Dark Horse Depreciation vs GT

[AlloyPony]

Yes. With Ford financing the EB and GT are 4.99%, and the DH is 7.99%
Banks are higher.

I bet insurance rates are higher on DH also, despite the fact that performance is barely any different from standard GT, simply because of the marketing.

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[ShelbyMilk]

The insurance is in line with any other new car.

 

[Eurasianman]

For conversation sake, my 2018 subaru WRX Sport-Tech with 90,000km MSRP 36,500 CDN ordered new was written off/total loss last month. Insurance paid me out $29,995. Making it depreciate $1,000 per year.

I put 4k in mods in that was a total loss lmao no refund from insurance for stage 2+

Insurance companies typically do not cover after-market modifications. Some insurance companies have an option to cover after-market modifications, but of course, at an additional cost.

 

[roadpilot]

I bet insurance rates are higher on DH also, despite the fact that performance is barely any different from standard GT, simply because of the marketing.

I had both a GT and DH quoted. No difference, really.

 

[Upacurb]

I had both a GT and DH quoted. No difference, really.

I had the same experience going from a GT to a 350
No real difference

I think people are just making things up to make themselves feel better

 

[roadpilot]

I had the same experience going from a GT to a 350
No real difference

I think people are just making things up to make themselves feel better

Me thinks they like to open their pie holes often and hear the sound that echos out from them ...

 

[ShelbyMilk]

Here are the numbers (guideline)....

FYI my 2019 shelby depreciated like 16k in the first year back then

Year 1 - 5 (15-20k for stang in the first year) edmunds.com - cost to own

GT - $15,420 $2,285 $1,867 $2,091 $1,828 total $23,491
DH - $21,831 $3,714 $3,037 $3,404 $2,972 total $34,958

This is the argument for lease/buy when you get to high dollar cars.

Add more if you paid "markup". Every dollar is lost and taxes are added on markup also.

And if you buy at 7% for 5 years for a DH you pay @ 12k in interest. (front loaded of course)

This is why repo's are up around 20%....

Another reason cars are not investments.



Where are my keys....i need to hear the V8.

 

[Mustang Passions]

I think it depends what you want in the car. The car is my daily driver. I went to the dealership fully intent on getting a Dark Horse they had on the lot, and left with a loaded GT Premium Performance Pack.

I drove both, and that was what influenced my decision. I didn't think the dealership would let me test drive the Dark Horse but they did. After I asked for a GT test drive just to compare. Speed wise they felt the same. The GT actually has a better power-weight ratio than the DH, but you couldn't realistically feel any speed difference between them.

For me I'll never track it, so I decided to save almost 15k and get the GT which I got to use A/Z plan on. Plus the GT had some extra comforts I wanted like cooled seats and full leather vs. Alcantara in the DH and no cooled seats.

If the dealership didn't let me test drive the Dark Horse I'd have ended up with it, which is funny. But getting to drive both made me realize, for my purposes, the price difference didn't make sense. If I was going to actually track the car, though, I'd have gotten the DH and not looked back.

I'll also say if you can't use A/Z plan and are looking at a fully loaded GT vs. Dark Horse the price difference is minimal. The Dark Horse I wanted was 67k, and the sticker on my GT was almost 61k but A/Z plan knocked off almost 6k. If I couldn't use the A/Z plan I'd have just spent the extra few thousand and sprung for the DH.

As for price I was looking at about a $400/mo difference between the two cars total on payments/insurance. Didn't matter to me all that much, but again with them feeling similar enough I figured I'd get the GT and save the extra $400/mo.

They're both great cars, it just depends what you want.

That’s exactly my route.

 

[gtstang462002]

I bet insurance rates are higher on DH also, despite the fact that performance is barely any different from standard GT, simply because of the marketing.

Nope exactly the same price for insurance.

I specifically ordered the Dark Horse because I wanted the Dark Blue Ember color with the DH wing. I also don't buy cars as investments, I buy them to drive and enjoy or serve a purpose.

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