Shelby CSX price increase!

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

BTW, PANAVIA purchased his CSX 4985 from a dealer for right around $41K-42K.

A little bit of luck and excellent timing by Steve. BTW - Should he ever sell the car, I'm sure he won't mine if the cost basis for the roller fades off in to the archives of CC forever.

[BT SNAKE]

Hey Rodney, them what ifs are working pretty good Huh?
Anthony, I used to live three miles from Hi-Tech in Tempe, Az. I was down there buggin" those guys all the time.
I do know who owns the tooling from Hi-Tech and it ain't anywhere near Shelby or Vegas.
On the cost factor of parts used are better than most other manufacturers does not hold water. There are limited suppliers for many items so you have all the manufacturers buying many parts from the same company. One big example is frames and glass, brake lights, and a lot of other small items. Besides if Shelby payed twice as much for those items it wouldn't come close to an extra 10K. As far as A arms and suspension goes
there are many that do use OEM stuff but more make their own and most of those are steel. I believe the CNC A arms are an option. I don't know what they cost.
Now if you are saying that Shelby uses the best of the best and newest in technology and the finest in materials and labor then you might have something... but I don't believe that to be the case with Cobras. At least not in the labor aspect.

Hersh

[rodneym]

Originally Posted by BT SNAKE

Hey Rodney, them what ifs are working pretty good Huh? Hersh

Yes, Hersh.
YOUR 'what ifs' have ME working overtime!

Now, if someone will only talk vintage Fender guitars with me....

rodneym

[greg schroeder]

+10K increase seems reasonable if the dollar is devalued as it is right now. Inflation to those spending USD will follow.

The idea of an increase in my perception puts the buyer of a CSX in a position wanting something that is Shelby rather than any of the other replica Cobras out there. I think it's a nice way to keep the cars as a specialty rather than a car for bargain shoppers.

If the plan was to save money and end up with a better car in quality, design and durability maybe get a Toyota for 20K.

[RodKnock]

[quote=greg schroeder;1085371The idea of an increase in my perception puts the buyer of a CSX in a position wanting something that is Shelby rather than any of the other replica Cobras out there. I think it's a nice way to keep the cars as a specialty rather than a car for bargain shoppers.

If the plan was to save money and end up with a better car in quality, design and durability maybe get a Toyota for 20K.[/QUOTE]

BTW, Toyota just announced another recall.

That's me! A bargain shopper. I'm the one who shows up to the local Wal-Mart at 5:00 AM on the day after Thanksgiving looking for the that extra 10% discount on gift wrap paper.

[1ntCobra]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

That's me! A bargain shopper. I'm the one who shows up to the local Wal-Mart at 5:00 AM on the day after Thanksgiving looking for the that extra 10% discount on gift wrap paper.

So that is the trick to saving enough money to get a Kirkham.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by 1ntCobra

So that is the trick to saving enough money to get a Kirkham.

Yep, or the other way to afford a Kirkham is to own one of the largest tech companies in the world (Oracle) and be a billionaire.