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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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Default Re: Is the XFire worth the money

Originally Posted by buggy4crossfires
I guess I'm the exception to your theory that many PORCH owners are all selling their cars and coming over to Crossfires. I turned in my 05 Ltd. Roadster off lease and bought an 06 PORCH Boxster with 3,900 miles. I absolutely love it. I also loved/still love my Crossfire. The ONLY reason I'm not still driving it/one is mine was black (my first black car) and I didn't want to keep that color long term and my salesman was an ***hole and didn't find me another with 6 months notice before mine had to go back. By the time he got off his butt to look all the 6 speeds were gone (my first was an auto) and I was settling on color. The PORCH is an amazing little sports car. I love the manual tranny and everything else that comes along with owning a PORCH like the 1,800 members of the Metro NY PCA, the constant events that go on year round in my area surrounding the make, the tons of mods and products available for my car and the history and respect the brand commands among other makes and models. The Crossfire is an amazing all around sporty car thats built better than most any car I've ever owned. I love the uniqueness of the car and think long term it will be quite collectable. It deserved much better than the treatment and marketing Chrysler gave it and the market disrespect it got. But that is to all of us Crossfire owners/enthusiasts advantage. If garage space ever permitted I'd buy another in a heartbeat especially at their going market rates. They're a steal and one of the best and most beautiful automobiles on the road. Its a great car. You shouldn't have to disrespect another brand to feel better about what you're driving. We're all car entusiasts, can't we all just get along? A happy PORCH/Crossfire owner.
I am not knocking Porsche owners or the cars, because they are fantastic, and I can appreciate someone who has experience on both sides of the fence, but...

The reason you have 1,800 members around you and all those parts for your car is because they are more common - point blank. I am not saying it is a camry, but Porsche sells almost 100K cars a year worldwide and we all know the limited production numbers of the XF. Some see this as a problem with parts and service, I see it as I have a car more rare than most and people ask me several times a week what kind of car that beautiful black coupe is and I proudly say - it is a Crossfire.

Glad you had the opportunity to own both, you are a lucky man.
 
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