Originally Posted by gjw
Hi
"Looking to Buy" here. My take on the pricing models from the different companies, KBB, NADA, Edmunds, is that they are a starting price. The economic situation at present isn't exactly creating a rush of demand for cars or any of the rolling hardware we all desire. In a rising economy a seller could use the info as a starting point and go up from there however things have changed it is now a buyers market and it appears that the pricing models may be a little high and not quite current enough.
My search for a Crossfire is turning up all sorts of good buys that are not even close to the book pricing. The one thing for me that the "deal" is going to spin around is how well cared for and how few miles the car has, that will determine whether I pay book or not.
By the way thanks to club members putting me in touch with people with Crossfires for sale.
While I will agree with you to a certain extent, when you are talking about an SRT Roadster things are a bit different with the exception of people having to sell quick. When you think that only 928 of these were ever produced, and many of those are in Germany, England, Canada, Australia, UAE, Africa, etc.. Of the ones that did come to the United States, many of them have been wrecked or totaled. Many others have been driven hard and not been well taken care of. The few that are remaining that are low mileage, and have been well cared for will rightfully bring top dollar. There are exceptions to this, and if you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these low mileage well cared for cars for anything under $18K, then you are extremely fortunate.