Here is another take on the situation. Unfortunately, Americans base a lot of opinions about worth on image, and relate cost to how good something is. Now that Xfires are bargain bin sports cars (good for enthusiasts), and just about anyone can afford one, the image conscious general public may begin to scoff at these cars and think that they are crap because they are inexpensive. I told someone the other day that I traded in an Infiniti for the SRT6 and they asked if I had lost a lot of money on the stock market (hahaha) or if I was in financial hardship. Another colleague said that we should take his car to lunch because I might not want to be seen in a Crossfire at a 5 star restaurant. I was dumbfounded!! I even had someone recently ask me why I am driving a cheapo car like a Crossfire. Uh, they drive a Mustang!

So, as the prices drop, the Crossfires are gaining a negative stigma that they may not recover from (except within the niche of car enthusiasts who know what they are).

Even though Spam may taste better than Caviar, most people would rather have Caviar because it costs more.

Oh, one more example: Hyundai's have been winning award after award. They actually make a very good car; however, nobody will ever pay over 30 grand for one because they have the stigma of being a cheap, lower class car.

Even though our cars are drop dead sexy, fast, and are mostly MERCEDES for cryin' out loud, the general public are beginning to see them as cheap, therefore crappy, wanna-be sports cars for people without a lot of funds.