I've been toying with adding a second Crossfire while prices are relatively low. I bought my 2005 Roadster Limited new and accept that it has depreciated mightily. But it's a car I intend to keep for a long time and I wanted a convertible and a 6-speed. So I'm pretty familiar with the +/- of the vehicle. It has 26k on it over three summers, so it get driven a fair amount.

I may be looking at an identically colored 2005 Coupe SRT6. My wife is not violently opposed...yet. And I found one with 8200 miles and $8k under Kelly Blue Book.

My question: what should I look out for specific to the supercharged engine and automatic? How can I tell if it was abused? I intend to test drive - is there anything I should specifically try to ensure everything is working?

Apologies if this was covered elsewhere in this forum? I went through a couple pages and did not find anything recently.

 

Go for it in my humble opinion.

 

Hi, Goldwing!!

So......how's your snow situation?
Anyways, barring anything obvious (which any dealer would probably fix or cover-up) I wouldn't know just what to look for in an abused car. After all, with only 8000 miles or so the car will still be under warranty so it would be in any dealer's best interest to make sure the car is in decent shape otherwise he'll just end up with it back in his service dept.
I did much of the same thing: I have an '04 Coupe (for sale!) & then, thanks to this forum, started lusting after the SRT. Found one reasonably inexpensive & went for it (after much wife convincing first).
Go for it, Gold, you won't regret the purchase.

 

I solved the wife problem. Made the SRT-6 her car and I "borrow" it a lot! I have had two 2004 regular coupes and one of them is amazingly quick, but there's no comparison to the horses in the SRT-6. Expect some extra roughness in the ride and a little lurching now and then, its just not quite as smooth, being so radical and all. The Mercedes engine and high-end tranny are bulletproof, so I wouldn't worry too much about abuse on a car with only 8000 miles. Hardly broken in. Look it over closely for scratches, inside and out. Someone who takes good care of their car generally doesn't abuse it. A title search could give you some history, like if it was a one-owner or Chrysler "executive" lease car. The Chrysler leases had factory provided insurance and maintenance and strict penalties for cars returned in damaged condition so they tended to be cared for. But with only 8K miles you're hardly past the first service interval. You can't break down Mobil 1 that quick!

 

I bought my car from the Lapeer Marshalling center.....it was a DCX VP's 3rd lease......900 miles on her and all! Generally.....the executive built leases are very well maintained, and built with a little extra "care"! You can't go wrong with one of those!

 

Yup, that's what the SRT6 Coupe I just got with 4300 miles on the Clock, was. Except, I know have the Wife Problem above, so I'm selling it, as She doesn't want it, instead of her Jeep! SF

 

Well, I did it. In spite of wife's objections, I impulsively bought my second Crossfire. I now have a 2005 graphite gray SRT6 to match my Limited Roadster. I really couldn't run it hard during the test drive because it was 15o and snowing lightly in Chicago. I discovered it rides a little harsher than my Limited, the engine is noisier, but it does seem to accelerate a little faster at highway speeds.

Everything checked out on the car but four things. Worst is that someone tried to break in the drivers side by jimmying the door handle. Left a small dent with a crappy touch-up job by the previous owner. Plus the handle gasket is torn and the handle is bent a little. I factored that into my offer. The owner also replaced the OEM radio with a very fancy Panasonic, so I need to find an OEM radio. And it came without an owner's manual and only one key fob.

Netting it out I paid $21k and the dealer will deliver it this week to my home in MI, saving me a 175 mile ride back to pick it up.

Anyone have an extra SRT6 owner's manual or an OEM radio (in working condition) that they want to sell?

PS - Although I'll be denied spousal priviledges for a while, I figure she'll get over it this summer when she drives it. Plus if I passed up this chance, I'd regret not buying it when, five years from now, I can really afford it and won't be able to find one.

 

Congrats on the new addition to the family.

 

Took the salesman 5 hours of careful driving, but the new baby is now in my garage. My 17 year old son likes the coupe better than the roadster. But that may be his way of lobbying to get to drive it.

I have to wait for a nice day (there's a fresh new foot of snow on the ground today) to take it out to the carwash and then put her into hibernation until spring.

 

I was 16 when I got to pick between a Roadster and a Coupe, I also picked the Coupe

Must be a young thing !!