Originally Posted by +fireamx
If I remember correctly, RickZ's base car has a much darker grill than my 04. I don't have a clue as to why it would cost less. But then I never could figure out why an SRT6's bumper cost less than a NA's bumper either.
I would think a grill from all five years of production would be interchangable.
^^^ What he said.
I work in service parts redistribution department for Nissan, and often the "discontinued" models fetch lower prices on service parts even if they are better looking or more effective. Case in point, the SRT bumper.
My guess is that the designation of "base" forced Chrysler to sell it for a lower amount because the darker color isn't OEM spec for the "higher line" of XFs.
Little does Chrysler know, we actually prefer the darker color. Pocket the savings and enjoy!