I would suggest that the future of the Crossfire has nothing to do with the future of Chrysler. The brand has already devalued the Xfire about as far as it can.

These cars are the best bang for the buck right now. even those who bought in '04 and 05 paying sticker got a bargain. And the equity loss is already gone so...They are what they are. And right now the are a bargain.

I would think that the Crossfire will find a niche much like the Jag XJS. Not appealing to all but a small percentage of loyal fans. Hard to get serviced and expensive to fix. Easy to total as repairs for even a small accident puts them in salvage title status.

Prices on an XJS range from $10K to $20K and have for fifteen years. I doubt they will ever get any better but they haven't depreciated that much since production stopped.

Like the Xfire, they are rare cars that turn heads and are fun to drive. Much like a Porsche 928 they are high enough on the performance gauge to be exciting and sexy enough to grab attention. Yet somehow, not pretentious like say a Benz, an Audi or a Bimmer.

Good for the ego for sure but not an investment.

Name me a car that is a good investment and I'll bet nobody who owns one drives it.


roadster with a stick