Originally Posted by crodgers79
Hi,
1. I'm 6'2" and around 240 lbs (now trying to get down to 200) - I also have a history of lower back strain/muscle problems, am I going to fit into an SRT? Will I be comfortable driving it? Is there sufficient head-room? A few years ago I bought a turbo-charged VW Beetle and people could not figure out why; the reason was simple, MORE headroom! I sold that car and then bought a Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, a car that I loved the looks of, but it was just too uncomfortable for a guy my size to get in and out of on a regular basis
you should be fine with the back problems and height
Originally Posted by crodgers79
2. My biggest question and one which I have not found the answer to is: "How can a car that has a sticker price of $48000 in 2005/2006 be selling used for at or under $20K?" Why the big drop in value since this is a hand-built machine from Mercedes; I would think, if anything, it would hold its value. Can someone explain this? I don't want to buy the car only to find that it has a history of super-charger failure and it's going to cost me another $2K to get it fixed
I got my SRT-6 back in feb. and have had no problems, nor have I heard of any major problems that occur on every Crossfire with the exception of the intercooler pump which costs 100-200 to replace but I have not had that problem myself.
having said all that this car does cos a lot of money and if you decide to buy one you should be prepared to pay for it if something does go wrong, if memory serves me correctly a replacement engine is $18000.
Originally Posted by crodgers79
3. Is it expensive to maintain? I saw one guy selling his on-line and I saw his comment that he "was getting tired of having to pay $135 for oil changes.." Wow! I usually use Mobil 1 in my sports cars, but that's about as far as I go..can $135 for an oil change be right?
that is what the dealer quoted me for an oil change I do them myself once every 7000 miles in both Crossfires for about 70.
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...r-similar.html
Originally Posted by crodgers79
4. Is insurance for the car expensive? I'm with Allstate and have a totally clean record of driving for 32 years so I'm relatively low-risk
not at your age and with a good record
Originally Posted by crodgers79
5. The only caveat my lovely bride put on my selection was "Whatever you buy, just make sure that it's an automatic so that I can drive it too..." OK, I can live with that, but does the SRT automatic have some kind of automatic-manual shifter where I can still shift through the gears manually if I want to?
yes
Originally Posted by crodgers79
6. Since I'm looking strictly at used cars, is there anything particular to the SRT that I should be looking for? I mean, I know the basics, CarFax report, etc. what I am asking is there any specific part failure that causes an SRT owner to trade in his SRT rather than fix it
not to my knowledge
good luck on whatever you pick, one thing not seen when looking at getting a Crossfire is how awesome the people on the forum are