Selling my 2025 DH and the market is in the tank

[armyGT]

Agree on KBB not close in most cases. Dealers in my area go by auction prices. Your trade is the current auction price, and the retail is $5k-$10K over. If the car/truck has a door ding that's a $1000 less.
It's the old...how much would you like to pay per month deal? 84 months...no problem.
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[Ryunker]

I'm sorry to hear about your deflation value.
I just checked mine with KBB [sell yourself], I have a 2025 GT Primum Manual /Night Package Mustang and I'm about $4000 in the hole which I think is pretty good considering I paid $54,000 for it new after all rebates and discounts.
KBB said between $49287. and $52387.

My question is, are the GT' Premium's holding their value better than the Dark Horse?

Likely not, $50k is still a reasonable price for a car, when the DH in question has a $77k sticker folks are now accepting $50k, but many fewer will accept $77k on the used market. Likely the op will get most of his cash back eventually, market to the correct folk, but to liquify it on the spot for a quick sale there will be a bath for sure.

 

[Jarstang]

WARNING: NO POLITICS

 

[Ken H.]

Economy in the tank? 4.4% 3rd quarter growth - >5% predicted for 4th quarter. Inflation under control. Billions of dollars coming into the treasury from new trade deals. Wages growing faster than inflation. Trillions of $$ being invested in the US from foreign investors. Gasoline cheaper. Steel industry recovering. Manufacturing growing. Unemployment down.
Am I missing something?

WARNING: NO POLITICS

I hear you loud & clear. Apologies. But, to be accurate, it was economics, not politics. I didn’t mention a particular party or individual. Just economic facts that refuted the comment the economy was in the tank. Was that comment political?
I’m having a hard time understanding why some can make non-Mustang related comments but others are called political. After my last spanking, I purposely did not go partisan to avoid politics. I’m still learning where the lines are.

 

[Rocket Man]

used market. Likely the op will get most of his cash back eventually, market to the correct folk,

how do you figure that? not a chance. new ones are still 7-8k off.

 

[COBill]

how do you figure that? not a chance. new ones are still 7-8k off.

GTs perhaps, current model year DH no.

 

[Rocket Man]

DH yes. Several dealers in the MD/VA area are selling 25 DH with no HP for up to 7K off.

 

[98jfuentes]

Licensed appraiser here. I just did some market research for the northeast (tri-state area specifically). A lot of the dark horses for sale are without the handling package (discontinued by ford). I’m guessing they were the DH’s that got traded in/ never sold as they are VERY low mileage. If I ever sold my car, I’d heavily take into consideration the handling package features/recaros/premium packages as they are expensive to add on their own. With that being said, it is the winter time right now and mustang sales are down. I would expect these cars to retain at least 60-75% of their value depending on mileage/condition.

REGARDLESS

I’d never sell my baby

 

[Sofa King]

I know depreciation... I've been driving Cadillacs for the last 25-30 years!

 

[COBill]

DH yes. Several dealers in the MD/VA area are selling 25 DH with no HP for up to 7K off.

As I said, current model year (2026) no, not really.

If I ever sold my car, I’d heavily take into consideration the handling package features/recaros/premium packages as they are expensive to add on their own.

Interesting as those are the very things I would not order.

It's hard to find a stock DHP for me as I want hood stripe delete, no Recaros and no handling package, and most dealers order at least the Recaros.

 

[LouG]

One of my reasons for buying this gas guzzling magnificent beast was that I don't have to worry about depreciation.
They'll have to prise my cold, dead hands and feet off her.

 

[fishinrich]

I am holding steady at a $10k loss which is what was expected.

 

[Gregs24]

I hear you loud & clear. Apologies. But, to be accurate, it was economics, not politics. I didn’t mention a particular party or individual. Just economic facts that refuted the comment the economy was in the tank. Was that comment political?
I’m having a hard time understanding why some can make non-Mustang related comments but others are called political. After my last spanking, I purposely did not go partisan to avoid politics. I’m still learning where the lines are.

I will try to be as apolitical as possible here but there are factors to consider from what you raised. Plus I'm a Brit so US politics are not my primary concern

Firstly the headline economic figures can often not reflect what people are feeling in the street. The US 'economy' when you look at the stock market for example has been very good for several years (under both parties) but a soaring stock market doesn't put money in your pocket automatically.

Trade deals - well pretty much no actual deals have been done over the last 12 months. The UK has a 'deal' apparently but the reality is it is still being negotiated and nothing is signed - trade deals take YEARS to agree when it comes down to the details. Until those deals are in place many of those $trillions of investments are just promises but not reality.

Tariffs - well you either like them or not, but one thing is certain and that is businesses HATE uncertainty so rapid changes hurt businesses, Ford being a good example. Uncertainty brings costs and we all know who pays for that - us.

Supply and demand - if you have a shortage then prices go up and vice versa. In the UK the Mustang is a rarity and so depreciation is low, I lost £16k on my S550 over 6 years (33%) which is exceptionally good. In the US the Mustang is a mass market car.

The Dark Horse is also an odd one - most of the extras on it are mechanical track related stuff, if you daily drive then you see few advantages to those 'upgrades'. In the UK Ford are struggling to sell the DH but the GT sells quickly, probably for that reason? If you look at the available stock it is mostly DH, some still from 2024.5! There is now 0% finance on some of them. That will hurt residuals for the DH.

Mods - hope that was OK

 

[Alex381]

There is the old saying “you lose 10k as soon as you sign papers and drive it off the lot”

that’s the initial hit for buying a brand new vehicle, not just a DH, I would even venture to say, you can keep it and drive it for 2-3 more years and the value will be close to what you’re seeing now still, the dealer will want you to eat all the first 3 years depreciation up front because who in their right mind would buy a used 2025 when they can buy a new one.

Absolutely true. And why you should never buy a new car anywhere remotely close to sticker price. i bought mine after 9 months on the lot a solid $8k off sticker. Makes the day one depreciation a lot less painful.

As for the initial post, anyone trying to sell their car after 1-2 years should expect to take a bath. Short term leases would likely be a much smarter choice.

 

[JimiHendrix]

S O L D -
Yesterday for $65K outright sale to an Online Car Wholesaler / Auction house.

Unfortunately that was the highest bid I could get and I'm told that was pretty good under these dire circumstances. So we will sell the house and move - and then in March I will be ordering an SC to replace this.

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