Anyone here have a Ford GT?

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http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66683
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I liked the GT40 and now I like the GT. I think it is a beautiful car especially in the blue with white stripes. I would not have paid 200k or more, but I think it is worth 150k. I would take it over the Ferrari or Lambo just because it won't kill you to have it serviced.

 

Some of the local yokels in my town that can service a Ferrari are terrible in there own way, but there is always a potential downside:

From the Ford GT forum http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=520

"Long story guys but I would appreciate your advice.... On Sat. Dec. 17th, I picked up my new White/Blue Ford GT (2005, #421, old MSRP). On Christmas day, I drove to my parents house (130 miles). The car ran beautifully. That evening I planned on returning home, but the battery was dead. On the way up that day, I had smelled rotten egg (sulfuric acid) type vapors in the car. Turns out the battery had fried and the Optima had been venting gasses. I had to stay the night at my parents since nobody was open on X-mas day. Next day I bought a new Optima and returned home. The Ford dealership in my parents' town didn't carry the Ford GT black top optima so I ponied up just to get on the road and home. I went to my dealership here to have the car checked out, to make sure the charging system wasn't bad. The battery cradle had some corrosion from the boiled over battery and they took it out, repainted it and were going to reimburse me for the red-top Optima I had installed. I felt better having a new battery in the car anyway, as stock batteries don't seem to last long. This car had been in the showroom for sometime, so battery failure didn't really surprise me. They also got me a new luggage insert as the original one had some damage from me hauling the old battery back to them (only place I could put it other than in the car with me and my girlfiend). At this point the car had 350 miles on it and I'm good to go, but the service people call me and tell me they want to test the car "under driving conditions". Turns out the service technician takes the car for a spin and the next call I'm getting is that the front air dam and rear air diffuser have been damaged by a dip he drove over. I went to the Ford dealership today to look at my car. The story has changed and now apparently the technician lost control and had an "off". He is their lead mechanic with 18 year experience, etc... "GT certified". He says he just lost control?! Damage as best as I can tell includes the front and back aero pans and also the front left carbon fibre body panel under the fog lamp and some cracking of the nose piece under the air intake. The carbon fibre rear air diffuser sits quite a bit off the ground and I think the car swapped ends into a roadside ditch, although the story is muddy at this point. I am somewhat upset at the situation to say the least. I met with the main GM of the dealership and have demanded that a factory based technician work on the car. If they can't get their story straight, I don't have much faith in them technically. The story I am hearing is called a "wreck" (usually happens when you leave the road surface), not "we bumped the underside of your car". I am concerned that a hit that damaged the front and back underpanels of the car may have done damage to the frame and suspension. I have warned them about being careful with putting the car on a lift, and they are aware of having to use boards to raise the car prior to placing lift pads. It's the holiday weekend so I'll hopefully have a full damage estimate Tues. when its up on a lift. The head GM seems earnest in making the car "whole and new" again. He's petrified for sure and knows I won't accept anything but perfect....."

 

Congrats and an awesome color combo

 

congrats! I like them... and you have to love the fact that they are American

 

never thought I would ever hear someone say that

 

Are you serious? Do you really despise every American product that much?

 

no. I like the Ford GT, but that is all I can think of at the moment...

 

I have been contemplating selling the 355 and getting a GT. i like them. Now seeing a few around Naples.

 

if you don't mind me asking, what color and year is your 355?

 

Does anyone know what they are selling for now?

The info was Ford was to stop making them in a year or so, has that changed?

 

Sarti: www.fordgtprices.com

John B: congratulations, beautiful.

 

Yeah. I have the same damn problems with my Escape.

 

I didn't mean I like American cars. The country, obviously is the greatest, but quite frankly, our cars suck. The GT is an example of what Americans can do. It's the first recent American "supercar" (other than S7) that we conjurred up, and it competes commendably with Europe's top dogs. It's a great example of what we can do if we realized that "the cheaper the car the better the sales" isn't the best motto. Look at BMW and Mercedes, no <$20K cars there, and they aren't going bankrupt. That's why I like the car-- it was a gamble, and they ended up with a good car. It's a terrific American car, and one of the very few. If they started a consistant line of supercars, I gaurantee you, in 20 years, a Ford sports car would be very prestigious. To me, I see the GT as a great car.

but ask me if I'd rather take a Ford GT or a 360 CS... nothing looks/sounds better than a Stradale

 

I have a red with white stripes Ford GT. I absolutely love it- i dare anyone in a 360 or Gallardo to come up next to it in a race... it is scary fast. Service is a breeze with the dealer. It is a great car!

 

Go for it and get the GT.

 

I've had a white w/blue since November, and I LOVE the car. Absolutely fabulous in every way. Horsepower, balance, brakes, history, styling are all magnificent.

The only drawbacks are well publicized: NO baggage capacity, the doors make entry and exit a little tricky in tight quarters and it makes you not want to drive your other cars.....

I would propose that anyone criticizing the car's reliability has spent very little time actually owning and driving Ferraris. Any new car is going to have recalls, teething pains and breakdowns. Apart from the lack of storage, if I had to take either a Ferrari or the Ford GT on a long trip through desolate areas without cell-phone coverage, I would choose the GT in a heartbeat.

I will say that for a pure track car, while it is very very fast, it is not nearly as visceral or rewarding as a Porsche GT3 or a Ferrari Challenge.

Mark

 

He bought one and had endless reliability problems and has now sold it!

 

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html
He has since bought it back.

 

I have a white/blue stripe Ford GT. Compared to my Testarossa, Viper GTS, Porsche 993 C4S and hemi cuda -- IT IS THE CAR I MOST LOVE TO DRIVE! Awesome looking, very reliable and fast. As someone said in an earlier post, the only downside is you that you don't want to drive your other cars. pd

 

i believe he bought a red replacement GT that doesnt have any alarms installed, since that was the main problem causer of the previous blue one

 

For future reference, and I could just be nitpicking, next time you come across any relatively popular piece of media that gives out an award, could you not declare the winner until maybe a month later? I just bought the evo this weekend and was looking forward to the COTY read tomorrow not knowing who the winner was. I'm sure the article will still be good, but a little something was taken away now that i know who is gonna win before I start the article. It be much appreciated, thanks.