Originally Posted by Bullseye
The oil our XF's use is mobil one synthetic, it runs around 5-6 bucks a quart. And our XF's use damn near 9 of them. You will have 50 bucks just in oil. Just glad I negotiated 3 free oil changes with them when i bought the car.
You can pick up 5 quarts at Wally world for $16. I forgot that the Xfire is going to need a little more fluid than the SRT does. You might have $40 in oil and $15 in labor/filter, but that's far shy of $100.
As far as EVOs go, I love them as well. But like you guys said, they aren't everyday drivers.
Also, I believe that comparing the Xfire to Z / S2K / RX8 is stupid as well. First of all, they are not luxury sport tourers, like the Xfire is. They are true sports cars, i.e. none of the bells and whistles plus a harsh ride. A more fair comparison would be to the Audi TT, BMW Z4, and G35. When up against these cars the Xfire holds its own. It has better numbers than all of them except the G35, which is a drivers race. I have no regrets of the purchase I made and would do it again in a heartbeat. The Xfire is my dream car...
Bullseye,
Yes, the '03 Cobras are SICK! I've seen lightly modded ones in the 12s, that is just plain pure American muscle.