From the Detroit News Auto Inside web site:

"Monday, March 15, 2004

Price cut on Crossfire replaces big discounts

By Brett Clanton / The Detroit News

DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group cut the price of the Crossfire coupe almost 15 percent to under $30,000 to woo customers with lower prices rather than big discounts.

The 2005 Crossfire, due next month, will start at $29,920."

Figure it will be shortly after the new car is out that some dealers will offer deals on a new car in the mid/high $27K (don't laugh, you can go back on this board and see many folks insist NO WAY would dealers sell the current car lower than $30K, yet there they are).

Will probably erode the one thing we Xfire owners enjoy...the jaw dropping, eye popping attention it gets thanks to it's unusual style and rarity. Once new ones, with all the first year bugs ironed out, can be had with a STARTING price in the high $20's...well, we took a bullet for Chrysler.

I expect a car to depreciate, and I know the prices had dropped to below $30K to clear the inventory, but to insitutionalize the lower price....ouch. Guys who leased must be feeling pretty good right about now.

 

Yes that's a big ouch for most of us early buyers, but we have had the car to enjoy for several months and I don't regret it a bit. I paid less than "sticker" for mine and usually keep cars for a long time so that mitigates my impact. I might even buy another Crossfire at those prices. A stick convertable sounds great.

 

Yep, I bet a used 04 will be about $22K--that is about a $13 loss in one year--damn that does hurt to say.

 

starting to think this will be the first and last time i buy a chrysler, nice car but financial disaster, I guess its true spend your money on something german and it holds its value. especially in the UK

 

At least in the USA, there has been a $2500 rebate since Feb. This new pricing just made the rebate permanent.

 

anyone know if this will roll over to the UK market? :roll:

 

Doubt it the UK supply was quite limited, there are a few guys on here who work at UK dealerships perhaps they can tell us if they have units in stock and how long the order book is?

Ifs it short or there are cars on forecourts then discounts will appear