Hey hows it going?
If I really thought you cared, I'd tell you.
I heard many downfalls about Crossfire:
- Maintenance and repair work will cost a fortune!!! If you take it to the dealer for every silly thing that comes up, yes. So, how is this different from any other car?
- Reliability is POOR If you sit here and read thru the forum, you might get that idea - but it's just not true. Sure, some have problems (like my locked trunk from last fall) but everything is fixable, most of it at home if you have even moderate ability - like myself.
- Parts and Tires are EXPENSIVE Yea, tires for sports cars are a bit costly. And parts thru a dealer are high, but there ARE other sources.
- Poor handling I'll leave this one alone - I can only compare it to trucks and vans (my other vehicles) and the Ford Crown Vic I once owned. But of course, I disagree with your statement.
- It takes premium gas (Will cost a lot to run) If the extra 30 or 40 cents per gallon is too much for you, I suggest you should not own a car in the first place.
Sorry my friend, but this seems silly - way more silly than anything I've posted here (other than telling everyone I was getting married 3 months after meeting her). $3.50 per tankful is not "costing a lot".
- Chrysler= **** First, I don't really agree. But second - just WHAT about this car is Chrysler? THey did not build it, and it' has a powertrain from a Mercedes.
- Most of the car is a downgraded Mercedes Downgraded? No, maybe a bit OUTDATED, but it's not a cheap version of a Mercedes.
- 350Z, WRX, M3, Miata, s2000, mr2, RX8 --- Are all better cars!?!? On what basis do you make such a general blanket statement? Sure the 350Z is a cool car, but I mean REALLY - a
Miata? Again, this is a blanket statement that is hard to respond to.
I've put 15,000 miles on mine in 13 months and am so overly happy that I am considering another (much higher mileage) Crossfire for a second car, as my pickup is gone now. (Hate to put too many miles on the Roadster).
Go test drive about 5 Crossfires ... ignore the sales guys' pleas for you to buy one, just drive them and see what you think. Or show up at a GTG and see if some of us don't let you drive our cars... that's how I got hooked - drove three XF's one sunday last year and bought my Roadster less than 14 days later.
I was sold.