---
title: "California Dealer Wants Some Turkey to Pay $186K for a 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500"
description: "That's $80,000 over MSRP."
date: "2020-03-20"
modified: "2020-03-20"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Teague"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-teague"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/32670/california-dealer-wants-some-turkey-to-pay-186k-for-a-2020-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "For Sale"
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Coupe"
  - "Ford"
  - "Mustang Shelby GT500"
  - "sports car"
---

# California Dealer Wants Some Turkey to Pay $186K for a 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

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One California Ford dealer is practicing the time-honored tradition of tacking on larger-than-life markups on brand-new vehicles. This time, the subject is a brand-spanking-new [2020 Mustang Shelby GT500](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/30681/2020-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-review-a-911-gt2-rs-clone-with-fewer-homicidal-tendencies>) that's been marked up to $185,890 by [Fritts Ford](<https://www.frittsford.com/new/Ford/2020-Ford-Shelby+GT500-8af22ba60a0e0ae823c005a3564b6bcd.htm?searchDepth=1:1>) in Riverside, California.

Markups aren’t all that uncommon for hotly-anticipated rides, but they understandably generate a wave of buyer outrage every time. In this year alone we’ve seen dealers jacking up prices on the [Toyota Supra](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29119/florida-toyota-dealer-selling-2020-supra-with-outrageous-40000-markup>), [Jeep Gladiator](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28620/2020-jeep-gladiator-dealer-markup-as-high-as-20000-in-some-states>), and even a [$115,000 Subaru STI](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32180/dealership-tacks-on-50000-markup-for-a-2019-subaru-wrx-sti-s209>)— but Fritts Ford’s $80,000 markup makes those look rather insignificant.

![message-editor%2F1584728815446-screenshot2020-03-20at2.14.39pm.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1584728815446-screenshot2020-03-20at2.14.39pm.png>)
**Fritts Ford**

Markup aside, the GT500 in question actually is loaded to the gills with add-ons that rack up a $105,890 MSRP. The carbon fiber and technology packages add $18,500 and $3,000 to the car’s bottom line, while the painted racing stripes add a further $10,000 to the sticker. Yes, it’s a cool paint combination that we aren’t likely to see very often, but is it $21,500 cool? You be the judge. And if you say yes, would you pay an additional $80k to "earn the right" to buy it? We think it's a tough pill to swallow.

Someone may step up to pay that price, but the outrageous markup seems a bit silly for a car that isn’t particularly limited but only hard to get if you need/want one *right now*. Making matters worse, there appear to be visible scratches on the [Mustang’s](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31539/2020-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-damaged-in-carrier-crash-was-built-for-ford-family-member>) hood—that’s not a great look for a $30,000 car, let alone one that will easily cost $200,000 after taxes and fees. *The Drive* contacted the dealer but was not able to reach a sales manager for comment.

*h/t:* [*The Mustang Source*](<https://themustangsource.com/gt500-markups-reach-new-level-of-insanity-with-185k-price-tag-34921/?utm_source=2020320&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=content>)

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## Author
After working in the technology and software industry for several years, Chris Teague began writing as a way to help people outside of that world understand the sometimes very technical work that goes on behind the scenes. With a lifelong love of all things automotive, he turned his attention to writing new vehicle reviews, detailing industry trends, and breaking news. Along the way, he earned an MBA with a focus on data analysis that has helped him gain a strong understanding of why the auto industry’s biggest companies make the decisions they do.

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