Originally Posted by Joliet John
I never understand the people who talk about the Crossfire being a head turner, or those who say they regularly get comments about the car from people at gas stations or wherever.
Perhaps it is that the car is not entirely uncommon here in the Chicago area, or maybe it's that I live in an area where a lot of people have some very nice cars. Whatever the reason, I don't notice that my car gathers much attention (which I view as a good thing), or that anyone thinks it's anything unique or special.
However, I did feel very complimented today when a friend asked me if I'd give him my key and let him take it for a drive. I was rather surprised and asked him why. His response was that he thought it was a very cool car, he'd heard favorable things about performance and handling... he thought it would be fun.
Why was I surprised? Because this conversation took place in a warehouse where he keeps some of his cars, including 2 Ferraris, a Diablo, a Ford GT40 and a Shelby Cobra.
I gave him the key. Maybe one of these days, he'll toss me the keys to one of his cars.
Maybe it is your area, however I too live in an area which is common with every car imagenable -- Mazzeratti's, Porche, highest end Mercedes, BMW's, Bently's, Ferrari's -- you name it an you'll see it on the roads in the DC area including Maryland and Virginia. Lot's of diplomats and others with tons of money to dump into beautiful cars. Despite that, my Crossfire still get's plenty of attention. While I love that, I hope it doesn't turn into a curse like it may have for others on the Forum that have experienced malicious vandalism.
Good luck getting the keys to the Cobra and the GT40.