I thought the Crossfire was a great design when it first came out. But also thought Chrysler had overpriced it, and passed on it. The Solstice concept car was my next pick and GM had the projected price right in the ballpark. I sat in a Solstice on the dealers showroom, not long ago. Played with the one way drivers seat(forward and back only). Looked at how the rag top didn't fit very well, and no auto/stick availability. It has a few nice options that the Crossfire does not have: 6 disk cd, driver information center. But the Crossfire has more options, HP, and 6 way drivers seat, which is way better.The Pontiac dealer wanted MSRP and couldn't even give me a delivery date, because GM was having problems getting them past quality control. I went with the price discounted Crossfire the very next day. GM lost my business and Chrysler gained a new customer, because they have the Crossfire priced right now. We bought a new Corvette in 2003 so it isn't about what I can afford, but more about best bang for your buck. Just my opinion.

I think the Solstice's will become very common because of price after the newness wears off, but the Crossfire will still be rarely seen. Rare is nice.