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Originally Posted by mirob
However, the difference between a Raptor or GT350/R and a 1M Coupe, M2, or GTS is access. M cars mentioned here weren't accessible because there weren't any at the dealers when they were released. The Fords, on the other hand, are sitting in the showrooms.
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As are the Corvettes -- which refines my fundamental and original point, as noted by yourself above: It's access to a high-demand item that not every person
should have access to. In both of these cases, it's a high-performance vehicle that a dealer assumes a relatively high physical and monetary risk to allow someone to operate before purchase. It's perfectly reasonable, IMHO, for a dealer to restrict operational access to these only to those who are seriously considering one and who demonstrate that they are seriously considering one. That burden is on the potential purchaser, not the dealer.