I too was amazed that I could get a low mileage 2004 Crossfire for the cost of a Kia. I picked up a 20,000 mile 2004 that had just come off of a lease. I love it!. The only thing I had to do was to buy some new tires. I ended up putting on Kumho Ecsta SPTs this past weekend during the car's first road trip. During the 14 hour drive from PA to Charleston SC, the car averaged 26-32 mpg and was a joy on the ride back North on the new tires. I do notice that top tier fuels like Shell and Texaco do produce better MPGs. The couple of more cents easily were worth the 6 extra miles per gallon.

I really wanted the '04 for all the standard equipment. Within two weeks of the purchase, I also paid $150 to transfer the powertrain warranty (it pays to read that owner's manual!)

The only issue I have is the stiff shift into first gear, but I found the TSB notice addressing the problem on this site, and I will be invoking that warranty soon to take care of the repair.

I think you will love the Crossfire, the build quality is amazing and even with 4 years of production behind it, I have people comment on the attractiveness of the car almost everywhere I go. All my friends thought it was a 2008. Little did they know that Alabaster White has been discontinued. Here's my baby down by the battery in downtown Charleston while visiting family for Easter.

Chris