HI,

As you can tell by my massive number of posts, I'm new here.

I am looking at a 2005 Blue SRT one-owner Coupe with an automatic (all SRT's?) and 39,000 miles. It has been meticulously maintained, never driven in rain (except when caught in it), has sat in a climate controlled garage through the winters, and had oil changes every 9000 miles with Red Line and has no known issues.

What would you say a fair price for this car?

I've read though the forums and know to look for the rust on the bottom edge of the door, check the seat heaters, key/column lock and listen for any odd noises from the rear do to drive shaft alignment... are there any SRT(AMG) specific issues I should look for? Other issues I may have not seen in the forums? Also, do the insurance companies punish the SRT heavily over the limited models (50-ish, married, no kids)?

Is an SRT more or less dependable than the base/non supercharged 6 drive train? I know it is 100 HP more fun , but I'm still not sure which direction I'll go, a limited coupe or an SRT.... I have and love (high) performance cars, but this one will be our daily driver..... should I be afraid of parts availability/costs?

I also found a 2004 Coupe locally with only 3500 miles for $15K, saw another '04 coupe on e-bay with 7300 miles for $14K and an '05 limited coupe with 25K miles offered for $12.5K Is it worth the extra $$'s to get a basically new car? I am seeing '04 coupes with low miles for around 10K.

Thanks in advance for any input.

Jay