The New Shelby GT350
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texas mongrel
GT Owner
GTJack
GT Owner
BtwoG
GT Owner
Very interesting that they felt there was such a difference between the base and the R model, especially preferring the R for daily driving.
I also saw on FB where Randy Pobst who drove the Shelbys last week said he preferred the GT350R over a Cayman GT4. I was very surprised to hear that.
I also saw on FB where Randy Pobst who drove the Shelbys last week said he preferred the GT350R over a Cayman GT4. I was very surprised to hear that.
Probably the difference in weight of the cf wheels. And perhaps magnaride if the base car was not equipped with it.
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BtwoG
GT Owner
His personal Facebook page
Someone asked "GT350R or GT4?"
Randy replied "R. GT4 understeers too much, and stability control cannot be fully switched off. Good idea for many. I am annoyed."
Someone asked "GT350R or GT4?"
Randy replied "R. GT4 understeers too much, and stability control cannot be fully switched off. Good idea for many. I am annoyed."
I am getting quoted the same numbers, I am looking for an R, but it looks like I will need to wait 6 months until the ADM goes away.
texas mongrel
GT Owner
Hope I can get an R at list before the end of next April - I'd love to take it to Big Bend and run the 140/165 class
I have been in contact with Brandon Ford in Tampa, Fl. I believe they are the biggest Mustang retailer in the country. They have an allocation of 6 "R" models and want $20K over MSRP. I was told that three of the six have been paid for in full already. I can't imagine people paying in full for a car not even built much less on the way. Is it true they won't build the "R" from November thru February because of the summer time tires? Sounds like a McDonalds hot coffee spill paranoia.
TO AWSUM
Ford GT Owner
What does this come from, some joke? Doesn't make sense to me. Sorry, curious minds must know.
Xcentric
GT Owner
Alluding to liability. For example, coffee is hot, so don't spill it on your lap (Google the McDonalds case...although IMO McDonalds coffee is...or was...indeed way too hot). Summer tires (and especially road legal track tires) don't stick in winter. Standing a step ladder on a pile of frozen horseshit is not a good idea when you are up there and the horseshit thaws. Etc. Etc.
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CH53Driver
Shelby GT500 owner
I'm not a lawyer and I don't believe in frivolous lawsuits but there is more to this story than meets the eye. I was one who used to joke about this too, until I took a law class. As Paul Harvey used to say, "... and that's the rest of the story."
https://www.ttla.com/index.cfm?pg=McDonaldsCoffeeCaseFacts
So if you buy a car that's only sold in the summer does that mean you won't ever drive it in the winter? Or do the tires wear out so fast that by winter you'll have to buy tires & then it's your responsibility? I bet they make & sell them all year round.
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