pay a ADM. He didn't seem happy with that response

I was a 'dumb ass' and I admit it. Paid $20K ADM for my 2007 GT500. Within 10 months I could have had one for MSRP. Never again, but I've noticed there are still a lot of 'dumb asses' around.

 

[ClayDee]

ADM

Just paid a sale price of $59,005.44, on a new 18, GT350. :cheers: Market value or final MSRP with options on the window sticker was $61,515.00. Lightning Blue car, no stripes, Electronics Package. Fair deal I think, but I have seen some stealership's still with 3-10k ADM's.

 

[Mrzero]

Just paid a sale price of $59,005.44, on a new 18, GT350. :cheers: Market value or final MSRP with options on the window sticker was $61,515.00. Lightning Blue car, no stripes, Electronics Package. Fair deal I think, but I have seen some stealership's still with 3-10k ADM's.

Anything below MSRP is a great deal. Congrats on the ride!

 

[ClayDee]

ADM

Anything below MSRP is a great deal. Congrats on the ride!

Yea, I thought it was a decent deal. Sold the 03, SB Cobra and had to get one. Been looking for months and found that one. My only concern is the Oil Consumption problem, but that's for another thread. Ill drive it to the wheels fall off.

 

[aram_g]

Just paid a sale price of $59,005.44, on a new 18, GT350. :cheers: Market value or final MSRP with options on the window sticker was $61,515.00. Lightning Blue car, no stripes, Electronics Package. Fair deal I think, but I have seen some stealership's still with 3-10k ADM's.

what state did you get it in?

 

[ClayDee]

what state did you get it in?

I live and purchased in Georgia.

 

[NHman]

My dealer had an ADM of $10k on a standard GT350. My statement to the CA, "you're nuts". Stated if he could work with the GM on a price below MSRP, I would be willing to move forward with the purchase. Roughly 24 hours later, $2,500 discount from MSRP on a new 2017 (purchased in March). I'm happy but I will confess that, at times, I wish the color combo was LB w/ white stripes.

 

[ClayDee]

My dealer had an ADM of $10k on a standard GT350. My statement to the CA, "you're nuts". Stated if he could work with the GM on a price below MSRP, I would be willing to move forward with the purchase. Roughly 24 hours later, $2,500 discount from MSRP on a new 2017 (purchased in March). I'm happy but I will confess that, at times, I wish the color combo was LB w/ white stripes.

Lightning Blue is a wonderful color. Pictures don't do it justice. I'm not much of a stripe guy, but the white does look good on the LB.

 

[Shelby Daniels]

Paying ADM makes you a dumb ass? We'll see what the 19's do but I don't think this car and the mark-up can be compared to others. The GT350 is the most celebrated all around well received cars I have ever seen.

Car enthusiasts are among the most tribal + fickle groups and it seems like the only thing they can ALL agree on is that the GT350 is a special car and they all want one. I don't know of another car that got more people to cross over from BMW, Porsche, Vettes, Tuners or exotics the way this car has.

Full disclosure though, this is a bit of the pot and kettle. Being in SoCal, I saw a guy pay 20k over right in-front of me and I clowned on him knowing he could have paid much less somewhere else. But where else and how much trouble and heart ache are you willing to subject yourself to so you can save some $.

Since pulling the trigger a few weeks when it made no sense for me financially or otherwise, I couldn't be happier and the $ is the last thing on my mind. If paying $10k over makes me a dumb ass, cool. Im a dumb ass with a big smile on my face every morning pulling out of my garage.

Could I have saved $10-20k or $30k by waiting a couple years and buy it from some dumb ass who probably sold it to get the next car I want, sure but check this out. You could probably be patient and land the prom queen at your 15 year reunion but the guy you got your used GT350 from was the prom king.

Anyways, excuse the lame metaphor. As a new proud owner of an 18 350R, It was worth every penny of that ADM to see her pulled out of the showroom that day.

Good luck in your pursuit.

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