Good points Dave. I know when I got my Crossfire I said it would be a keeper but then again you don't know what's gonna happen 2-3 years down the road. So far I'm very happy with it. I've only had a few minor problems that are now corrected. I can understand FBD's frustration. I had a brand new '79 Corvette that was nothing but trouble from day one. It spent one week out of every month in the shop, and that was before they gave loaners. I owned it for a year and got rid of it. I was a solid GM fan up until then, now I'd have a hard time considering one.
I've seen 2 SLR's on the road. There's a silver one running around here since last summer and now a dark red. Its a knockout car but way out of my price range. I really only have two issues with the Crossfire, the lack of a spare ( I still don't trust the repair kit) and the winter driving. Fortunately I live less than a mile from work so the car sits in the garage until the streets are clean, a real bad winter might change my feelings but my PT's sat too so I'm used to getting out and walking if I have to. When I got the PT's I said it/they too would be a keepers. It was a unique looking car back in 2001 and there were few on the road. When everybody and their grandmother got them it started to be a turn off. Then came the ones with the mods that were pretty tacky (press on flames and chrome trim with a continental package in the deck lid?) so after 4 years of a Ltd and a GT I got tired of PT's. So far I haven't felt the least bit of interest in anything else (with the exception of a nice Big Bear Venom Pro Street bike kit). For right now I'm staying put.

Pat