Originally Posted by RPM
Agreed. There is no way I would have paid sticker price or even invoice price for my srt6 roadster. MSRP was ~$51,500 w/Nav. Bought it with 3,450 miles on it for more than 20k less - basically the same price range as a Sky Red Line or Solstice GXP.
THIS is the problem for Chrysler. I love my car, but I'm not getting it if I have to pay sticker. It's a great car if it's priced to compare with the Sky or Solstice...at sticker the Limited is more expensive than many cars that out-perform it (S2000, Z). If you upgrade to the SRT, you're playing with the Boxster, Z4, and SLK. Having a Chrysler wing on a car in that group is like bringing a knife to a gun fight. Having it known that your car is actually a previous-generation SLK accomplishes the same thing. For $25k? Awesome! For $50k? Not so much. That's the point of the original analysis, and while not the whole truth or complete reason for the Crossfire's abysmal showing, I think it's valid.