"What's really scary is that the worst is yet to come. What will things be like in one year? Comparisons to the early 1990's crash of supercars?"
Right on it, Gulf GT. From a timing standpoint, when every high end auto maker is on the verge of offering the same new product, a super luxury performance sedan, you know the end is near. Remember the supercar mid engine euphoria of the early '90s epimotized by the Jag XJ220 that was, what $500 large back then? The whole supercar market went bust just in time for the first two years of Clintonomics, which were absolutley ass backward times. Now, Porsche, Aston Martin, and even Lambo are either offering or talking about super sedans that are going to cost God knows how much, but generally a lot more than an MB S63, in a market that already has the aforementioned MB cars plus Bentley, RR and the super mods by Fisker, etc. Me thinks these things will be but a pipe dream for all but the most well heeled buyer. Can anyone say Maybach?
However, these also makes me think that Ford was dead on with their plans about the GT. Get in, make it right, sell each one, get out. No bull$hit, no monkey biz, no marketing headaches. Can you imagine Ford trying to justify and sell 2000 $160,000 cars in this economy? This may be the best thing to happen to GT owners, even though current prices will dip. Other cars will probably come down more dramatically because of supply issues, while the GTs (except for those that are already in the salvage stage) remain a once in a lifetime-halo car.
