Buying a used Shelby

[nyjetsfan4lif3]

Going to look at a 07 Gt500 tomorrow . Was wondering what are the most important things to look for when buying a used Shelby

http://www.desotoautomall.com/used/Ford/2007-Ford-Shelby+GT500-92eb892c0a0a00e05e818bea3eae63a6.htm

That's the car right there if anyone wants to share their opinions , I spoke to the dealer yesterday via email and the salesman told me the head mechanic there has done all the work to the car over the years.

 

[99SSls1]

Great color combo and normal mods. Normal checks on drivetrain but check for a tuner to go with that pulley.

 

[nyjetsfan4lif3]

Ok. If it doesn't come with a tuner , i can just buy one right and use it for the vehicle ?

 

[FordGT08]

Great buy imo. Love the color combo. Yes you will be able to buy another handheld tuner but you'll need to pay for a tune because you can't use the current tune on the car with the new handheld.

Also, I'd check to see if it has a 10% or 15% crank pulley. Everyone with an 07 HAVE to change it out.

 

[nyjetsfan4lif3]

Ok I'll definitely check that out. I'm going to drive up there n check it out as soon as they open

 

[SCGallo2]

That looks like the original JLT 110mm CAI, Metco pulley and aux idler, and tune kit installed. Had the same kit on my car in 2008 with the upgraded heat shield. If it is a 2.6" pulley (2.8" optional) and SCT tune with X3 handheld tuner, it will run pretty strong and will be a handful with the stock suspension.

Check the clutch for slippage by flooring it in 4th gear at or above 55mph. If the clutch is weak, rpms will go up but your speed won't. If it holds through 4000-5000 rpm, you should be fine and you'll be doing 100+ at that point.

I would be interested in knowing if it stayed nearly stock or was returned to nearly stock to sell. Look for obvious tool marks/scratches around the supercharger. If the hardware looks original and untouched, you are probably ok.

 

[C.Stanley]

Looks and sounds to be in pretty good condition. Take your time as said above and look for the obvious scratches and marks for parts changing.

 

[C.Stanley]

Update?

 

[Speedboosted]

Wow, great deal IMO. Check the pedals and shifter for weird wear or marks as well...you can usually tell a lot about a car by how those look.

 

[nyjetsfan4lif3]

The car was very clean. Apparently the original owner bought the car and had it serviced there regularly and just recently passed and his son sold it to the dealership. They said they just put a new clutch and tires on it. Also swapped the 3.73s it had back to 3.31s. They said the tune was purchased from lethal. I couldn't tell if it had a OD pully not to familiar with those. Only thing I found weird was the valve covers were pretty scratch up on both sides . I didn't see any unusual marks on the blower or anything. It had some steeda suspension parts. I took it for a pretty lengthy test drive. I did what an above poster said and punched it in fourth at 55 with no problems at all. The car drove perfectly made my pulled 03 seem slow from what I remember. I didn't buy the car I was a little more under on my car then I thought and it was going to cost a bit more then I thought