Originally Posted by Cyril Baldwin
Buying it for below 20k is good but how long can new owners hold on with the car considering it's high dollar maintenance!
Just think about replacing the tires alone! One pothole and your tire's gone!
I don't think this car is meant to be worth below the 30k considering the economic demographics on who can afford to maintain it. No offense but DC is not selling the crossfires initially for high schoolers and families whose annual income is below 100k when they first launch it.
Yes, it's affordable but the maintenance can be hard in the pocketbook to others compared with the Honda's and Toyota's. We can expect some owners dropping their crossfires in the next year or two due to its high maintenance value!
The Crossfire isn't breaking any new barriers in this area. This happens with all higher end cars. It's nice you're worried about people with lesser means but the Crossfire hasn't started anything new here.
I got an extended warranty on my car until 2012. Aside from typical things you'd pay to own any car, I won't spending any more money to own this car than any other. Sure, if a tire goes out it's expensive, more than others, but people understand that when buying the car. They know they aren't buying a Civic...it's not a spur of the moment car. You pretty much have to seek one out now, so you know what you're getting into.