Re: When Did You First Fall In LOVE?
Saw one at the Detroit Auto Show (must have been 2003) and then saw some coupes on the road over the next year. Liked the look, but not motivated. Then I read they were making a roadster in 2005, and decided it would be a nice replacement for the 1974 TR6 I gave up twenty years ago. Looked at BMW Z4 just to make sure I was getting good value (besides being ugly, the Z4 charged a lot for options that were standard on the XF) and went down in Dec 2004 for a test drive. Ordered it just the way I wanted it and she arrived in late April 2005.
Joined the forum and after reading about the SRT6, I decided to buy one while the prices were down and before they were all beat up. Wanted another graphite gray and found one in Chicago -- test drove it in January 2008 and closed the deal the same day. It needed a little door body work, but only had 8400 miles and no dings. The dealer drove it 150 miles in an 8" snowstorm to deliver, and it was clear that this was no winter driver.
They last summer I convinced my son that a sports car would be more utilitarian, and safer, than the crotch rocket he wanted to buy. So he contributed his cycle money and I threw in the rest for a very nice 2007.
I live in fear that I will come across a 2005 graphite gray SRT6 roadster, knowing that I might be unable to avoid buying it.