Ok, after a whirlwind day, for some reason I have an SRT-6 in my garage right now!!!

Went to a dealer today to look for a new Sebring Convertible for my wife, and on the forecourt was a nice shiny Crossfire SRT-6.

We got there late in the day, took the SRT-6 for a test drive and holy cow that is quick! Being as it was late in the day and they wanted to go home, they have allowed me to bring it home for the weekend to check out.

So here are the questions...

1) It's a 2005 that was first sold in May 2007. It has 3,250 miles on it and they want $24,995 for it - is that a good deal?

2) The same dealer sold it originally and told me when it was in the detail shop it got a nick on the fender and had a repaint with 0 miles on the odo. It looks fine from what I can see, the paint has a blue/purple hue to it and it looks like the metal flakes might not be all in the same direction making the paint look a slightly different color. Is this something to worry about?

3) Carfax shows no wrecks or anything sinister in it's 3,250 miles. This is a good thing.

4) Are there any known problems to look for with these cars? From what I have read they are pretty bullet proof.

5) I have been told that even tho it is an 05 model year SRT-6, because it wasn't sold until May 2007, the warranty remains from May 2007 onwards and not from it's 2005 build date. Is this true? - what can I expect to have warranty wise?

6) The only things I can see wrong with the car are it doesn't come with wipe clean seats (man it's fast!). Seriously tho, the only things wrong I can see are the paint on the fender (which only anally retentive me would notice) and the power mirror adjustment switch has snapped off (which they have told me they'll replace under warranty). That's it.

7) With only 3,250 miles - what can have gone wrong... (I know that's a very open ended question!!)

Thanks for taking the time to read this... I haven't signed for the car yet, so I can hand it back, but I have 2 days to test it and check it all over with a fine toothcomb.

 

Sounds like an inventory reduction car. The car fax should show it being sold at auction around summer of 07. If so then the warranty started for most on 2-27-07 and has a little less than 2 years remaining. That's the date most were sold from Chrysler at auction, or some date close to that. It's called the in-service date.
The rest sounds like a good deal. If it's silver with a little blueish in it, then it's Sapphire Silver Blue which was the lowest color of coupes made. If its a darker blue than its the Aero Blue.
Price is a little high considering you will still pay tax and license. My state AZ, still charged plates on the MSRP of $48k. So find out what that is. I would push for like $20-$22K out the door. It's a blast to drive. Good luck.

 

Thank you for the reply... I appreciate it.

How much does mileage affect depreciation on these cars?

This one has 3,250 miles on it for $24995

I found another locally with 28,000 miles for $18,000

I know 25,000 miles is a lot more miles, but are the 3,250 miles worth a $6,000 premium?

I have to agree having read through the forums a little that $24,995 is a little steep for it.
If I go for it, I'll have to try for $20-22k out the door as you suggest.

Thanks again.

 

Think about it this way: 25,000 miles is about two years of daily commuting, 5 days a week, 360 days a year.

 

1. I bought my graphite coupe with 000018 miles for $24,999 in Sept 2007 when there were still 50 "new" ones floating around. I think they are even harder to find now, so the price sounds very fair.

2. Can you take a picture of the flake?

5. My "In Service" date was May 2007. I bet yours is an inventory reduction car, too.

Welcome to the forum!

 

I paid $26k for mine with 212 miles on it. I am the first owner in Chrysler's database. I have guys at the track offering me $25k for it everytime I'm out there. It's a bargain at half price. I would play hard ball. Check to see if the head lights are fogged, then let them know the fuel pump goes out because it has sat so long, then the wiper blades are sure to be dry rotted, you get the idea, and don't forget that the intercooler pump is probably near replacing too, the tranny leak will happen once it's driven daily, use all this to your advantage that it will sit waiting for parts at least a few weeks everytime. They should come down to what you are comfortable with. In the meantime drive it like you stole it.

 

Welcome to the forum. Mine had 50ish miles on it when I got it and I paid quite a bit more. I say if you like it you should get the one with the least amount of miles. I would try to dicker a few thou. off though.

 

Get the best deal you can negotiate and BUY THAT CAR! You'll never regret it. You can tell how much I like it, see below.

MikeR

 

I paid just over $24K out the door for mine with under 200 miles on it and had an 8/88k warrantee included in the price. After seeing what others have paid, I wondered if I hadn't paid too much.

Consider that the dealership paid around 18K but less then 20K at auction for the car. Work up from what they paid not down from what they want, I think that close to 22K out the door with a long term warrantee would be fair. They are likely trying to sell the car like its new, if so request the lowest new car interest rate available, $500 SRT-6 luggage set and track experience be included in the sale.

When they bulk on the new car items, push the fact that it is a 3 year old used car with only 2 years left on the warrantee and that the car sat in open lot storage for 2 years. Force a free long term warrantee, SRT models do not come with a life time powertrain coverage. Lastly, check the paint and headlights close. Most of the lot cars have poor paint, hazing and scratches if they have buffed it then they added buffer scratch swirls that will get worse with time and the hazing will show up later. If the headlights are not perfect have them replace immediately under warrantee.

If you get a fair deal you will love the car. Good luck!

 

It is a great car - just negotiate the best deal you can - seems like the price is in the right neighborhood. I paid $25,400 for one with 98 miles on it last summer.

 

Depending on where you live, prices fluctuate quite a bit. I traded a brand new 2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe 6MT with less than 12k miles for my saphire silver blue SRT6 with 11k miles for $24,495 out the door. I thought that was a good deal because I was basing it on what this car cost new ($48,000). I then discovered this forum, and my jaw dropped at the prices. At the time, 24 grand was about the best I could find in my area, especially with a trade in. Over all, I ended up owing about a grand less on the SRT than I did on the G, but again, that means that over the long run, I will have paid about 33 grand for the srt. That is still a good deal if I had purchased the car back in 2005 when I purchased the G instead.

Watch out for SRT Track Experience cars. They generally have about 4k miles on them. Check the tires for wear and look on the top of the windshield for evidence of a large decal. As for the metal flake, I've seen a couple of SSB cars that have some irregular metal flake patters that kind of make it look splotchy in direct sunlight. Mine has this too on the rear bumper. Seems to be a factory paint issue. So, you may just blend in!

 

Buy it! You'll love it. Enjoy the ride.

 

I bought my black srt coupe in August of '07 for $23,900 with 3,000 miles. At the time there were a few new ones under 100 miles or so on Long Island at Chrysler dealerships for about $27,000. I still had 2-1/2 years on the basic warranty and I felt I got a decent deal. I have had no issues with
the car. I only drive it on the weekends and I am very happy with it.

I love the exclusivity and the knowledge that it is faster than 99% of
the cars that pull up next to me at a stoplight. Since I bought mine
I have only seen a total of 2 other crossfires on the road and NO
srt's

Buy it and enjoy!

 

Everyone is right, these are grat cars. I got mine about 2 weeks ago from a 5 star dealer in Wisconsin and had in delivered to Ohio. It is a black coupe with 3,981 miles on it, 1 local owner with a little over a year worth of bumper to bumper. The dealer had it "certified" which gives me up 8yr/80,000 mile power train from the original in service date. Haven't decided to upgrade that warranty ($1570) for the Max care warranty. Anyway, if this is a 5 star dealer see if you can have him certify it, if it already isn't. It cost the dealer about $500 to Chrysler plus the checkout time.

By the way, I paid $19,000 plus $125 paperwork fee and $400 shipping costs. Taxes and title costs are assessed for me in Ohio.

In any event, it is a great car - at least I love mine! Good luck!

 

These are wonderdul cars. Enjoy it you very rarely get the opportunity to purchase a car with this performance with that few miles for the dollars.

 

Just bought my srt roadster from lou fusz in missouri 21990 and paid 700 to have it shipped to buffalo and it has 23,000 miles(have had it about 3 weeks). I love the car, just got back from whippin around in it.
make the best deal and buy it.
steve

 

Thank you guys so much for all your info, I appreciate it.

The car hasn't been sat around here for 2 years. I would be the second owner. It was sold new at the dealership to a woman locally. It was sold last May to her. She's now pregnant and just traded it in with the dealership for a Journey! (what a step down!). The dealership has had the car for 3 days.

This morning, I decided the best way to look over the car is to act like I would when detailing it... so sat down and looked at it on a panel by panel basis, in the sun, under flashlight etc.

What I have noticed so far is that as I mentioned the drivers side rear fender/quarterpanel has had some paint on it. It's not the whole panel, just a small 1ft square area, in a triangle shape, from the door jamb about 1/3 the way along the fender and it has been blended in. It's only noticable in direct sunlight as a slightly purplier color.

There is an area on the front bumper that looks like a small amount of overspray, but that could be from poor taping off when the fender was painted. Nothing a claybar couldn't sort out. Same on the passengeer door, the is some 'texturing' like paint 'dust' settled in an area, nothing a claybar couldn't sort out. The only 'painted' area is this rear fender area.

The drivers side headlight is sitting a little high, it isn't flush with the bumper for some reason. That would be an easy fix too, but I'd be interested to find out why it it like that.

Aside from that, only 3250 (sorry 3302 after today's little outing) and it drives nice and strong. The only 'warranty' issues I can see are the mirror adjustment switch being broken, and I noticed there is no spare wheel kit in the trunk. I presume there should be a compressor and some sort of 'spray in' patch up kit like the new mini's have?

So - when I go back to the dealer tomorrow evening... I want to negotiate the following.

1) I want to try and keep the payment to as close to my current car as possibe. I am 1 year into an 06 Honda Civic Si with the Honda Factory Performance (HFP) options of lowering suspension, 18" HFP rims with BF Goodrich KDW2s and full HFP bodykit, all dealer installed. I currently pay $271 a month with about 7-8000 equity in the car.

2) An extended 8/80000 mile warranty.

3) The main thing that appears to go wrong with these cars is the IC Pump (from reading the forum) so a no questions asked written guarantee to have that replaced should it happen.

4) A replacement switch for the mirrors and the compressor etc for the spare tire.

Do you think this is unreasonable... too much of a lowball and they'll wait for some other sucker?

I love the car, but I don't have the luxury of 'needing to have it'. Don't get me wrong, if it works out for me on my terms, I'll snap it up, if not, one of you lucky guys can have it!

I love the way the car drives etc, but I don't need to be saddling myself with another $150 a month on top of my current car payment to get it!

 

I'll post up some pics of it in a moment...

 

Here they are...