Originally Posted by downwardspiral
As much as that sucks, it could have been alot worse. Glad to hear everyone is ok, and that insurance is covering it. As far as stick vs auto, stick is alot more fun. Its not the greatest gear box, but I couldn't imagine driving the auto. As a side note, I'm a little suprised how many people over 6' have crossfires. I'm 6'3 and I fit better in my crossfire than I do in my mom's new CTS (alot better). I'd also like to add that I bought another crossfire after mine was wrecked, because there really isn't anything better for the money!
Yeah, I test drove a 6-speed Crossfire a couple of years ago and was really underwhelmed by the shifter feel. Seemed a bit numb... and the throws were deceptively long. I kept finding myself putting the car in the wrong gear too... maybe it's just because I'm used to 5-speed manuals? Too many choices of gear slots? hehe I'm thinking once I got used to the gearbox, that I'd really like having the 6 speed much more. I live in inner city Charlotte, but have a Vespa to do my city driving. So the Crossfire will mainly be for my out of town trips

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At 6'3" I'm on the taller end of most folks. I fit in the drivers side ok, but I feel pretty cramped in the passenger side of my Crossfire for some reason. It seems like there's less legroom because of a pushed back firewall or something? Once I'm inside the Crossfire I'm ok, but getting in and out of the thing never got any easier at my height. I think mainly because my height is mainly in my torso and not my legs. I had to put my ear against my shoulder to be able to bare get in the car... and Lord was it tough to get in it if someone parked too close because of my height. Oh well, none of these things will prevent me from getting another Crossfire. Like you said, you just can't beat what you get for the money with them. Once I started looking at Mustang convertibles in such in the same price range, I just cringed my nose at their cheap materials and build quality... and came scurrying back to the Crossfire side of the fence!