The Hagerty price is a snap shoot. The price of anything depends on what someone is willing to pay. I purchased a 2005 SRT6 for $18,000 in December of 2023. I felt it was a fair price for a three-owner car with 28,000 miles on the odometer. The Carfax showed it had been a minor accident, but once I looked over the car it was in good shape. I looked at a lot of cars and had PPI done on them and decided a car that would need a lot of mechanical repair was not one that I would purchase. Over the years I have looked to purchase a lot of interesting cars, and have found that at different periods a car's value goes up and down due to the market. Look at the Porsche 944 they are all over the price range. Maintenance is key, as far as I am concerned, and if I want to take that work on.

I purchased the SRT6 to enjoy it, not as an investment. That is the question one has to ask themselves. I am sure that the money and time one puts into a car is never recovered, as the Mecum auction shows. But what price do you put on enjoyment?

The Audi S4 I own, I purchased because I loved the car and the power. I have it tuned to 440hp and love that car. I love the SRT6 because of its power and how it drives. As I loved the C6 Corvette, the Mazda Speed6, the Mercedes C300 4matic, the 1946 Chevy pickup, the 1950 Cadillac, the 1952 Buick Special, the Jaguar XJ6L, the 1984 Audi Coupe, the 1999 Audi A4, the 1988 Blazer S10, the Nissan Pathfinder, the Toyota 4 Runner, and my first car a 1975 Camaro LT. I can remember each one and how they made me feel and still, there are more that I wish I could afford to buy and maybe one day I will.