Originally Posted by blackcrossfire07
I bought my car brand new in 2005 (a 2005 base coupe). Everywhere I went everyone asked me about it. It was a fresh new look that stood out in the crowd. I got thumbs up left and right. It was my daily driver for 4 years to work. I put 56K miles on it. The past year and a half has been slow. It has become a garage queen. I drive way too many miles so I only drive it on the weekends.... which is less often than I would like. I try to drive it at least twice a month but lately it has been more like once a month. Here is the story...
I took it out this weekend for a long drive. I probably put a couple hundred miles on it. What an amazing car! The most unappreciated vehicle by the public. If people only knew what it felt like to drive I would guess the car value would be much higher. What a fine machine Chrysler built! It is funny how you really learn to appreciate it more when you don't drive it everyday. You almost forget what it feels like to run through the gears.... how responsive the gas pedal is and how smooth it will go at 100+ MPH. The car rides like a dream! A little bouncy but that is the best part.
Will the public ever realize what a jewel this car is?
Just sharing my thoughts and excitement from this past weekend. I guess I get so caught up in life that I need to make a better effort to get it out of the garage. A car like this should not sit for so long. It is my fault! I need to spend more time enjoying the finer things in life.
You will find many here in agreement with your observations.
Here is my peculiar and tangental view on the subject.
I have owned many cars and amoung them , many Benzes. I cannot tell you the number of times I put a Benze aside for a sleek new model of a "domestic" car with plans to sell the Benz.
Yet each time I got in the
clunky old Benz, I wondered why I wanted to sell it. They just have a "feel" about them that led to the common phrase,
"own one and you will know."
Well, just under the skin, the Crossie is a Benz. There is no getting around it.
"own one and you will know."
roadster with a stick