Should I trade????

Lariat Trucker · February 19th, 2008, 07:29 PM

I went by my local dealer yesterday and the guy at the performance shop said they had a car I really needed.....Yeah right!

Well what they have is a Shelby GT Convertible 5SPD with all the goodies. All I can say is NICE!!!!!!

Well the bottom line to the deal is no "X" plan but they only want $5500 and my 2007 (11.3K miles) to trade....What do ya'll think?

07BlkGT · February 19th, 2008, 07:31 PM

And you haven't traded yet?

07gtmustang · February 19th, 2008, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by 07BlkGT

And you haven't traded yet?

I'm with 07 on this one, sounds almost to good, read between the lines haha

timberwolf · February 19th, 2008, 08:49 PM

its the shelby GT not the GT500, right???

07gtmustang · February 19th, 2008, 08:59 PM

yeah but his car has 11k miles, for 5500 with his trade he could prolly get a new GT but he can get a shelby gt that sell around her for 40,000 or more

06RedfireGT · February 19th, 2008, 09:10 PM

There has to be a catch, but if not, then be sure to take all the stuff off of the current car to transfer to the new one.

1Nasty05 · February 19th, 2008, 09:53 PM

yeah i dont know you do what you want but be carefull about this does sound kinda sketchy

menace07 · February 19th, 2008, 10:41 PM

as long as its legit I say do it. The shelby gt's may be overpriced with the markup and all, but it's still a shelby.

timberwolf · February 19th, 2008, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by menace07

as long as its legit I say do it. The shelby gt's may be overpriced with the markup and all, but it's still a shelby.

+1, and you'll have hood pins 2

FireryDriver · February 19th, 2008, 11:41 PM

I'd tell them you're interested but figure out why the fuck they would want to give you a shelby for 5500. Seems too good to be true. Maybe the car was in an accident and the insurance company ruled the car as totalled and they just fixed it up again. Remember if some asshole can sell you a car that was in a wreck for your car that has never been in a wreck. He will because cars are NEVER the same once they've been in an accident before. I've learned this first hand so be wary and definitely ask for a history report on the car and an inspection from a third party inspector because I recently had an issue with ford and well at my stealership "Everyone who worked on your car in both the body and service departments were fired" so just be on the lookout for sketch stuff

vtmustangs · February 20th, 2008, 12:10 AM

Yea, I'm with everybody else if the shelby checks out you should take it in a heartbeat

2006greyGT · February 20th, 2008, 12:18 AM

two words.... factory warranty

stanglifemike · February 20th, 2008, 12:51 AM

Is the car new or used?? If new, you should be there when they open.

Lariat Trucker · February 20th, 2008, 07:49 AM

The car is a demo unit with 6100 miles. The trade difference does not include TT&L. I spoke to them about why the cheap deal, I am a suspicious person anyway. I seems that the vehicle is a cosmetic upgrade vehicle. I drove it and it isn't any where as quick as what I have. The add on to the sticker was around $10K. He said because my car had a complete service history at the dealership they could get it "Certified" and that made it worth more. I guess spending that extra $6.00 for oil changes was worth it.

IronStomach · February 20th, 2008, 09:31 AM

Arrange with a decent independent shop (maybe a place that really knows Mustangs) to do a very thorough looking over of it before hand and then get the dealership to let you try the car for a day or two. Bring it to the shop during this time (don't tell the dealership) and have them inspect it. It won't be free, but $250-400 is a heckuva lot cheaper than $5500 flushed down the drain. If it checks out, you won't have any worrying voices in the back of your head. If there's something wrong, maybe from an oil analysis or physical inspection of problem points, then you can always bargain that $5500 spread down some too to cover the cost plus peace of mind.

Yeah your car is going to be faster than the SGT, for sure. As for demo units... keep in mind they were driven hard by a lot of different people (who didn't intend to own the car) and 6100 miles isn't anything to scoff at.

By the same token, if the car checks out it's a very sweet deal. The SGTs may not be all that great stock, but they sure look the part.

Torr · February 20th, 2008, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by 07GTCONV

He said because my car had a complete service history at the dealership they could get it "Certified" and that made it worth more. I guess spending that extra $6.00 for oil changes was worth it.

Any Ford, Licoln or Mercury car with less than 50,000 miles and less than 3 years old can be Certified by a Ford Dealer. Some exclusions are Shelbys and diesels.

IronStomach · February 20th, 2008, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Torr

Any Ford, Licoln or Mercury car with less than 50,000 miles and less than 3 years old can be Certified by a Ford Dealer. Some exclusions are Shelbys and diesels.

To be certified, the car has to also have a known service history (#1 reason why BMWs get 50k miles of 100% free service....) and never have been in an accident.

Those two conditions on their own disqualify a fair amount of vehicles with less than 50k miles.

Of course there's probably not a whole lot that's gonna hold back a less scrupulous dealer from certifying something that shouldn't be, but the system helps resale values so is in the honest dealers' best interests to play along. Which all boils down to buyer beware, even with certified used cars....

MaverickMLFD371 · February 20th, 2008, 10:48 AM

used/demo = has its share of getting the shit beaten out of it by the previous owner or owners. demo cars usually get passed around by more than 1 person.

I'd be very cautious

Torr · February 20th, 2008, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by EfylSetaf

To be certified, the car has to also have a known service history (#1 reason why BMWs get 50k miles of 100% free service....) and never have been in an accident.

Those two conditions on their own disqualify a fair amount of vehicles with less than 50k miles.

Of course there's probably not a whole lot that's gonna hold back a less scrupulous dealer from certifying something that shouldn't be, but the system helps resale values so is in the honest dealers' best interests to play along. Which all boils down to buyer beware, even with certified used cars....

Correct, it cant have been in an accident, but doesnt require maintenance done at a Ford dealership. You do have to do a 115 pt inspection by a certified mechanic including car fax with a vehicle history summary. The vehicle history summary mentions nothing about service history for regular maintenance, just that all recalls or updates have been done. All this said, its still a used car, but has a pretty good warranty to go with it.

KingChronic · February 20th, 2008, 11:25 AM

the demo is going to be beaten around

also, why would you want the shelby, it doesn thave much more than your GT. just put the $5500 into the GT. the shelby GT is a over rated POS anyway.

February 19th, 2008, 07:31 PM	#2
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February 19th, 2008, 08:49 PM	#4
timberwolf Born to be Wild 2007 Grabber GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 3,194 iTrader: 0 reviews	its the shelby GT not the GT500, right??? __________________ FRPP Stingers, O/R Prochamber, BMR STB, Steeda UDP, JLT, SCT/Brenspeed, 8in shorty

February 19th, 2008, 09:10 PM	#6
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February 19th, 2008, 09:53 PM	#7
1Nasty05 Banned 05 Redfire GT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Linden VA Posts: 392 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah i dont know you do what you want but be carefull about this does sound kinda sketchy __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

February 19th, 2008, 10:41 PM	#8
menace07 Enthusiast 2007 Mustang GT 13.7 @ 105 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 818 iTrader: 0 reviews	as long as its legit I say do it. The shelby gt's may be overpriced with the markup and all, but it's still a shelby. __________________ black 07 GT, jlt2 cai, sct2 brenspeed 93 octane tune, UDP's, spydershaft, triax, magnaflow catted x, steeda axleback, bad ass steeda suspension Stealth GT Twin Turbo System On The Way!!!!!!! STEEDA SUSPENSION CREW FOUNDER

February 19th, 2008, 07:29 PM	#1
Lariat Trucker Regular 2010 Roush 427R Convert. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sticksville, Texas Posts: 162 iTrader: 0 reviews	Should I trade???? I went by my local dealer yesterday and the guy at the performance shop said they had a car I really needed.....Yeah right! Well what they have is a Shelby GT Convertible 5SPD with all the goodies. All I can say is NICE!!!!!! Well the bottom line to the deal is no "X" plan but they only want $5500 and my 2007 (11.3K miles) to trade....What do ya'll think? __________________ Some old men need Viagra, my 427R works just fine!

February 19th, 2008, 08:59 PM	#5
07gtmustang Enthusiast 2007 GT Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 555 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah but his car has 11k miles, for 5500 with his trade he could prolly get a new GT but he can get a shelby gt that sell around her for 40,000 or more

February 19th, 2008, 11:41 PM	#10
FireryDriver Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 543 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'd tell them you're interested but figure out why the fuck they would want to give you a shelby for 5500. Seems too good to be true. Maybe the car was in an accident and the insurance company ruled the car as totalled and they just fixed it up again. Remember if some asshole can sell you a car that was in a wreck for your car that has never been in a wreck. He will because cars are NEVER the same once they've been in an accident before. I've learned this first hand so be wary and definitely ask for a history report on the car and an inspection from a third party inspector because I recently had an issue with ford and well at my stealership "Everyone who worked on your car in both the body and service departments were fired" so just be on the lookout for sketch stuff

February 20th, 2008, 12:10 AM	#11
vtmustangs Regular 2005 Mustang V6 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Blacksburg, Va Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yea, I'm with everybody else if the shelby checks out you should take it in a heartbeat

February 20th, 2008, 12:18 AM	#12
2006greyGT Premium Member 2006 Satin Silver GT 11.08@125.22 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KC Posts: 3,073 iTrader: 0 reviews	two words.... factory warranty __________________ 2.6l KENNE BELL 298 Stroker, Ported heads Pro Motion Built 3650/McLeod RST/ MGW Short Throw Long tube/O/R X /Borla Touring 8 rib/65 lb injectors/GT500 twin fuel ET Drag Slicks/3.73 gear Detroit Truetrac /CDC AGR Spoiler

February 20th, 2008, 12:51 AM	#13
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February 20th, 2008, 07:49 AM	#14
Lariat Trucker Regular 2010 Roush 427R Convert. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sticksville, Texas Posts: 162 iTrader: 0 reviews	The car is a demo unit with 6100 miles. The trade difference does not include TT&L. I spoke to them about why the cheap deal, I am a suspicious person anyway. I seems that the vehicle is a cosmetic upgrade vehicle. I drove it and it isn't any where as quick as what I have. The add on to the sticker was around $10K. He said because my car had a complete service history at the dealership they could get it "Certified" and that made it worth more. I guess spending that extra $6.00 for oil changes was worth it. __________________ Some old men need Viagra, my 427R works just fine!

February 20th, 2008, 09:31 AM	#15
IronStomach Hardcore Enthusiast 2008 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West [of] Chicago Posts: 2,471 iTrader: 1 reviews	Arrange with a decent independent shop (maybe a place that really knows Mustangs) to do a very thorough looking over of it before hand and then get the dealership to let you try the car for a day or two. Bring it to the shop during this time (don't tell the dealership) and have them inspect it. It won't be free, but $250-400 is a heckuva lot cheaper than $5500 flushed down the drain. If it checks out, you won't have any worrying voices in the back of your head. If there's something wrong, maybe from an oil analysis or physical inspection of problem points, then you can always bargain that $5500 spread down some too to cover the cost plus peace of mind. Yeah your car is going to be faster than the SGT, for sure. As for demo units... keep in mind they were driven hard by a lot of different people (who didn't intend to own the car) and 6100 miles isn't anything to scoff at. By the same token, if the car checks out it's a very sweet deal. The SGTs may not be all that great stock, but they sure look the part. __________________ Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

February 20th, 2008, 10:48 AM	#18
MaverickMLFD371 Hardcore Enthusiast 2005 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,462 iTrader: 0 reviews	used/demo = has its share of getting the shit beaten out of it by the previous owner or owners. demo cars usually get passed around by more than 1 person. I'd be very cautious

February 20th, 2008, 11:25 AM	#20
KingChronic Gun Whore 04 Whipple Cobra 10.61@129.96 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 2,438 iTrader: 0 reviews	the demo is going to be beaten around also, why would you want the shelby, it doesn thave much more than your GT. just put the $5500 into the GT. the shelby GT is a over rated POS anyway. __________________ Modded Mustangs Make-A-Wish for Bubba "BWAL09" [url]http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/clubhouse/112652-hey-guys-mm-needs-unite-bubba.html[/url] [QUOTE=Drgnracin72;1870015]please do this country a favor and go play tag football with an oncoming car[/QUOTE]

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