There is NOTHING prettier then criusing the Maine coast in the summer or enjoying the Fall foilage with the top down. As one retired guy to another think about the cost of going to look for a car and the cost of shipping one. In my way of thinking that is at least worth $500 - 750 maybe more. I own a red roadster and honestly I am sorry I did not buy a automatic. You can add $500 to 1000 to the price for a automatic. So you can see that may not be a bad price. Coming from New England I under stand the value of a rust free car. IMHO I would stay away from a SRT, leave that to the kids. You will get a great deal of enjoyment out of a limited with a automatic.

I have a 2007 coupe also BUT nothing beats going topless. I have been looking for a SRT but not because of performance but to have one of each type in the collection.

Congrats and enjoy your retirement. It is truly an outstanding time to do all the things you have been putting off because you had other things to do.