I thought my user name would give it away. I traded in a ML320 which has the same engine as the Crossfire. Seems pretty ironic that I traded a Mercedes built in Alabama for a Chrysler built in Germany! Being familiar with MB I was amazed when I first saw all the MB parts on the Crossfire. I had to laugh... It seems that Mercedes built a great car, disguised it as a Chrysler and ended up with a car that was much nicer looking than the Mercedes it shares most of its parts with.

I do all my own work on my cars and have been building cars from the ground up as a hobby for many years. I am already starting to look at this car and looking for ways to personalize it. I would like to change the wheels and do something with the grille (I saw the grille coming at me today on the front of a Chrysler mini van). Unless there are some decent choices I will probably paint it body color with chrome edges.

Exhaust could be a tad louder too. Maybe a Flowmaster with the stock exhaust tips? The craziest thing I have thought of is an engine swap to MB V8. Looks like it wouldn't be all that hard.