Hopefully you'll rethink your disappearing act, kusheen. You have a very valid, reasonable point. If the car is an economic failure for Chrysler, it could indeed be difficult down the line to get parts for anything outside the engine and drivetrain. As I understand it, even the suspension has been modified enough (to accomodate the bigger wheels) that many of the stock SLK parts won't work.

I don't want to argue with you, texex, because your point of view is equally valid. But not everyone here is buying the Crossfire "for today", and to hell with the future. If that's your point of view, great! But I for one am interested in keeping (and driving!) the Crossfire for a long time, and kusheen is right that the long term will be much easier if the car is at least a moderate success for Chrysler.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hoping to see one on every street corner. Hell, my boss owns a TT, and that fact alone pretty much ruled it out for me, despite the fact that I lusted after the TT from the time I first saw it until the time I first saw the Crossfire. But I also don't want the car to be benched for a month waiting for parts from Germany every time something breaks five years from now. Not to mention having to pay through the nose for the parts. That's the whole reason I dismissed the idea of picking up a twenty year old Ferrari 308 GTB, which last I checked can be had for about the same price as a Crossfire, or even about $5000 less if the thirty thousand mile maintenance hasn't yet been done.

Okay, I'll stop now before I **** everyone off and get driven off the board...

Cheers,

Greg