‘I’ve Got a Scat, I Love It:' Dealership Customer Asks About a ‘Shelby’ They Spotted on the Lot. Then They Found Out the Price
'The client is always right.'
A woman recently proved that the customer actually isn’t always right. That doesn’t necessarily mean a good salesperson should correct them, however.
Car salesperson Kate (@callmekate92) recently shared a taste of what she has to deal with on a daily basis with customers who think they know more than her.
“A customer just pointed to a Widebody Scat Pack under the awning and asked me how much that ‘Shelby’ is over there,” Kate says in a TikTok about the experience.
Kate says she told her that it’s $52,500.
The woman wasn’t having it. Kate says she replied, “That is way too much for that car.”
“How do you know? You don’t even know what it is,” Kate points out in the video.
She doesn’t appear to have said this to the woman.
“Not in the mood to argue today—if you say it’s a Mustang, then it is,” Kate adds in the caption.
What Kind of Car Was It Really?
In a follow-up video, Kate shows the car.
The purple muscle car is not a Mustang. It’s not even a Ford. It’s a 2023 Dodge Charger Widebody Scat Pack, specifically the Super Bee special edition with a 6.4 liter V-8. The vehicle, she says, has 32,000 miles.
Kate says the Charger has suede and leather interiors, remote start, an 8.4” touch screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and Alpine audio.
Delivery is free in Texas, but they can also ship it to you out of state, Kate says.
What’s so Special about the Super Bee?
This car was part of a special lineup of limited edition “Last Call” models honoring vehicles that brought “buzz” to Dodge over the decades, Dodge Garage reports. There were only 1,000 of the limited-run Chargers made: 500 Widebody Scat Packs in B5 Blue and 500 Scatpacks in Plum Crazy, like the one in Kate’s video.
The Super Bee was first introduced in 1968 and then again in 1971 as a Charger model.
“[The Dodge Super Bee] reached legendary status in its brief original four-year run by giving customers an ultra-high-performance vehicle that could serve as both a daily driver and a weekend warrior at the track or drag strip,” Dodge Garage notes.
Dodge discontinued the gasoline-powered Charger after 2023 in its move to transition to more electric vehicles, arguably making this vehicle all the more special.
Carvana is selling the same model car with 1,000 miles on it for $59,590. Car and Driver reports that the 2023 Dodge Charger Scat Pack Widebody Super Bee should cost roughly the same amount.
It actually would’ve cost far more than $52,500 if the vehicle was a 2023 Shelby, like the woman thought. That year, Ford purportedly only made 98 Ford Mustang Shelby Super Snake Speedster Editions. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $153,140.
Although the woman was wrong about the make and model of the car she was looking at, at least one person agreed that Kate handled the situation the right way.
“Clients are always right,” they said.
Motor1 reached out to Kate for comment via TikTok direct message and comment. We’ll be sure to update this if she responds.
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