I have to agree...I ordered a 2001 Corvette Z06, a resurection of the famed Z06 Corvette race cars from the early 60's, on the first day of ordering...I had a very low VIN and really thought I had something. The good folks at GM decided to bump up the HP from 385 to 405 for the 2002 model year, and I took a huge hit... there is still a large difference in the values of an '01 and an '02...
while we are on the subject, my sig shows I own a '96 Corvette Grand Sport. These cars were a limited run of 1000 with sequential VIN numbers form xxxx0001-xxxx1000. These cars have held their value really well, but there seems to be no added value in having a really low VIN #. As for the Challengers, aside from the history of 1,2 and 43, I would bet the same will be true...
ORIGINAL: Venthos
I am unsure about snooter, but the only point I was trying to make was that if you're buying an '08 versus a different year with the SOLE purpose of resale value, it's probably a bad call.
Want the '08 for first edition cool factor? good stuff
Want the plaque and/or carbon fiber stripes? good stuff
Just want it RIGHT NOW? good stuff
etc.
But my point was that if all you want it for is resale -- you're probably purchasing the wrong model year as the '09 6-speeds will probably hold more value, especially the Hemi Oranges assuming that 09 is the last year hemi orange is available, making '09 the only year a 6-speed hemi orange was available.
I'm not here to argue what is faster/cooler/etc., just thinking its ridiculous to buy an '08 for resale value alone given the options for the '09.