Hey guys,
long time no post...but I've been lurking a bit. I'm amazed at what some of you guys have accomplished with your cars in the 1/4mile, nice!
Long story short - my Wife is 5hrs away in grad school (almost halfway done), and we had to sell our SRT-6 to allow her to go, as some of you know.
I was supposed to visit her this weekend for V-Day, but I had car trouble with my commuter (Ford Focus, bad CV Axle) and didn't have time to fix it. When my co-worker asked me if I was going to visit her, I said "no" because of the focus trouble, and he offered to let me take his SRT-6 Roadster on a 340 mile 1-way trip to see my wife for the weekend! Awesome ol' man! (Ever seen the movie Gran Torino?).
Anyhow, 5hrs later I show up at my Wife's place, totally un-announced. I did call one of her classmates and had her setup a meeting point. My Wife and her Friends went to a Ice Cream Shop...as they were eating, I pulled into the parking lot and her friend pointed out the car. My Wife immediately says "I USED TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE!"
Then she sees me walk in the door and her jaw drops, awesome! She was stoked and the plan went well.
HOWEVER, it has really started to make us think we should've kept our car! So, I have been looking at prices - and they are even lower then they were when I sold mine (which I thought was 'bottomed out').
We are considering purchasing another - but would prefer to wait until school is done (August 2010). My main concern, and question is this:
How long can I wait and STILL get an SRT-6 w/an extended warranty? I don't want to pay for the little nick-nack repairs the cars require...or any major drivetrain issues. At the 17-22k price of low mileage roadsters, another $1200 for a full warranty isn't much. But, how long will they offer these warranties? The car will be 5 or 6 years old by then!
I'm worried if I wait until then, I may not be able to have a full warrantied SRT. Then again, Chrysler may not be around to do warranty work by then either...
Financially, it would be better to wait, no doubt. But, if I had to, I could probably pull it off.
Take care guys - keep up the good work. I sure miss my SRT...but I'll enjoy this one for the weekend.
SQ