I know, trades are ridiculous and aweful, but I just had to ask while looking at a G37S Sedan and a 335i. The BMW dealer offered me...........ready? $11,000! The Infiniti dealer offered me.........$10,000!!

Lol, I had a good laugh!

 

Yep, that is all a dealer trade-in price is good for anyway.:P I am actually surprised they offered that much, not because of the car, but because they are dealers and my experience with them is not good.

 

Please don't give any ammo for Mr.Burns!

Btw, I traded my 08 Mazdapseed3 that was exactly 1 year old (to the day) with 4,900 miles on it in PERFECT condition and got a measily $17k (I paid $24.8k for it)!

 

Dealers are scum of the earth. /thread

 

Okay, I have to chime in here. I own a small import dealership, and the fact is the average auction price for an '05 SRT-6 is $11,350. We usually give "below average" on trades (which is $9,850) simply because we can't afford to get burned on a trade. I know the Crossfire SRT is a special limited run car, but the fact is it's a Chrysler, and the price on all vehicles and especially GM and Chrysler products have dropped dramatically. I can pick up 2 or 3 SRT6's a week for 11k at auctions, so why would I pay more for that on a trade-in? The Crossfire is a hard resale because 99% of the public doesn't have a clue what it is, or that it shares a Mercedes platform.

That being the case, this car is not something that any dealer (besides a Chrysler dealer) wants to keep on the lot, so they quote a price that they know they won't lose money on. You see it as a dealer trying to screw you big time on your trade, but from my perspective I don't want to be put in the position of losing a couple of thousand on a car I can't move.

That's why I always tell my potential customers that they would be much better served trying to sell the car themselves.

 

Which is what I'm doing. Even that is proving to be difficult. Oh well, I'm sure it will sell in a couple of years.

 

I''ll take one of those for 11.5K....

 

reality check....
sounds reasonable to me. that's about what it's worth if he's going to make at least $6,000 profit, while he can finance the car to a customer you most likely can't, so you will find it difficult to sell the srt private party as most people will not waste $18-$20k cash on your used srt6, especially in this economy.

I personally would not buy an SRT6 at $10k if I had the cash burning a hole in my pocket, there are many more options out there idle cash!

 

I would be happy to get you one, but it will be for more than 11.5k. What you guys don't know is that we have to pay a buyers or sellers fee. Then we have to pay transport fees. Then we have to pay detail, service, repair, interest, and any miscellaneous expenses.

If you want one that is in average condition that needs serviced, new tires, and has dents, dings, and scratches then I can get you one for 12.5k. If you want one ready to go with low mileage in showroom condition then it's going to be 14k - 15k.

 

Ummm, huh?

If I had the spare cash I'd buy another one in a heartbeat.

I'm not blowing smoke up my own as_, either. If that's where the market for SRT's is at then I see no reason to sell mine until it becomes not much more than a rust bucket or the prices begin to be sensible again. Hell, let the vast unwashed car buying public have their Accords then; I'll stick with class, style, reliability & power.

 

When the Infiniti dealer told you the trade figure, you should have said:

"Excuse me, perhaps you misunderstood........I'm prepared to let you give me that piece of **** Infiniti and throw in a couple of thousand dollars to take it off your hands"

 

You would be stupid not to if you were looking for a high performance toy. There are quite a few people out there who still have disposable income. Military members are not being hurt by the economy and love their toys. It's just a matter of time.

 

Lol, except that Infinitis are nice cars. I had an 05 G35 coupe, but the new ones are light years better.

 

Soooo where do I need to drive for a mint condition SRT-6 for $14,000? Do you finance? Squirrel Crusher

 

There was one in Montana for 10,995 with 16k miles last week on auto trader. I looked today but couldn't find it anymore. As the value tanked this car is going to make a great daily driver and a super weekend race car. I just wished the insurance dropped to a 10k car. I would buy another for 10k for my kid to drive to school. Has to be one of the most reliable motors out there for 10k. Can you imagine when limited's get down to 5K?

 

Cars are built to drive, not for investment.

Only collectors buy cars for investment. It is sad that the Crossfire has devalued so, but only for those who feel they must sell them. as for the rest of us, they are so cheap now one can buy two if they want and not worry so much about parking their $40K car in the lot at Walmart.

My brother-in-law is buying a Ford Focus for about $20K. In 5 years his car will be worth squat. And it will have been a common car the whole time. For a lot less, he could have had more fun.

I'll take my crossfire over and Accord any day.


roadster with a stick

 

Yeah...no offense but I think that's an exaggeration. If he can offer a "show-room" quality SRT-6 for 14k I'll fly out there and drive it back home.

 

I didn't mean to offend you but car salesmen/dealers have consistently been the sleaziest snakes-in-the-grass I've ever dealt with. Granted I'm only in my early 30's but I've owned more cars than most will have in their lifetime so I've have more than my share of their shadiness. Part of the problem is the way the automarket is designed. They are selling a tangible item with a definitive cost yet infinite potential for markup and hidden fees. They always want to dispute Kelly Blue Book values on trades yet will stick to the values when trying to sell them to you.

My last experience was just recently when I went to trade my 08 Mazdaspeed 3 w/ less than 5k miles. When the salesman came back he quickly glossed over a bunch of number and ended on..."and your monthly payment will be $390". I knew this wasn't right because of my 4-5k in positive equity from my trade aaaand his calculations had me putting down 3-4k. I said, "Woah, woah- what are you giving me for my trade". Salesman, "Oh, ummm 14k". I got up to leave- as they scurried like rats to get me to stay. Those bastards tried to pull the ol' "Keep your eyes on the monthly payment" trick all the while botching the numbers in their favor for a HUGE profit.

Now it would be one thing if this was an isolated incidence however this kind of crap happens all the time. They'll try to rape you if they can. I know I'm not alone in my disdain for car salesmen/dealers.

 

As i posted in my the s/c thread...

I think soon enough(3-5 yrs) the only owners of srt6's will be performance enthusiest's...hopefully most owners will become members on this site, just like the Supra guys. No one owns a turbo Supra on accident, they bought the car knwing exactly what it was. In the next few years we will have all the bugs worked out and we will all own 11 sec monsters.

At that point in time WE control the market. Funny how a turbo Supra was 20G's bare minimum 5 years ago and its at least that still today...same concept.

 

14,000 for a cherry low mileage(what do you consider low mileage) srt-6, I have cash in hand waiting.