They still get good money. 2005, 38K miles for $15K...

 

Aren't older German cars known to have reliability issues and to be very expensive to fix when anything goes wrong? Remember we are not talking about a new car here, this car is what 9 yrs old. In 2006 the SRT-6 was changed to special order only, according to Wikipedia, so it is probably unlikely that you are going to find one newer than 2005.



Who on here would buy a Merc, Audi, BMW for 15k that was 9yrs old and trust it for a DD?

 

There are many reliable high mileage german models. The 3 series, golfs, and in this case the srt-6 are very reliable. Just check out their forum or the slk32 amg forum. These cars are extremely reliable. Maintenance cost will obviously be higher but like i said i had no issues with the car in the 4 years owned it. It Was probabaly making 50-70 whp more over stock and the car took about 50 trips down the quarter mile without a single hiccup.Most of the ones for sale have under 50k miles too.

 

Not at all. I work with Honda but I have no problem buying any other brand of car like a Toyota or Nissan either. If something happened to my car i'd happily jump in a 370 nismo if I couldn't find another s2k that I like. I only mentioned the lack of Chrysler quality due to my experience with used cars since I can sell anything I get my hands on at my dealership. From what ive driven a 100,000 mile domestic never drives like a 100,000 mile Japanese/European car and ive seen this time and time again. I wouldn't touch a crossfire just for the fact that its Chrysler badged/benze made product and plain ugly. Not that theyre any better but a solstice or sky is a lot nicer to look at in my opinion
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To each their own i guess. Its been my experience that every American car i have owned has given me little to no problems. My daily driver is a 130k mile modified Pontiac. It still has the original clutch. By 110k, my S2k had gone thru 3. My Acura TL has already had a ton of warranty work done on it and its only 2 years old.
I also have another beater Pontiac with 260k and original clutch.
My Dodge Ram has 188k and not a single problem.
Go figure.

 

Everyone will have their own stories regarding reliability.

I find it hard to believe that you have went through that many clutches on your S2000 unless you were super hard on it, or replacing with terrible aftermarket parts.

 

I'm not sure why anyone would ever consider a Crossfire when the Z4 M Coupe exists. If you want to go rare-ish and German(-ish), doesn't it win out in every way?

 

Z4 M's are much more rare and also more $$$

 

I worked for Audi for 6 years, I want to buy a new DD now and in the process of looking. I have a soft spot for Audi's but after moving to work for Lexus and Toyota, I'm torn. If I bought an Audi, I would not get a used one. Despite knowing how to work on them, I would not trust the car after 70k. I've seen the repair bills (being that I wrote them) for these cars (an other German cars) once they are out of warranty and over 60-70k.....no thanks. On the other end though, I'd trust buying a used Toyota or Lexus and wouldn't think twice if it was over 100k miles. Do you know how many Audi's come in for service with over 150k, not may. I've worked on many Toyota's and Lexus's with over 200k, running strong. We have many cars that come here for service over 300k. I can't remember all the exact models, I know one is a 4Runner and one a 99 Camry (both around 300k),97 Tacoma with 690k and T100 with 724k. When I worked for Lexus, I serviced quite a few ES300's and LS400's with 300k+ miles. You will NOT get that reliability out a German car and I say that with the utmost confidence.

 

Not at all. I work with Honda but I have no problem buying any other brand of car like a Toyota or Nissan either. If something happened to my car i'd happily jump in a 370 nismo if I couldn't find another s2k that I like. I only mentioned the lack of Chrysler quality due to my experience with used cars since I can sell anything I get my hands on at my dealership. From what ive driven a 100,000 mile domestic never drives like a 100,000 mile Japanese/European car and ive seen this time and time again. I wouldn't touch a crossfire just for the fact that its Chrysler badged/benze made product and plain ugly. Not that theyre any better but a solstice or sky is a lot nicer to look at in my opinion
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To each their own i guess. Its been my experience that every American car i have owned has given me little to no problems. My daily driver is a 130k mile modified Pontiac. It still has the original clutch. By 110k, my S2k had gone thru 3. My Acura TL has already had a ton of warranty work done on it and its only 2 years old.
I also have another beater Pontiac with 260k and original clutch.
My Dodge Ram has 188k and not a single problem.
Go figure.
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Ive never seen a stock Honda go through 3 clutches like that ever.. Im guessing Pontiac and dodge send their better products upto Canada and the opposite with the imports cause Pontiacs in the US are garbage lol
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I live in Orange County California....

I laughed at Honda (I actually once took it to them for replacement), when they said i didn't know how to drive stick shift. That was their reasoning why the clutch went out so early.

 

But back on topic... I actually like the crossfire. But alot would depend on what you want out of the car.