Inflation raised the price of '09s, yeah.
But this won't affect the value of our generation, I don't think.
The Caliber SRT4 sucking and selling absolutely terribly, being either excluded from every comparison test it could be in, or simply finishing dead last when it manages to get into one has not increased the value of the Neon SRT-4 as far as I've seen.
If either car (1st gen MS3's and SRT-4's) has an increase in value, we won't see it for a good while.
The economy simply won't allow for niche cars to sell at a higher price, even if the new one sucks (I like it).