I don't think you will miss the cedar interior, the two-tone grey goes much better. The serial # is the last numbers of the VIN. That is a really low number for this late date in production. I bought mine in November 03 and the serial is 009941. If your not obligated to that particular Crossfire I would request a later car.
The manual "recommends" a 1000 mile break in period. I don't think many people observe that, I started horsing mine around after about 500.
Welcome to the Crossfire family, and you chose the right color......