Take a deep, deep breath. We do not know anything yet. That said you should, if you haven’t already, start talking to all of the dealers in your area.
And don’t get frustrated if the dealerships done know anything about the Mach 1. Out of the 30+ dealerships that I contacted, less than 10 even knew what it was. Also, smaller family owned dealerships are more likely to deal. It’s a quick turn for them that increases sales numbers, but they don’t have to pay to store a car on their lot.
Spot on. Know what you want to pay and let the dealer either say “no” or figure out how to get it. When I bought my car I had originally planned to buy it cash in March 2017. Not a Mustang, but definitely a special edition, restricted volume car. Saw one on my dealer’s showroom floor with a red ribbon on it in January 2017. My salesperson asked what it would take to get me to take it home that day. I told him 0% financing, since I was planning on paying cash in two months. He said the car would be gone by then so I should buy this one. I replied that if I couldn’t get 0%, I already knew where every one of them was in the state of Michigan and northern Ohio (not a bluff. I did know). He came back with an offer to drop the price low enough that if I made a $15k down payment, he could get me 2%, 72 month financing on the balance, resulting in the same total cash outlay as if I bought at 0%. Boom! Done deal!
Remember you're doing THEM a favor by buying the car. "I thought you wanted to sell that car to me today, or are you in the business of collecting them on your lots?" By the time the Mach1 hits showroom floors the economy will still be going nowhere and might even be worse. There was a temporary glitch back in early 2019 with PP2 availability but the supply chain caught up. This car isn't a Mach1 per se, it's just PP2 v2. Come Jan/Feb 2021 I expect dealers will be treating it just like any other GT.
It's all about ordering the unique parts for the HP. Ford will figure out a sales plan based on past packages (GT350/GT350R, PP1/PP2, etc. to determine the ratio between base and HP cars. That will be the limiting factor.
This is the problem I’m experiencing. I’ve called 5 dealerships in my area, and most don’t want to do an MSRP deal on an HP car or have no information on the Mach 1 (literally having to specify MULTIPLE times that I didn’t want the POS crossover, I want the MUSTANG). The only silver lining I found was a small, family owned dealership that was willing to give me an MSRP deal, but they emailed me a few days lager and told me that they have yet to receive an allocation for a Mach 1, and don’t expect to receive one... so the search continues
For me, absolutely. I take my car on track quite often, and I made the unfortunate mistake of getting a non-PP car thinking I could add all the PP parts for less money... and oh, how wrong I was. I added the brakes and wheels/tires somewhat out of necessity to even run on track, and that put me damn near the cost of the PP. I would still have suspension work, aero, tuning, rear diff, and chassis bracing that would need done, and then I’m still left with the handicap of the MT82 AND ruin my warranty by heavily modifying the car. By the time I get all that done, I’d be spending more on this car than I’m losing by selling it and buying a Mach 1, so it makes perfect sense for me to make the move
