Originally Posted by Cobra953
I continue to see people concerned over the resale value on this car. Just for the fun of it, I did a little surfing, and found used 05 GTO's going for the same amount as used '05 Crossfires (Non SRT). This is a niche car, as is the GTO. Only a certain type person will buy it. I believe DC, like GM overestimated that specialized group of buyers. In any event, keep the car, enjoy it and forget residuals, resale value and trade in value, unless you plan on getting into something else right now. Just my .02
I agree with you about DC overestimating the demand for the car. About 15-17K sell per year. According to Ward's, Karman anticipated demand of 22,000 units per year, but had enough total capacity for roughly 40,000 annually at launch. That's a LOT of extra capacity, and no doubt someone felt sure enough in the car's success to plan ahead for that extra margin (if sales took off). Consider that 40,000 sales per year would be a very good year even for the Corvette (which ranks among the most famous sports cars in the world). And, to think Chrysler would bank that much capacity, and contribute almost zilch to marketing the car. As good as the Crossfire is, who were they kidding?