OH, there are modern day 'muscle cars" at the shows too. Not just the old cars. I was put next to a Mustang last show, and a "hemi" challenger. They couldn't believe what the cars would do. And then, the big question. Why didn't Chrysler market that car? I stated, they did....but way over priced for what it was....

 

i contacted an editor of one of those magazines (i subscribe to quite a few of them) this month regarding the srt-6 and he said they did one on the crossfire back in 2003. he's forwarding my suggestion to the publisher. we'll see. our cars have a great story with all of the chrysler/mb intrigues. like i said, you never know. however, i've been doing this "investing" thing on a personal scale for over 25 years and have never lost money on a car. surprisingly, the most i ever made was on a '56 packard patrician where i tripled my investment. i always buy mint, original, low mileage cars; clean them up (good detailing, replace any minor cosmetics/mechanicals, of course drive them/have fun with them) and sell them. with the srt-6, i got them new. i know what i'm getting into.

 

Interesting. I've always thought the Crossfire was way underpriced for what it was (is), even when new. Considering that the SLK cost so much more.

 

Well, kind of right. Most who would spend $50K back in '05, would look at other exotics at that price. Today, $50k isn't all that bad for a car like this. And comparing a Chrysler to a Mercedes, well, that just wasn't thought of, so most would move up to the SLK. I love the SLK 350. And if in the market back in the day, would have gone that route over a Chrysler anyday.

 

Stylewise, I'm a much bigger fan of the Crossfire. I've always liked the look of the SLK 350 as well, but standing next to the Crossfire, the SLK looks like a Miata.

 

So, you think a "true" car collector could tell that I had a NW CAI and a C3 pulley on my car at some point in its life if I put it back to stock? Give me a break. I think you are talking about a clairvoyant.... not a car collector. Just what parts do you believe that the CAI and C3 are harming on my car? And, since you apparently think you know so much about my car..... Let me correct you. My car is a garage queen, that I put about 3k miles a year on. She never sees inclement weather, never has a spot of dust under the hood, and has way more maintenance done to her than is required. You can beat any car to death....... Even one with low miles, but I am very proud of the way I take car of mine and would say that there are very very few stock.... never modded...... SRTs left that look as good as mine and several other members here that have done mods to theirs. hcarter in my opinion has the most beautiful SRT on this forum, which he has tastefully modded. Anyway, to each their own, but I will still stand by the fact that the minor mods that we do to our cars will not hurt the value as long as we keep the parts to put them back to stock. But, more importantly...... I am not banking on this car for my retirement, so if it is worth 10K 20 years from now, I will not be disappointed.


Very well put West, just as I stated in my original post..... similar condition!!! This does naturally mean mileage, maintenance, and overall care and condition.

 

great thread...lots of interesting comments. i went to my 5* chrysler dealer today to conduct some business (they've been around since the 50's, same family) and the topic of srt-6's came up with one of the owner's sons. i'm not going to quote him, but in essence he said srt-6's are a completely different car than the limited or base crossfire (not to diminish those owners on this site, so please don't take out the flame throwers). this guy's family has seen it all major/minor mopar and he speaks in reverent tones about these amg-imbued marvels. 2005 to 2011 is a long time in auto years.

 

I'd like to know what he meant by "completely different." Are there a lot more modifications than what SRT owners are aware of?

 

i'm sure he was referring to the engine and not to any factory modifications unknown to the forum. we were talking about the sms challenger at the time, so in that vein, think of the base challenger as compared to the sms.

 

Saw this and just had to comment...
As stated by the majority of qualified test drivers and experts during the entry and testing period, the Crossfire was credited with superiority over the out dated entry level Mercedes coupe! You needn't like or agree with this comment but it is the truth, which while defending the Crossfire it also shows one out of the 2 of us is informed.

Montana