Originally Posted by Uncle_Al
Well I disagree. I paid MRSP and giggled all the way home. If you think the car gets looks now, you shoulda been here 6 years ago. I had people walk off the curb to stand in front of me and stare. I parked it way out in the boonies at a shopping mall and found a crowd of 20 people standing around it when I came back out. My car has depreciated about 4K/yr. Just about the same as a 350Z. Seems reasonable to me.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! There are very few original owners around here. Most of the people here are new owners and paid peanuts for their crossfires. I was one of the original owners that bought new in 2005 and paid 25K for a base coupe. A great deal for the time (when the economy was great and cars were flowing off the lot). I had trouble buying a 350Z new for 28K... I am guessing if I bought a 2005 Z back then it would have the same resale value as my crossfire today.
As for the stops and stares... .I got them every day when the car was new. I had people yelling at me with their thumbs up in the air. I had people walk over to my car at the gas station while filling up. Everyone wanted a tour of the interior and they were facinated. My neighbor walked around the car staring at it saying "dam... holy crap". That car got more attention then anything I owned. Now it has died down a bit but I am sure in about 10 years they will become even more rare and generate the same attention I got when it was new. Nobody knew what it was 5 years ago and a lot of people today still don't know. That car was worth every penny of the 25K I spent back then. I don't regret it. Owning that car has been a great ride! People here that bought their car used for 10K in the past 6 months will never understand what it was like to buy it new in 2005.