Are there any deals to be had on Dark Horses?

[ZXMustang]

Tons of deals. All you have to do is buy a GT performance pack car and you just saved $20k. Thank me later, I do accept gifts.

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[COBill]

Really? How do you get a Tremec in a GT?

How do you save $20K when MSRP for a GT configured like what comes standard on a DH is just a few thousand dollars less?

 

[ZXMustang]

Really? How do you get a Tremec in a GT?

How do you save $20K when MSRP for a GT configured like what comes standard on a DH is just a few thousand dollars less?

You just think about while enjoying the MT82 and not having any issues. Simple really.

 

[COBill]

That's just it; having felt the Tremec I'd never enjoy the MT82 knowing it was only a few thousand dollars' difference; I'd spend at least that much on short shift kits to try to bring tne MT82 closer to the Tremec throws.

 

[ZXMustang]

That's just it; having felt the Tremec I'd never enjoy the MT82 knowing it was only a few thousand dollars' difference; I'd spend at least that much on short shift kits to try to bring tne MT82 closer to the Tremec throws.

It’s not a few thousand different. That’s the point.

 

[COBill]

It’s not a few thousand different. That’s the point.

This is the 2026 GT Premium I ordered and decided to not take delivery of:

GT Premium MT $51,080
Adriatic Blue Metallic $395
GT Premium Package 701A $2900
GT Performance Package $5660
Nite Pony $1960
Anti-Theft Package $700
MagneRide Suspension $1750
Active Exhaust $1595
Seat Belt - Prime Blue $495
Premium Floor Liners $200
B&O Sound System $1160
Destination $1995
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Total: $69,890

This is the 2026 Dark Horse I would order if anyone had an allocation:

Dark Horse Premium MT $69,070
Grabber Blue $395
Seat Belt - Prime Blue $495
Premium Floor Liners $200
Destination $1995
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Total: $72,155

Premium to get the Dark Horse: $2265.

 

[Tinman124]

I've never seen more than $2000 off on a 2026 DH; they're quite rare and cannot be easily ordered if you want one before the 2027 model year.

If you're willing to take delivery of one sitting on a dealer lot, availability is a little bit better.

We went looking at GT and we didn't like it...Just wasn't "sporty enough" and the salesman was like well we did get a darkhorse delivered today. The rest is shall we say...history

 

[Q6543]

These tremec guys will go down in history …

right up their with my “4 SPEED MUNCIE” uncle…
“Rock crusher” lol

I just know a properly equipped DH could “hop a coke can” 30 years from now

 

[GripTime]

We went looking at GT and we didn't like it...Just wasn't "sporty enough" and the salesman was like well we did get a darkhorse delivered today. The rest is shall we say...history

There are great deals on DHs now especially non handling pack. Sometimes money isn't everything. When I bought my 2006 GT I had to get an automatic. I have been waiting (and saving) almost 20 years for another model I liked as much as the 2006 GT. I bought my DH because of the Tremec, the looks (painted stripes, love them, love the emblem, love the name), and I wanted "GT350" "Mach 1" type handling Mustang for mountain drives. I am not going to modify anything. I only have light weight wheels. I do 2 track events a year but not with my car. I want a NA V8, I don't want a supercharger. There is very little on my 2006 that is stock, I wanted to keep the DH stock.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

That's just it; having felt the Tremec I'd never enjoy the MT82 knowing it was only a few thousand dollars' difference; I'd spend at least that much on short shift kits to try to bring tne MT82 closer to the Tremec throws.

You haven't even driven a Tremec guy. You played with the shifter in a show room. And to my knowledge you haven't driven a MT82 either. Also an after market shifter is a few hundred dollars not thousands.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

This is the 2026 GT Premium I ordered and decided to not take delivery of:

GT Premium MT $51,080
Adriatic Blue Metallic $395
GT Premium Package 701A $2900
GT Performance Package $5660
Nite Pony $1960
Anti-Theft Package $700
MagneRide Suspension $1750
Active Exhaust $1595
Seat Belt - Prime Blue $495
Premium Floor Liners $200
B&O Sound System $1160
Destination $1995
===============================
Total: $69,890

This is the 2026 Dark Horse I would order if anyone had an allocation:

Dark Horse Premium MT $69,070
Grabber Blue $395
Seat Belt - Prime Blue $495
Premium Floor Liners $200
Destination $1995
===============================
Total: $72,155

Premium to get the Dark Horse: $2265.

Apples and oranges in terms of equipment. Now go compare with a DH premium. Also, as mentioned you shouldn't be paying MSRP for either.

 

[Tinman124]

There are great deals on DHs now especially non handling pack. Sometimes money isn't everything. When I bought my 2006 GT I had to get an automatic. I have been waiting (and saving) almost 20 years for another model I liked as much as the 2006 GT. I bought my DH because of the Tremec, the looks (painted stripes, love them, love the emblem, love the name), and I wanted "GT350" "Mach 1" type handling Mustang for mountain drives. I am not going to modify anything. I only have light weight wheels. I do 2 track events a year but not with my car. I want a NA V8, I don't want a supercharger. There is very little on my 2006 that is stock, I wanted to keep the DH stock.

Well said Griptime. In 2012 my wife and I factory ordered a 2013 GT/CS. I probably did close to 9k in mods. With her working from home it turned into a show car. I miss that pig!

 

[COBill]

Apples and oranges in terms of equipment. Now go compare with a DH premium. Also, as mentioned you shouldn't be paying MSRP for either.

What are you talking about? Most of the expensive GT options - MagneRide, Active Exhaust, B&O Stereo, Anti-Theft Package, and most of the 701A options - are standard on the DH, as is effectively the GT Performance Package.

You'll definitely be able to get more off MSRP on a GT, but you'll never get the Tremec, which is the entire reason to buy the DH.

You haven't even driven a Tremec guy. You played with the shifter in a show room. And to my knowledge you haven't driven a MT82 either. Also an after market shifter is a few hundred dollars not thousands.

I have test driven a manual DH, and test driven many, many GTs.

The Tremec is definitely a shorter shift and more positive than the MT82, and I like it enough for it to be worth the price difference.

That's going to vary for people, and we've established before that I will never, ever even consider the purchase of a vehicle with an automatic transmission, so manuals are important to me.

I don't know which GT short shifters are available from third parties, but on all my vehicles where the manufacturer offered one, that's the one I went with.

 

[ChitownStang]

Apples and oranges in terms of equipment. Now go compare with a DH premium. Also, as mentioned you shouldn't be paying MSRP for either.

He did compare with the DH Premium
For a few thousand more you get the Tremec, coolers, better looking front and rear end, beefed up engine internals, 500 HP, some GT500 subframe components, Dark Horse name and serial #. Nicer seats.
And you don't have to pay a premium now as you can easily find for 5% off msrp
No Brainer

 

[AZ_Ryan]

He did compare with the DH Premium
For a few thousand more you get the Tremec, coolers, better looking front and rear end, beefed up engine internals, 500 HP, some GT500 subframe components, Dark Horse name and serial #. Nicer seats.
And you don't have to pay a premium now as you can easily find for 5% off msrp
No Brainer

He's comparing to a base DH. The DH premium starts at 8k more than a fully loaded GT PP, which puts you at 70k without adding more options.

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