Oh Oh, looks like most of us Crossfire owners are in trouble, cause it seems like many of us, bought low milage cars, and continue to keep the miles down, by not driving them in inclement weather.

 

Yeah, I guess I'll end up giving away my '04 with less than 15,000 miles on it at present. I could always take it to the wreckers and save the aggravation of trying to sell it.
Shame really, it never has had any trouble and I wasted money on those eight oil changes, well they were free, but you get my drift.

 

I am talking about a car with really low miles. You are all fooling yourselves about low mileage cars. As a collector I wouldn't buy an extremely low mileage car. I would pass on it. I want a car that was well driven... not too many miles but not too few miles. The car needs to move and exercise. Air needs to blow through it. Any car that sits to long without moving is a headache waiting to happen.

 

Step up to on 05 SRT-6 for 13,500. Better hurry though. At that price someone is going to steal it quick. https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...rt-6-sale.html

 

I don't think you are being unreasonable, but it really depends on what's it's worth to you. Last summer I bought a 2007 base roadster with 18k miles for 16K, and after test driving it, I would have paid a lot more! You'll find the perfect XF and you'll know it when you do!

 

ok, for the last time...dewd, that has no basis in collector or otherwise car reality. unless the car was the norseman on the andrea doria, the plymouth that was buried in tulsa, or a 2004 crossfire that was airlifted new to the summit of mt. everest and left for mountaineers to put stickers and flags on, then you would be correct. storage and maintenance are everything on cars with very low mileage. my black srt-6 with 580 miles performs flawlessly everytime i take it around the block...er orange orchards. and the only headache i get from it is...well...when my neighbors want to come and look at it/them when i'm mowing the lawn.

 

Like I said, I wouldn't touch a 5 year old car with only 580 miles. I don't care how many times it was waxed and cleaned with a toothbrush. I wouldn't touch a car that only went around the block once in 5 years with a 10 foot pole. That is just me... I am sure someone would buy it but not me.

Your car needs to be taken out on the highway. You need to go 70+ MPH and stretch its legs! Rev the engine and get all the fluids flowing in the engine and tranny. Let the gas flow through the injectors and burn a whole tank once in a while. It is not good to let it sit in the garage like that. If I were to purchase a car with such few miles I would immediately be thinking about all the repairs I would need to make just to replace or clean the engine components that were hardly ever used. Ask any real car collector or mechanic and they will tell you leaving a car in the garage like that is the worst thing you can do.

You can convince yourself all night long that the person with only 500 miles in 30 years will win the game.... I would pass on a car like that and prefer to buy one with 20-30K miles that has been garaged and never driven in bad weather. It will most likely be in the same cosmetic condition as yours but less of a gamble in major mechanical repairs down the road.

 

Sounds like you've had a bad experiance with buying a low mile car. (no I'm not bashing you, that's just what it sounds like)

Personally I bought my car for $13.5k (well, ~12.5 before tax tag etc). Had 35,000 miles, and they included a new set of Nittos for free. Not the BEST deal, but it's good enough for me.

 

No bad experience. Just rules I live by. Not knocking anyone here... just my own personal preference as a buyer. I prefer to find a low mileage car that was well driven and not abused. I just get a little suspicious when I see an extremely low mileage car. That is all.

I think you got a good deal. At least I would be happy with it.