Hey all, I've been thinking about getting a Crossfire for a while now as it's time to add a 2nd car to the garage. To give a little background, my fiancée and I have just moved out to the Twin Cities area (Eden Prairie, specifically) after spending several years in NYC; our other car is an '04 Mini Cooper S.

I have a few Q's I'm hoping you can help me with:

Ride quality - we're used to the bone shaking Cooper S stiffness, can anybody with experience of both cars compare ride quality for me? I know I need to test drive and will hopefully sort something out this week but was hoping for initial thoughts. Also, how much softer is say a Limited vs. the SRT? I'm wanting the SRT power but we don't need another excessively harsh riding car...

Prices - there's a <100 mile, $25k SRT coupe on eBay that I like the look of at the moment and from what I've read here, this is pretty much ballpark for a SRT, right? That said, if a dealer like Steve White in NC is listing new Limited coupes with auto-trans for $37k on their website, what would be an appropriate price to offer, $20k?

Winter - I've read a few threads on this and the main theory is to buy Blizzaks and not be stupid with the throttle. This will be my daily driver so for all you MN people, how do your Crossfires fair in the snow and for that fact, how much snow am I likely to see here?? (I've heard varying reports)

Luggage space - will the trunk fit at least one 22" carry-on, much else? I'm not expecting miracles but handling a carry-on for weekend trips and the like is pretty essential.

Availability - ideally I want an SRT6 in dark gray, not black. Does anybody know a dealer with one in the $25k region?

Thanks all !!
Andrew