Originally Posted by v8valiant
ok i went for a cruise and realized that my coupe is impractical when it comes to the interior, who desided to put fixed sun visorsin it, does the sun not shine on any part of the car but the front in germany? i know it doesnt in washington! and whats up with the 30 year old manual day and night mirror? my 97 dodge dakota has an auto dimmer! am i just lacking these options or did chrysler have their head where the sun doesnt shine! ill tell you what other than that i love my xf!
And my '90 Caravan had wonderful cup holders. SO?
It is after all, a small sports car. Some of the design is a compromise to size and safety concerns, not just budget matters. Besides, anything close, say a 320 SLK of the same vintage stickered for $20K more and wasn't that much better.
Every vehicle design is a compromise. Whether it is a sailboat, a waterski, or a houseboat it is hard to get some of the good items of one into the shape and size of another. As compromises go, I have yet to see a package that sums up to the car you are driving.
Have you ever found one? In this price range? How about twice the price of a Crossfire?
Sorry to rag you but if I could have afforded it, I would have paid sticker ($40K) for my
compromised Crossfire over the $ 60K Benz I wanted. I never considered any of those compromises "
cheap."
roadster with a stick