Originally Posted by daithi2
I would choose my srt8 300 over the srt6 ten fold. The 300 is mine the crossfire hers. IMO the only reason to have the crossfire is the driveline. The interior is trashy, 22k miles. Cup holder broken, ashtray broken, headliner falling, ic pump failed, trans leaked, dome light broken, I'm 6'4 245 and car is very uncomfortable.
Yeah I'd take the 300 any day of the week, hers might be faster on spray but but I've got a Kenny bell on the 300 and ive gone best 11.8@116 to her 12.0@113 no nitrous in 4000'+da.
Wow, your experience is quite different from mine. Sounds like your wife bought an abused SRT6 or you guys don't take care of your cars very well.
Mine has 25,000 miles on it at the moment. Cupholder works fine. Ashtray works fine but it's never used. Headliner is perfect. IC pump has not failed.....yet. I did have the transmission leak recently but that was a $98 fix, in and out in about an hour. And my dome light works just fine.
While the Crossfire interior definitely looks dated from a design standpoint and I'd personally prefer something other than silver for the center stack, everything works and the materials choices are very good / durable.
In contrast, I looked at the SRT8 a few years back (05/06 I think) and found the interior to be straight out of the 80's. Materials quality was horrible cheap plastic and the design just wasn't competitive with other modern cars at that time. Everything from the instrument cluster to the center stack to the switchgear just screamed CHEAP. And assembly quality wasn't impressive either. I've pretty much come to expect that as the hallmark of Chrysler cars in general.
Two exceptions come to mind, and only two. The first is the Pacifica which was a joint Daimler/Chrysler effort. That car had an interior which was a real step up for Chrysler, especially in the Limited version. The second is the Crossfire which is pretty much the Daimler SLK32 AMG with some styling by Chrysler.
With that said, I've seen the redesigned Grand Cheokee, the 300, and the 200 at my dealer recently and they are all.....FINALLY.....sporting fully competitive modern interiors with good materials quality and elegant design. Thanks Fiat! About time. Funny what a near death experience will do for motivation.