Shelby GT500KR Owner Hit with $31,000 Repair Bill for Minor Accident

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I came across an interesting article about a Shelby GT500KR owner who had a minor accident with a four-legged animal. The damage to the GT500KR included a crumpled right front fender, a door slightly misaligned from the fender, minor hood damage and a dislocated mirror among other things. The owner was thinking the minimal damage maybe somewhere in the range of $5K to fix the GT500KR but ended up getting a price quote for $31,000 in replacement parts from the manufacturer. Who did this ridiculous quote come from, well it can only come from one of two places, Shelby Automobiles or Ford Racing and I have a good feeling it did not come from the Blue Oval.

What makes this interesting is the insurance company involved and the manufacturer are unable to come to an agreement on how to price the replacement parts which is holding up the repair process. One of the parts needing to be replaced is the Carbon Fiber Hood which the manufacturer wants an astounding $18,000 for, yes you read that right $18K for a hood. Talk about price gauging, you can buy a whole car for that kind of money.

This has been going on for two months while the GT500KR sits idle waiting to be fixed and an owner unable to drive his dream car. If you think this story is false think again as it was verified by the site owner from actual documentation before it was posted up. Below I have listed the parts needing to be replaced with the price quote the owner received.

- Grille Bezels - $690/pair
- Headlight - $650/pair
- Wheel - $1753.55
- Emblem/Badge Kit - $201.25
- Front Spoiler - $3392.50
- Carbon Fiber Hood - $18,400 + $5K shipped to your door
- Carbon Fiber Mirror - $400
- Hood Pins - $632.50
- Hood Vents - $661.25
- Bumper Stripes - $530
- Hood Stripes - $575
 
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What the hell???? I can see the inflated priced for the hood and wheel. But other than that, all the other parts are way the hell off track. Who would pay 3K for a chin spoiler and $600 for hood pins.

Holy crap, and I thought my estimate was a bit high :D
 
RedMOsesSC

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Whats F'd up is its all the insurance co's and Dealers trying to make the most they can get outa this event but the poor owner can't drive his KR!
 
lonepalm

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the problem here is the word "SHELBY". :nono: Since the astronomical inflation of anything with Carroll's name on it, they feel they can justifiably rape the consumer. And people will put up with it because as soon as he kicks the proverbial bucket, which can't be too far down the road, prices on his cars will undoubtedly increase again.

Case in point, would you pay $62,500 for this piece rusted out of shit? That's what a guy in Colorado paid me sight unseen because its has SHELBY on it



 
RedMOsesSC

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IMO the only "SHelby" cars that should actually command such high dollar are the ones that participated in the races and were built by a brilliant team of Engineers who worked under the "Shelby" name. Then there are the few cars that started it all that were actually builtin Shelby's shop, but again, they command the high dollar because they changed the automotive world as we now(knew) it. Todays Shelby cars are bastardizations with his name on it and WILL HAVE NO historical significance in the future, they wont be worth as much as people think, not nearly.
 
Jimmerz

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this guy should get a lawyer and sue all insurance companies involved and then go after shelby for being dicks, that fucking car is only worth like 60 grand for fuck sakes..
 
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