Originally Posted by meshcraft
I need a few opinions or thoughts on something. Apparently no one seems to take me seriously when I mention that the Crossfire is a re-skinned SLK. If I so much as mention that there is a Mercedes engine or built on a Mercedes platform I get an eye-roll and people telling me it's not a Mercedes. I'm not calling it a Mercedes. Just simply stating the facts that all us Crossfire owners know.
I also had some people and police officers argue over it and I was telling the truth. These idiots think I'm a liar. Some of my own family members think I'm lying about it being a Mercedes underneath.
A lot of cars share parts. We have Volvos on Ford platforms..etc. But in the case of the Crossfire it's almost an entire SLK that has been re-skinned and it looks better than that version of the SLK I might add. I'm tired of the eye-rolls I get everytime I mention the word Mercedes. I'm sure there's some of this talk on the forums that I've missed, but would like some thoughts.
I even made up a comparison image and printed and people still insist they are right and I am wrong or they go silent with embarrasement after having been proven wrong.
People generally tell me that it doesn't matter what's under the hood. If it has a Chrysler emblem than it's a Chrysler. I never said it wasn't. Just stated that it's built on a Mercedes, but that is the argument I get and that it has nothing to do with Mercedes if it has a Chrysler emblem on it.
By their own argument I could buy a Lambo fiberglass kit-car and put a Lambo emblem on it and it would automatically be a Lambo. If their argument where valid.
Anyone else have similar experiences?