Much truth.

Ignoring body damage, if you pop both airbags, it's $8,000.

Not only do you have to replace both airbag modules (Mercedes part numbers) but you also have to replace the $2,000 dash pad, which requires some 6 hours of labor. Then, there's the windshield, which will spider from the force of the passenger bag.

Since the FMV of most Crossfires is $12-$14K, it won't take much more. Likely the impact wasn't even hard enough to pop the bags.

I'd buy it for a cruise car, but not for high-speed shenanigans.