opinion on 2015 -200
You ain't kidding!! Wish I would've known this a year ago!! They don't hold their value worth ****. We bought a 2016 200C new last January and it's worth probably half what we gave for it. Love the car but should've got a challenger and been better off
Pretty sure I helped push you in the direction of the 200. Sorry.
We have a 2015 200S and have loved it. It hasn't been without problems, but some where our own doing (FYI, don't park a 200 for all of winter, the computers kill the battery). We have had transmission issues, but not a replacement, just a new valve body. Love the 3.6, can't say enough about that. Would have been disappointed with the 200 if we had gotten the 4 cylinder. I like the car enough that I have even toyed with trading it for a different one with more options, but can't see paying the difference.
For what it's worth, the 9 speed is the same one that comes in some Acura's and Honda's (they are all a ZF transmission), and from what I understand, they all suffered some teething issues. So, just saying "buy a Honda" doesn't mean you are getting away from supposed transmission issues.
I too am disappointed in the rapid drop in value. But, since I didn't buy it to trade it in 2 years, it really only becomes an issue if something were to happen to it.
That said, the only real reason I even looked at the value is because I started looking at Challengers really hard and thought about trading it. When I realized that I was thinking about trading in my wife's car so I could get what I want, I dropped that idea. Not a good plan to jerk it out of her hands and leave her driving a broken down Dakota just because I want a Challenger.
Worse yet, part of the reason we didn't even look at Challengers when we bought our 200 was because my wife's parent's health was failing and we figured we needed something they could get into and out of. Since then, my wife's father has passed away, and her Mom moved to Montana to live with my sister-in-law. So, the whole reason we got a 4 door became mute. Wish we had known, maybe we would be driving a Challenger now. Oh well.
