DYING to know how you insured them for >250% of their real world cash value. I mean did you just call Gieco and tell them "no you're wrong. it's actually worth $30k." Do you have some kind of supplemental insurance policy? Do you carry two policies? Don't get me wrong, I love my SRT-6 but if it was insured for $30k I'd be posting pictures of it upside down at the bottom of a river tomorrow with a follow-up thread of the two I bought to replace it.

Also when you said you could sell them tomorrow if you wanted, what would you expect someone else to pay for them? And are we talking US Dollars?

Lastly, I work for my money too, as I feel most people on here do. Sadly, that doesn't mean we set the value of anything: the market does.

 

The market is involved only when you use it. I don't use it. I have a standing offer of 30k on MY srt6 roadster. It is worth more to me. If it wasn't, I would sell. My 2004 Mini is insured for 30k by hagerty. Of course it is no. 289 of a thousand MC40 made. My sunbeam Tiger is insured for 30k. I paid 4k. MGA 30k. Hagerty wants my money so they insure my cars. There are few Srt6 roadsters for sale in the US. None of which equal mine. You won't find a smaller market.

 

I hope yours has under 9k miles.. or Pizzaguy and I laid eyes on the SRT6 Roadster that is the Ace to trumph yours. At least the exterior was absolutely flawless.. one can only guess with that much care the rest of the car matched.

And 22k on the windshield took it home..

 

Hagerty gave me a quote of $1261/yr for a guaranteed value of $30k on my car. That's interesting. What's special about yours that makes it 1 of a kind? V8 Swap? 26 miles? Used in a movie? Previous owner someone famous? But I do agree, it's a darn small market and I'm terrified of the day these punk 16 year olds realize they can buy a really fast car for less than the Civic their parents want them to buy. Market will shrink even more as those bastards start totaling them lol.

That's a claim I'd hate to make...I can see a formal charge of insurance fraud not too far afterwards. Have you ever had to make a claim after totaling one of your cars? Did they actually give you "guaranteed value"?

 

Nope, I have never made a claim on any insurance. And soon I will pay no premiums. I will bond money for self insurance.

 

My cars are Waxoyled inside, under and on roadster tops. They are as new. mileage is an abstract.

 

Thread hijack alert -- insurance has zip to do with the OP's questions.

 

This one had a sticker on the window..

 

Sorry, see my constructive post with Carmax search results. 12k-19k depending on mileage. It's going to be a long time until the market decides these need to cost more...if it decides that.

 

The guy ask for a serious price. 12-15k is serious. I would take $$30k my roadster/25k for the coupe. Won't take a dime less. Probably wont get an offer and that is fine with me.

 

You can get an SRT-6 roadster for under $11K, a coupe for under $10K. Do research, price high to give yourself some negotiating room, and don't listen to senile people. And Hagerty only insures cars that reside in enclosed garages.

 

Hard to get cash for that "it's worth it to me".. LOL.

3 grand might buy my old Miata.. even though they sell all day at 15-19 hundred. (91 model).
And much like you.. not selling suits me just fine..

 

Last time I checked S2000 is much slower 0-60 than the SRT6. Nice engine (low torque) not a bad design but a horrible cluster (in my opinion). Time will tell if SRT(4000=low volume) is more desired over the S2000 (66k or more built "high volume").
The crap they give you is because the are jealous, keep giving your S2000 friends something to talk about.

 

Thank you all for the information. Is very interesting to read how we all have different opinions of what our cars are worth. For some the price includes a sentimental value (high $). Others are lucky that they found a tremendous deal for a great car. In my opinion 10k is too low. I don't consider my car a collector item but I do respect the people that are willing to keep their cars in that condition and I hope they keep them that way so in a future when few SRT are left we can admire the cars that gave us great memories.
I think I will keep my car and enjoy another year of worry-free repairs (in case there is any, thank you to my Service contract).. I guess my HD fxstsi (in new condition) may need to go..

 

My goal is to hang onto mine as long as possible. I am not expecting the prices to go up but maybe in 5-10 years these will begin to be seen as unique collectors cars. More likely though, is that our SRT-6s will be relegated to mid-tier sports car obscurity much as the Subaru SVX or Mitsubishi 3000GT did, never fully finding a place in collector's garages. It still doesn't change the fact that the SRT-6 is performance bargain and fun to drive.

 

It has already been ten years since public introduction. I put my first in my garage seven years ago. I am not the only car collector, maybe the only Crossfire collector. Anybody else?

 

Want to sell it ?

 

Re: collecting Crossfires

There are, in general, three kinds of collector cars: a) the ones that have a halo from day 1, b) true classics, and c) mass market cars that retain a "cool" factor and don't cost a lot to restore/maintain.

Example a: Gull-wing MB
Example b: Duesenberg
Example c: '64 to '67 Mustang

Everything else is sentimental, not an investment. Not in one of those categories? The likelihood of getting "discovered" and enjoying inflated value ranks up there with winning the lottery. If you bought a Crossfire new or even semi-new and set it aside waiting for it to be worth more than you paid you'll wait a looooooong time. Drive it, enjoy it and give the princess wave when people compliment your car.

Arado, we love you for loving Crossfires but the only way you're gonna turn a profit is to commit insurance fraud.

chuK, we know what the floor price is. The OP wants to know what we think his car is worth. What's the highest recent actual sale price any of you has seen for an SRT coupe? Whatever that is, his car is worth approximately that because it's a fine example.

 

Im just saying keep the car you will be sorry !!!! If I would have kept half the cars I let go of !!!!!

 

Lets add some more honesty here.....
The market for any toy car is crap......
The economy is crap........
Just because everyone else is giving stuff away does not mean you have to too..
You can keep it and hope the economy turns around which may spike an interest in fun cars or, you can compete to sell it.
With many people giving their toys away you would need to price very low to spark interest from the few buyers out there right now.
It is a buyers paradise out there if you have the cash. Sadly many people are forced to sell their toys to get by...
If I had the cash I would pick up a couple more motorcycles, You can't buy the parts for what most of the cool ones are selling for...