I know I'm the downer in this thread, but if your goal is to save money by "downsizing", why are you getting rid of the TT to buy an equivalent vehicle? Why not stick with the TT?

That said, having owned both and loved both, if you enjoy the TT, you'll be just fine with the Crossfire.

BTW, I'm here in R/D. I had a ***** of a time finding the right Crossfire in this state! Oddly enough, my goal was the same as yours: a 50K+ car for ~$10K. But then I started looking at the market, and I discovered that for only $2-4K more, I could get a vehicle with only 20K on it. The market sucks for used Crossfire right now. They were never popular to begin with, people are hoarding their funds right now with "economy fears", and those that are buying cars are leaning towards fuel efficiaent vehicles. Use this to your advantage. You'll be amazed how much you can get for $13K.

Also, I'm averaging 26 mpg. This is over an 18 mile commute, average speed 45 mph, occasional stops, and ,uyes, I get on the vehicle.