It took a considerable amount of time, but I think it is amazing that you still found a guy willing to spend 40G's on a well built 3V. I know you only cleared around 28G's, but hard to imagine a higher price.
I was thinking I would be extremely lucky to get 20G's for mine and most likely less.
Yes Gateway does have it on their internet selling for the $40K true enough.
But, guys Gateway didn't get that for it but I sure wish they did.
I don't recall right now the percentage they operate on for their part of the actual-selling-price.
I would make a guess maybe in the Mid 30's probably or close to that.
I do know that once they finally got the guy's loan approved with Gateway's help/assistance he was extremely happy.
Just maybe he will be the sort of person that actual realizes what he just purchased and doesn't wreck it or blow it up on a drag-strip.
They negotiate some, but the buyer did probably pay low $30’s. Still a lot I agree.
In away for an 11-year old Mustang to all Lending/Finance companies I suppose it's a lot.
My opinion is it was a heck of a buy for the new owner for what he actually got.
But, like I said that's my opinion.
Also for those that might be interested once the Mustang was totally completed it was never drag-raced nor driven wide-open.
Yes I did drive it but I made sure I took good care of it and also I didn't want to blow the 5R55S (WEAK) 5-speed automatic transmission.
It definitely needs/requires a Fully Built 4-Speed Automatic at it's current power level.
I was going to do that a few times but decided not to drag-race it and simply drive it with care so it would last transmission wise.
I also did include with all the documentation and a very Matter-of-Fact
WARNING to the new owner what to do and not to do driving it with the current transmission.
Like I ended the information to him I said something like.
You can take this information as useful and a fact or totally ignore what I just said as it's your Mustang now.
Terry