How you other SR8 owners dealing with motor rebuilds? Now that Radical has effectively discontinued them resale values are low. I'm having aa hard time justifying rebuilding a motor for half of what my car is worth. Sadly, Radical still wants dealers only to rebuild the motors which I can understand on current race cars. However, given SR8's have been phased out I do not understand their reluctance to sell parts to owners. Any thoughts will be appreciated. Thank you!
Hi Scott (@suzycup100), SR8 resale values have been surprising low for quite a while, even before they were discontinued. The challenge with SR8 resale is the high maintenance cost (as you know). Most people that can comfortably afford to do the required maintenance on an SR8 just buy new cars (when that was an option). That is why SR8s typically sell at similar prices to comparable SR3s regardless of their higher initial cost. Unfortunately, I doubt that Radical will change their policy of only selling engine parts to Certified Radical engine shops. SR8s are amazing cars and have such an amazing engine sound which is why so many people love them… but the reality is they are expensive to maintain. I don’t know anyone that has found a way around that.