Originally Posted by kingtj

Uh... I guess, but I don't really see your point? If you're wanting to buy a Crossfire SRT-6 roadster, you're talking about a vehicle where there's somewhere under 700 in existence, period. Right away, that means we're talking about something a little bit different than what's for sale in a lot of car forums. (By comparison, some guy with a "flawless condition, low mileage" Camaro or Trans-Am from the 2005-06 era doesn't have anything all that unique.)

I know when I made my mind up that I wanted to buy a used SRT-6 roadster, a couple months ago, I did daily searches of several websites showing which ones were known to be up for sale throughout the country, and sorted the results by price. (I didn't even consider trying to buy from someone on this forum, because heck - for a while, I didn't even realize it existed yet!)

I wound up getting a pretty good handle on what these cars were going for, and more interesting to me at least, what price points a given dealer had to drop one to, to make it disappear from their lot.

All I can say is, it depends on the type of buyer a person is. If they're really just wanting to drive and work on one of these cars, and they're on a budget? Sure, don't bother with the forum enthusiasts trying to sell "premium condition" Crossfires with less than 20,000 original miles on them! An average car from 2005 would probably be expected to have at least 84,000 miles on it, if one assumed driving 12,000 miles per year (pretty typical).

But I think at this point, MOST people who come this way, with a real interest in a Crossfire SRT-6, are the types (like myself) who aren't satisfied just owning a vehicle that's seen every day on the road (even if it's a nice one). This isn't just another used car to purchase, drive or beat on for a while, and then move to the next thing..... Therefore, low mileage and exceptionally good condition are key, because otherwise? Why bother spending even $10K on something that already feels pretty much "worn out" from the get-go? It won't offer the experience you're expecting out of the purchase, and won't be much to show off if you keep and drive it ANOTHER 5-6 years.

Again, from what I saw when pricing the cars and looking around -- there just aren't many to be found at a given point in time. A few places are relative "hotbeds" for them, such as parts of Florida or Texas. But for the rest of us, either we settle for a high mileage one (possibly even in a previous accident), or we look at traveling hundreds of miles to see/buy a better one. When you start talking about travel like that, you're spending literally hundreds of bucks a shot (possible hotel needed for a night, plus gas for the trip and so on). You may as well not be "cheap" about the price of the car you're after -- or else you're likely to waste a lot of $'s on disappointments and may wind up spending more for a better specimen in the end, anyway.