The car is an absolute blast to drive, it's handling is world class and it is a joy to see and be seen in.

On the other hand, it suffers from a lack of horsepower, the wiper speed control sucks and the heating/air conditioning system can't manage to control the temperature and airflow in one of the world's smaller passenger compartments.

Most of the unhappiness you see on this board is the direct result of Daimler/Chrysler's inability or unwillingness to fix the problems that do crop up in some cars or to stand behind the warranty that they advertise as part of the purchase.

I've been to all five local Chrysler dealers and the BEST result was the dealer who performed an A service when I asked for a B service. At least they didn't put an insufficient quantity of regular oil in it (a common problem mentioned on this board is dealers who put regular oil in the car instead of the synthetic Mobil 1 required by the manual and under fill the car).

After repeated complaints (after four visits for the same problem the service rep said; "please don't bring the car back for these problems again") I finally got to talk to Chrysler's regional service rep who was nasty and hostile. He did manage to get me to bring the car in for another service in which they fixed the clock (it took ten days) but none of the other problems and did significant damage to the doorsill, console, instrument cluster and door panel.

When I contacted the owner of the dealership he told me to call the Better Business Bureau and refused to comply with the Ohio Lemon Law.

There are people on this forum who have had no problems with their Crossfires and people who have gotten good service from their dealers. I haven't.