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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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kingtj
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Default Re: looking to purchase a '05 srt6

No problem... I'd agree with the person who said these don't usually sell real quickly from dealer lots. BUT, there's kind of a pattern to that. As I posted elsewhere on the forums, when I first started shopping for my Crossfire, I looked at a lot of nationwide listings every day. (Websites like New Cars, Used Cars - Find Cars at AutoTrader.com are useful here, but I used 4 or 5 different ones.)

What I saw was that a given dealer will list a Crossfire, usually at a price that ranges from "ridiculously high" to "the high end of acceptable", and it will sit on the lot. They're generally willing to fish for a buyer for 60 days before they start discounting the price. Right at the 60 day mark, you can expect to see that price drop by anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000. At that point, quite a few of them disappear (probably from people who see the "new, lower price!" tags and sale price ads they put out there, or from the occasional "smart shopper" who was watching and waiting for it to drop). The ones still remaining usually get a second round of price cuts after another 30 days pass. At that point, either it sells very quickly, OR it still sits and the dealer winds up trading it off to a different dealership to let them try selling it.

The dealers who keep one on their lot long past the 3 month mark are usually selling Crossfires in relatively poor condition with high mileage. They're just hoping for a cash-strapped customer looking for a budget ride at that point.

Incidentally, I went with an SRT-6 convertible myself (also decided it was an SRT-6 for me, or nothing), but unless you're really set on a convertible, I would probably just recommend the hard-top SRT-6. The convertibles have an ongoing issue with the back window glass suddenly falling out, and Chrysler has only made good on repairing them as an "extended warranty" thing in specific cases.

You can learn a LOT about the "weak spots" with these cars by reading these forums, though. Biggest ones I keep seeing are problems with the ignition key jamming up/refusing to turn, a relay board next to the car battery that develops bad/cracked solder connections over time, or mechanical relays on it get dirty or burn up, leading to weird "car won't start / wait 5 minutes and now car starts fine" issues and the like, and SRT-6's where the supercharger only operates intermittently (bad supercharger coolant pump).

All this stuff is fixable for far less expense than a dealer would charge you, especially when you know how to identify the cause of your problem. (You can tell a mechanic exactly what you want done that way, vs. paying for "troubleshooting".)


Originally Posted by tim bob
thanks king i really havnt made up my mind yet my wife likes it and ocourse id have to get the srt6 if a buy one.m3pig did you happen to check out that car? im courious what cf expert opinon would be on it? they said the rest of car was real clean maybe this weekend ill take a ride and drive thanks everybody anybody want to add there input please do to help me decide thanks tim bob
 
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