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<blockquote data-quote="VNMOUS1" data-source="post: 3368859" data-attributes="member: 36794"><p>WARNING. I WENT UH, A TAD OVERBOARD. THIS IS LONG, BUT YOU MAY FIND IT INFORMATIVE.</p><p></p><p>You are CORRECT, sir! There are absolutely ZERO cars ordered on the first day (or last Friday as he said his was) that have a VIN. It simply doesn't work that way. The VIN will not be assigned on any unit until it is finalized for production. Oh..and BTW, I read either here or on another board that a dealer had told a member that they were producing all of one color at a time. That, too, is wrong. </p><p></p><p>There are 89 cars, 45 coupes and 44 verts that have been produced. They were produced to SVTs specs, not an order from a dealer. Most of those cars have the three major options: Interior upgrade, Shaker 1000 and Sirius (remember here kids, that Ford owns a piece of Sirius and there is a financial stake in their getting units in cars). The 89 cars are a mix of colors. THEY have VINs. They will go to (one each) top 89 SVT dealers before actual production begins in June. The dealers obviously don't have to take them, but they likely will. </p><p></p><p>One other quick note....pricing. As of today, SVT still says it's low 40's for the coupe....45-ish for the 'vert. This does not include the gas guzzler tax. No, they don't know how much that is yet because they haven't received the final EPA numbers. Nor have they made a firm announcement through or to SAE on horsepower or torque values. </p><p></p><p>This info is (literally) from the horse's mouth as of late this afternoon.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and I'd be remiss if I didn't say this; I, too, enjoy and curse the ups and downs of a free enterprise system. Those of you that are bitching about Ford when it comes to price gouging are barking up the wrong tree. Is it your homebuilder's job or authority to keep you from getting the most out of reselling your house? Whether it's a car, house, motorcycle, watch, iPod or whatever.....wouldn't you try to get everything you could out of it, particularly if times had been bad for you? This is not a Ford issue, but one that falls squarely on the dealers. That said, you and I are the ones that have created such a supply/demand scenario...and we don't even know an exact amount on the supply side. Whatever it is, it'll sell out. And, unlike a lot of people on here, I don't believe they'll ever go below MSRP. Social Security is in the crapper for one reason...too many retiring baby boomers. I'm one of them...just not the retired part. This is exactly who this car is targeted to. Trust me, there are a LOT more of us out there than the few that read and post to these boards. The bottom line is this; if you want the car, buy the car at a price YOU feel comfortable with. If you're buying it as an investment, don't. Drive it. Enjoy it. Re-live your youth. You can't come close to this level of performance for the money, even at 10K over MSRP. Now, you're in C6 territory with 75 less horses, and a car that anyone can walk onto a lot and buy. I know. I did that with an '03 "50th" Vette that was going to be soooooo rare. Walked on, bought it at 2k off MSRP. You won't do that with the Shelby.</p><p></p><p>Sorry this was such a novel, but I hope I've shared a few interesting, if not important points. </p><p></p><p>bj</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VNMOUS1, post: 3368859, member: 36794"] WARNING. I WENT UH, A TAD OVERBOARD. THIS IS LONG, BUT YOU MAY FIND IT INFORMATIVE. You are CORRECT, sir! There are absolutely ZERO cars ordered on the first day (or last Friday as he said his was) that have a VIN. It simply doesn't work that way. The VIN will not be assigned on any unit until it is finalized for production. Oh..and BTW, I read either here or on another board that a dealer had told a member that they were producing all of one color at a time. That, too, is wrong. There are 89 cars, 45 coupes and 44 verts that have been produced. They were produced to SVTs specs, not an order from a dealer. Most of those cars have the three major options: Interior upgrade, Shaker 1000 and Sirius (remember here kids, that Ford owns a piece of Sirius and there is a financial stake in their getting units in cars). The 89 cars are a mix of colors. THEY have VINs. They will go to (one each) top 89 SVT dealers before actual production begins in June. The dealers obviously don't have to take them, but they likely will. One other quick note....pricing. As of today, SVT still says it's low 40's for the coupe....45-ish for the 'vert. This does not include the gas guzzler tax. No, they don't know how much that is yet because they haven't received the final EPA numbers. Nor have they made a firm announcement through or to SAE on horsepower or torque values. This info is (literally) from the horse's mouth as of late this afternoon. Oh, and I'd be remiss if I didn't say this; I, too, enjoy and curse the ups and downs of a free enterprise system. Those of you that are bitching about Ford when it comes to price gouging are barking up the wrong tree. Is it your homebuilder's job or authority to keep you from getting the most out of reselling your house? Whether it's a car, house, motorcycle, watch, iPod or whatever.....wouldn't you try to get everything you could out of it, particularly if times had been bad for you? This is not a Ford issue, but one that falls squarely on the dealers. That said, you and I are the ones that have created such a supply/demand scenario...and we don't even know an exact amount on the supply side. Whatever it is, it'll sell out. And, unlike a lot of people on here, I don't believe they'll ever go below MSRP. Social Security is in the crapper for one reason...too many retiring baby boomers. I'm one of them...just not the retired part. This is exactly who this car is targeted to. Trust me, there are a LOT more of us out there than the few that read and post to these boards. The bottom line is this; if you want the car, buy the car at a price YOU feel comfortable with. If you're buying it as an investment, don't. Drive it. Enjoy it. Re-live your youth. You can't come close to this level of performance for the money, even at 10K over MSRP. Now, you're in C6 territory with 75 less horses, and a car that anyone can walk onto a lot and buy. I know. I did that with an '03 "50th" Vette that was going to be soooooo rare. Walked on, bought it at 2k off MSRP. You won't do that with the Shelby. Sorry this was such a novel, but I hope I've shared a few interesting, if not important points. bj [/QUOTE]
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