Originally Posted by ppro
I think my point was missed. Point was for $15K here's a car that performs well and looks good. By todays standards you would pay more for a good 308 and personally I don't think it's as good looking.
My point is and was that lots of cars perform like the Crossfire. There isn't anything particularly unique or special about the performance of this car. I could buy a used mk1 Audi TT 225 coupe for the same price as your car and it would be faster than both the crossfire and the 308, while offering awd and a slightly more practical configuration. What I'm saying is that what you think is part of what makes the crossfire unique really isn't very unique. Not to mention, on the audi, it's fairly easy and inexpensive to raise the power level, which is harder to say about the crossfire and can't at all be said about the 308.
The point I was making was that the car is a relative bargain (for me anyway), holds it's own very well in looks and relative performance.
That's true. There are also other bargains that offer a similar level of performance to the crossfire.
The data is all subjective. I wonder if anyone is getting a stock N/A from zero to 60 in 6.4 seconds? I've never even tried. For me it's not about drag racing performance, its about the overall package. Except for the iconic styling of the Jag I used to have, I'd take the Crossfire over it in ever other way.
Does it really matter? I think the packaging and the story of the crossfire are the best aspects. I kind of wish the car, overall, was more engaging to drive to be honest. It's a little bland in my experience, which to me explains why it never sold that well and why the resale on these isn't very good.