Misnomered Mustang and Mercedes.

These two cars are misnomered in the CarMax menus.  Doesn’t appear to have affected their pricing as both are priced appropriately for CarMax cars, but it does mean they won’t show up in anybody’s search if they are specifically looking for these.  There aren’t many of these older unicorns still offered, so if you want one jump on it! CarMax only carries US and Japanese/Korean cars for 11 years and European cars for 10, so there won’t be many more of these.  I’d of course recommend MaxCare protection for the Mercedes…..maybe not for the more reliable and less expensive to fix Mustang?Bullitt side This Mustang Bullitt is listed simply as a Mustang GT.  Only a few thousand 2008-2009 Mustang Bullitts were made, and the black one (while not authentic green as in the movie) is more rare with only 1,400 made.   They cost about $3,300 more new than a Mustang GT.  The Bullitt had a tuned exhaust that sounded like the ’68 model in the movie, has 15 more horsepower than a GT, and is a good 1/4 second faster to sixty in a respectable 4.9 seconds – not bad for a 315hp car!

This price is decent, but check out this one I covered last year that was WAY under priced.  There was also one this fall in Frederick, Maryland near me that was priced at $16,000 and had only 40,000 miles.  See this one-owner Mustang Bullitt here in Fort Worth, Texas.2008 Musstang GT Bullitt $14599 66k Ft Worth 1-29-20 Continue reading “Misnomered Mustang and Mercedes.”

Bullitt Update – Another One at 50% More!

New BullittPosted the 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt selling for $15,998 – way underpriced – with only 23,000 miles last month here.  It was in Louisville, Kentucky.  It’s on the left below.  Today an almost identical 2009 Ford Mustang Bullitt showed up in Greensboro, North Carolina for $22,998 – 24,000 miles.  I knew the first one was a bargain!  It’s on the right below. I so need a reader to partner with me to flip unicorns when CarMax gets the prices wrong.  Second time I’ve seen a Bullitt for thousands under market price, and there have been others.   Sigh.  Find this Bullitt here – not as good a deal but still a nice retro Mustang. Pair of Bullitts

Bargain Bullitt – 1 of 1,400 and Will Be Gone By The Weekend

New Bullitt

Old BullittThe 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt unicorn below popped up today in Georgia.  Too new to have photos on the web yet so added a file photo.  The attraction of this car is the stupid low miles, not to mention it is one of 1,400 made in 2008 and pretty damned cool.  Here’s the last one that I covered from CarMax that was quite high-mileage, and a few more I found here with low miles and price tags north of $20,000.   Saw one with 4,000 go for $22,998 at CarMax.  However……check out the disclaimer below on the CarMax vehicle history page.   I have no idea what that means but maybe that’s why this Bullitt is a bargain?    Here’s a pretty favorable review from Road and Track back in the day.  Maybe you already bought a 2019 model – add an older one to your collection!  Add a cheap five year, 125,000 mile MaxCare bumper to bumper warranty and drive the snot out of the car.  Find this Bullitt here in Norcross, Georgia.  If the link is broken it’s sold, on hold, or being transferred.  Will add photos when they pop.2008 Ford Bullitt

Bullitt Disclaimer

1 of 1400 – 2008 Mustang Bullitt. The streets of San Francisco are calling

Bullitt PhotoMore than just an appearance package, the 2008 recreation of Lt. Frank Bullitt’s car is fast and raw.  I tracked several that CarMax offered last fall and chickened out every time.  Most were $17-22,000 and were all low mileage – one with only 4,000 miles.  And as always, you can still get a 100,000 mile MaxCare on these 10 years old cars.  This one is high-mileage but pretty cheap.  And although over 5,000 were made in the more authentic green, the black ones are more rare.  Here’s the Motor Trend review from back in the day, and the CarMax link is here.  If the link is dead, the car is sold, on hold, or being transferred.  By the way, the 50th anniversary 2019 Bullitt will be out soon.  Wondering how true to the original it will be?2008 Bullitt $12998 106k