Whats "reasonably priced" for GT500s

[Bikeman315]

He's a known troll on this board. Just ignore him.

No, Matt's not actually a troll. He actually helps a lot of folks on this forum. But you might know him by his other names........Mr. Negative, Mr Sarcastic, or Mr. Obnoxious.

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[DopamineQuest]

No, Matt's not actually a troll. He actually helps a lot of folks on this forum. But you might know him by his other names........Mr. Negative, Mr Sarcastic, or Mr. Obnoxious.

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Well he CERTAINLY doesn't help anyone in the GT500 section, lol.

 

[shogun32]

Well he CERTAINLY doesn't help anyone in the GT500 section, lol.

I'll cop to that - RE GT500 valuations.

Market distortions show up on all kinds of places but they eventually come out. Maybe it's time for GT500 to have the wind come out of their sails. I couldn't say. Maybe it'll be September, maybe never. I simply post what historical norms suggest the pricing should be around. Not that it WILL BE. Because if I could predict the future, I'd be one rich SOB.

 

[ghstrydr]

Here is one at carmax that might be on your price range:
https://www.carmax.com/car/23690574

 

[Inthehighdesert]

The reality on these cars and the 350’s is most think there are many available to chose from. The pool gets real small real quick when you start narrowing down to what you want. I’ll leave alone the comparison of a whippled gt to a 500, its apples and oranges. Its been stated at nauseum at this point that the market will crash, yada yada yada. It hasn’t happened and the values have stayed pretty solid. It does make it more difficult if your out looking for a deal. Its not to say you can‘t find a deal, but the reality is moat likely different. If you think you want one of the cars, try to find one you can drive and go from there. Worrying about a few grand is probably less important then finding the spec you want. One thing to consider is if the values stay solid, which they probably will, the flip side is if you do purchase the depreciation will be minimal. The other is wait till the Darkhorse comes out, its going to be in the same msrp range is a 500, and thats a no brainer between the two in my opinion.

 

[MAGS1]

Having test driven and 350R and 500 a couple weeks ago back to back (and being an owner of a GT), the Shelby’s are so much more than an engine (and a blower in the case of the 500). Are you paying up a bit for the Shelby name, yeah probably but the same can be said for other high performance names. The Shelby’s handle so much better than a GT and it’s hard to replicate that without spending a bunch of money. Not to mentioned that everything within the car is tuned to take advantage of all the physical components, so everything works together in beautiful harmony. So while prices are “high”, IMO you’re getting a lot of performance for your dollar.

The pricing is what it is. Either you pay it or you don’t but when I looked over the weekend there were less than 500 total GT500’s (new and used) on both cars.com and CarGurus. That’s what keeps the pricing where it’s at. People still want these cars and there’s not many available. I made an offer on the R I drove at less than ask but still over original sticker and it was declined. So that tells me they believe they’ll get their price (and they likely will). Just my opinions as someone who is also in the market for either a 350 or 500.

 

[Tomster]

No, Matt's not actually a troll. He actually helps a lot of folks on this forum. But you might know him by his other names........Mr. Negative, Mr Sarcastic, or Mr. Obnoxious.

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No, he's a troll...

 

[vaeevictiss]

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I wanted to like the 650s but I just can't lol. I really like how they did the tail end of them with the trunk/deck lid but I don't care for the rest. The out of place screen, the plastic under the headlights...

I'd still rather take a gt500 over that. I'm curious to see if they turn out a 650 version of the 500 and see how that is.

 

[Bikeman315]

I wanted to like the 650s but I just can't lol. I really like how they did the tail end of them with the trunk/deck lid but I don't care for the rest. The out of place screen, the plastic under the headlights...

I'd still rather take a gt500 over that. I'm curious to see if they turn out a 650 version of the 500 and see how that is.

Considering you are posting in a GT500 forum I’d suggest leaving the S650 out of your posts. You can head over to M7G for that.

So are you currently looking at GT 500’s or are you going to SC your GT?

 

[Inthehighdesert]

I’m not a fan of the new S650, but we’ll see when its actually released. Its very camaroesque to me. They hit it out of the park with the styling on the 350 and 500.

I wanted to like the 650s but I just can't lol. I really like how they did the tail end of them with the trunk/deck lid but I don't care for the rest. The out of place screen, the plastic under the headlights...

I'd still rather take a gt500 over that. I'm curious to see if they turn out a 650 version of the 500 and see how that is.

 

[vaeevictiss]

Considering you are posting in a GT500 forum I’d suggest leaving the S650 out of your posts. You can head over to M7G for that.

So are you currently looking at GT 500’s or are you going to SC your GT?

havent fully decided yet. Trying to keep the wife happy and having boost with a warranty is nice haha. But on the flip side I could put a blower on mine, blow the motor, rebuild a stronger one, and still be under the cost of a GT500. Choices...choices haha.

But I am looking at GT500s. Just don't want to make a stupid choice and get raped by a stealership. The only downside is the crazy interest rates so its probably not a great time to buy if i dont need to. But i dont see that changing much in the next few years.

 

[vaeevictiss]

I’m not a fan of the new S650, but we’ll see when its actually released. Its very camaroesque to me. They hit it out of the park with the styling on the 350 and 500.

Ya for sure. And probably why you have both

 

[MAGS1]

havent fully decided yet. Trying to keep the wife happy and having boost with a warranty is nice haha. But on the flip side I could put a blower on mine, blow the motor, rebuild a stronger one, and still be under the cost of a GT500. Choices...choices haha.

But I am looking at GT500s. Just don't want to make a stupid choice and get raped by a stealership. The only downside is the crazy interest rates so its probably not a great time to buy if i dont need to. But i dont see that changing much in the next few years.

Then it sounds like a GT500 isn’t for you. Stop blaming dealerships for prices. The market dictates pricing, if people didn’t want to pay the freight they wouldn’t. And then market would adjust accordingly. Do you complain when they discount cars? No? Ok then, same logic applies for ADM and used prices. If there’s not a lot of them and they’re in high demand, then the prices go up. It’s not difficult to understand

 

[DR_Mach1Yote]

Then it sounds like a GT500 isn’t for you. Stop blaming dealerships for prices. The market dictates pricing, if people didn’t want to pay the freight they wouldn’t. And then market would adjust accordingly. Do you complain when they discount cars? No? Ok then, same logic applies for ADM and used prices. If there’s not a lot of them and they’re in high demand, then the prices go up. It’s not difficult to understand

I agree. And to everyone else if you take offense to this next part, stop being so damn sensitive, but all this complaining about ADM, when you get to the higher niche cars get use to it. I got my Gt500 5k over, C8Z06 I was lucky I got MSRP because how much money I have spent with this dealership, New GTR already asking 10k+ just to get on this list and the Demon 170 No lie I told the guy off on the phone when he called me because the last buyer dropped off when they said it had a 100k mark up so they called the next person who was me and I Told them to kick rocks. Unfortunately we are at a time where sports/muscle cars are coming to an end of an ERA and if you want them your going to have to pay to play.

 

[vaeevictiss]

lets not pretend dealerships are innocent in all this. They have been downright unethical at times. But that's not what I was saying. My whole point for the thread, is that I just want to make sure I'm not paying a dumb price and getting screwed over. I don't care about the price, I'm asking because pricing is so volatile on these. I've seen exact specced, similar mileage, used GT500s selling from 85k to over 110k. And you're gonna tell me its not dealers inflating the price? Dealers are putting ADMs on kias and toyota camrys...are those "niche" or "enthusiast" vehicles?

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