New GT - 14k below MSRP

Finally found the car I was looking for at the right price.

I just purchased (Dec 16) a new 2005 Red/White with all options & 3miles for 153,500.
This was a late model 2005 with the new 166,945 MSRP. VIN# is 2032.

I believe the dealer sold slightly below invoice, but made money on the hold-backs. Appears the late 2005's are having a difficult time competing with the early 2005's now starting to sell below their original MSRP of 156,945.

Dealer is also throwing in a full set of the standard rims at dealer cost ($1600). :thumbsup

I picked up the car this past week in Illinois...Waiting to arrange shipment to Idaho.

DBK, How do I get 'Spectator' changed to 'Owner'?
Thanks to all on the Forum...Great info out there!

Thanks,
Rick M.

Driving it from Illinois to Idaho crossed my mine several times.
This time of year, it's simply the road conditions that concern me.
Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Northern Utah...Not the best states to be driving such a car in the Winter-time. Right now I've got Hog Haulers (HogHaulers.com) scheduled to move it next week - had a couple good references on them - anyone else use them before? (They operate out of Portland, OR, so they transport to the NW quite frequently.) Most other transports were talking 5-6 weeks out.

Paul, I'll send you a PM of the dealership.
They were located in Chicago, and I fully recommend them - their service, personality, and overall professionalism was great...Not to mention the price on the car.

Once I made the decision to go with a 2005 Red/White over the new 2006 Tungsten, I wasn't willing to pay any extra for a late 2005 vs. pre-July 2005...and the dealership knew this - There are plenty of pre-July 2005's out there for sale.

The car is already listed on FordGTPrices.com as 159k (8k below MSRP)...
Ebay shows the car sold for 159k, but the high bidder was illegitimate and the dealership later accepted my offer of 153,500 (which was below their original reserve price).

$153k on a 2005 fully loaded is not hard to negotiate these days, $153k on a late 2005 w/167k MSRP seems impressive (as of today) - let's hope selling prices don't drop much further...