We are all individuals and see the negative and positive in all things differently. my top is down 90% of the time in my roadster, never had any issues with the silver trim producing a glare. I do alot of highway driving and very, very rarely use the cruise control. I can see the issue with the tires given your location and I agree about the console glove box. May I ask if you did any research on the car before purchasing it? The faults that you are speaking about in my opinion are not that bad, and the positive points out weigh them. Unfortunately cars are like people, its hard to find custom made people or cars in an off the rack world. I am sure once you bond with your Xfire, all the above issues will seem less important, except in your case the tire issues.

Just my 2cents.