Buying A 2012 Boss 302 Mustang Will Be Challenging
 

Here we go again .... SNAKEBITE, 1LOW03GT, you guys are gonna blow a gasket.


If you are seriously thinking about getting yourself one of the new 2012 Boss 302 Mustangs next year, you had better already be in contact with your local dealers. And if you want the ultra limited Laguna Seca edition Boss 302, you had better be ready to do some serious horsetrading.

According to a recent memo released to Ford dealers, the new Boss 302 production will not only be limited, but cars will be allocated to dealers using a scoring system and a lottery system. This means that only the top sales performing dealerships will be getting many of the cars. Lower tier dealers in small towns or those who don’t sell many Mustangs may not be getting any at all.

The memo outlines that Ford dealers will have to “earn” the opportunity to buy the 2012 Boss 302 Mustang from the factory. Two methods are outlined to decide what dealerships will get how many of the highly sought after cars.

The first method is “share of nation”, of which 75% of Boss 302 production will be distributed. Dealerships on the list that sell a high amount of Mustangs, listed as 75% of the nation will be given at least one Boss 302. Any additional allocations will be based on actual sales numbers. This means if they are on the list of dealers selling 75% of Mustangs, they get one. If they really move them they may get the opportunity to get additional units.

The second method of allocation is a straight up “lottery” to which the remaining 25% of production will be allocated.. Dealerships not included in the top tier 75% of nations sales for Mustangs, will each get one chip for being a dealer and one chip for each Mustang they have sold in the past year. Because there are more dealers than 2012 Boss 302’s to be allocated in the lottery, not all dealers will get one. These dealers can only get one of them through the lottery.

The Laguna Seca Edition Boss 302’s will be allocated in a second lottery only allocation program, meaning that most dealerships will only be getting one, if they get one at all.

What this means to potential buyers out there is that like the GT-500 back in 2007, the 2012 Boss 302 Mustang will be going to the highest bidders. With dealerships in most cases only getting one, two or three of the cars for 2012 if they get one at all, they will be holding the hostage with huge mark ups. Count on it.

If you want one bad enough, you need to contact your dealership now and get in line. Secondly, you better be stacking up some cash because it isn’t likely anyone will be selling them at MSRP.

I think I will keep mine as it is paid for and I have way to many hours into cleaning her. I thought about the Boss but I do not want to be raped as I would have been in 07 with the gt500 purchase. I truly wonder if they will keep production down in the years to come?

Well isn't that a load of crock!I guess it's a good thing i don't need the next best thing LOL!

This sounds like a U.S thing. We have not recieved any bulletins regarding these cars. Normally what happens in Canada is almost every dealer gets one and then the rest get divided between bigger dealers that sell more Mustangs. This is the way they did it with the Bullitts, Mach 1, early Harley F150, Marauder, Thunderbird, Foose truck, etc. I'm sure there still will be big dealer mark ups though.

Bullshit, pure and simple. If Ford wants to make a ton of cash, they should up production so that any working Joe can walk into the dealership and buy one without handing over thier first born. (Although in some cases, that may not be such a bad deal!! lol) That sort of gouging by dealers really boils my blood - can't blame them for wanting to make a buck on the other hand, but there's gotta be a better way.

Unfortunately it boils down to production numbers-less is more, for them of coarse.

Understand that totally, but doesn't make it less frustrating. What's even more frustrating is that there will be lots of guys lining up with thier wallets open, more than happy to shell out the cash. Then again, if I could do it and get one, I probably would :D, but that ain't gonna happen any time soon by the sound of it. :P

Yea I read that and just shook my head. Yet ANOTHER Mustang the average guy CAN'T afford. Mustang is supposed to be BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!!! You know what the Laguna Seca Edition Boss 302 should be .... a race ready Boss 302. Forgo the leather seats, the air conditioning, the back seats, even the radio for all I care. The Laguna Seca Edition Boss 302 should be a cheap, high power, muscle car available to the average guy at an awesome price. A stripped down race car available to the public - ready for the street or the strip. I'd buy one in a heartbeat!

AMEN TO THAT BROTHER!!! Praise Jesus and pass the ammunition, that's what I'm talking about. Nicely put.:tup

LMFAO :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol You're on fire lately!

Might have spoke too soon. We got an email today telling us that availability will be extremely tight and not to promise special orders to anyone or take deposits from anyone. I'll be pissed if I can't get one for myself.

I'll believe it when I see it - just like the GT500 craze, there'll be dealers taking names AND deposit checks, whether they're supposed to or not, I almost garantee it. Prepare to be pissed off and pissed on. :D

Yes there are few of us that play by the rules. I just decided on a used GT500 instead.

Ha ha ha Probably not a bad idea, and you'll likely be just as happy for a lot less money, without waiting around! :cool:

The car will never hit the track anyway so your probably right. Supercharged 5.4 should have a little more fun factor than an n/a 5.0. Especially with a few mods thrown at it. I'll know monday but I'm pretty sure I've got myself an 07 Red w/ white stripe coupe.

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Isn't the Laguna Seca Boss 302 as close to a race ready production car anywhere, except maybe a Porsche GT2 RS? With no back seat, front brake air ducts, no cheesy 'fog' lights in the upper grill, etc., what more do you want?

The Laguna Seca is like the newest 00' Cobra R. Meant to be rare.

Which equals cha-ching cha-ching!!! Garantee the average guy won't get near one, :banghead: , which I think was VAEM's point Canadasvt, not so much the racecar part of it.

^^^ Exactly. I was describing what the car should be (mechanically and economically).

I’am really new here ,, maybe should keep my mouth shut, lol ,, but here is my 2 cents worth ,, praise to those white collar dudes with the big bank rolls that can afford the new limited edition pony cars ,, the majority of them have spent their lives with their face stuffed in a book and will have no clue as to what they really have or how to love and care for it as the majority of us here do. I at one time or other have wrenched each and every nut and bolt as well as painted and installed a new top on my (simple yet beautiful to me) V6 convertible Mustang. As most Mustang owners will tell you ( I am sure most will agree) owning a Mustang , any Mustang as far as that goes, is part of a culture that only a true mustang owner would know or feel , its not just a car , it’s a brotherhood of proud owners. How many times have any of you had other mustang owners give you that wave. You know, that wave the bikers give each other ,, I have not seen this with any other car but a Mustang. Even when I drive my pony from Ontario down to south beach Miami you still get the odd wave here and there. In my opinion Ford designs and produces theses special limited edition pony cars so that the Bill Gates of this world can buy them and feel like they are the dominators of the Mustang world , but in all actual fact they don’t have “IT”. big money can buy you the hottest top bikini model but is there any love there ( ya I know who cares lol) or is it just another trophy. ,anyhow sorry for the book lol ,, that’s my 2 cents worth on this topic.

Say what you feel,it's all good!
I sure know if i had any special edition,it would get driven the way it was ment!!!:D

Amen to that ,, agree fully

Jay Leno is a bad example, he's a true car guy that lucked into money, it would be more like half the rappers out there that buy an expensive car but wouldn't know how to lift the hood if they were asked.

your absolutly right Darkhorse ,, I replaced him with Bill Gates lol

Now, I don't mean to brag, but did anybody notice that my comments were echoed by the editor of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords in the December issue? Check out the last paragraph of the editors comments page (first few pages of the magazine). Guess great minds think alike!

Yeah,yeah.LOL!(checks the 'zine out)
It's so true,they need to bring it back to it's routes if you will.I would love to see how many they would sell if they offered a stripped down 5.0 again!

:lol Everyone on CMOC knows your great mind VAEM, it's just the outside world is finally catching up. :chacha:

^^^ LOL. Thanks AP! ;)

x2 on AP and keep up the great work V

Is anyone interested in getting a 2012 Boss 302?
 

lets talk.

lets!!

looks like your literally a half hour late, to pick one up at MSRP,unless the financing goes south. Will know Monday, or if you want to go on deck at MSRP let me know how to contact you.
I'm new here so help me out with the ins and outs, I don't want to break any rules.
Donnie