what am i better off doing?

[lowrolla]

should i buy an 05 or should i just wait for the 06 to come out? i read a couple of posts that said that there really isn't much change to the car. obviously it is going to be harder to find what i want in a car now that the new models will be coming out soon.

[tekhen]

wait,

the 06's should have the TSBs done while the 05s may not.
tire pressue monitoring andI think an aux input is in the 06s.

[II kings 9:20]

It's April, the 05 has already been out over a year, get an 06 this late in the game. You can order it exactly how you want it, use the forum to learn how good (or bad) the options are.

[First300COwner]

06' it! 05's were basically "like" production test cars LOL. An 06' should have a less little headaches to bother you every other month.

[jjs]

Originally Posted by lowrolla

should i buy an 05 or should i just wait for the 06 to come out? i read a couple of posts that said that there really isn't much change to the car. obviously it is going to be harder to find what i want in a car now that the new models will be coming out soon.

Getting an '05 this late in the game will be basically getting a year old car (and its implicit depreciation) right off the bat.

At this point, unless you find one nice deal, hang for an '06.

[jhelmuth]

A deal can be had on '05s..


Consider this...

Bought a Black 05 with the exact options we wanted and was able to get a total of $2K off MSRP ( $1K straight off the top and $1K for allowing Chrysler the financing - which they matched my CU's deal, so that was no loss)...
...then...
consider that the 06's are $1.3K more for the base 300C.

This makes the '05 a $3.3K diff! Now I may be fooling myself, but I think that if you can make that kind of deal, you may be better off with an '05 (assuming that you plan to keep the car a min of 3-4 years AND you will be able to utilize warranty work and stay on top of the TSBs).

I don't see the resale % values coming down much on these cars until 07-08 models hit the streets.


just my 2-cents...

[lowrolla]

when are the 06's suppose to come out? i think i had read a post about the date but i can't remember

[Soju Lizard]

If money isn't an option and you can wait then get the '06. But like jh said, you can get a pretty good deal now on the '05. I got 3K knocked off my sticker and for me that sealed the deal.

[First300COwner]

Originally Posted by Soju Lizard

If money isn't an option and you can wait then get the '06. But like jh said, you can get a pretty good deal now on the '05. I got 3K knocked off my sticker and for me that sealed the deal.

Nice deal!!! I paid 5k over MSRP on mine!

[tooshort]

I paid 2k over for mine last month. I got the 1k off for financing with chrysler. I thought buying any car over msrp was a joke. But I guess after hearing people actually paid 5k over and more...I didn't do so bad, especially being in southern california where the demand is so high.