I'm just curious, since when will a MB dealership honor a warranty issue or work on a Chrysler product, even if the Crossfire is a SLK in sheep's clothing? The exception being is, if they sold you a used Crossfire off their lot.

OT - An observation on something I've found to be amusing for the short period of time I've been reading this forum. A lot of people here are too paranoid concerning the maintenance and forget the Crossfire is just a car. There is nothing all that unique about it. Owners here seem to go bonkers over the simplest things like an oil change (granted there was a small issue when the car first came out and the manual was soon revised on how much oil the engine took, but that got squared away in short order). A transmission or a rear end change is really no big deal and any trained mechanic should be able to do it. Remember, all Chrysler dealerships that sell the Crossfire were required to invest in tools, a minor parts inventory and training for at least two of their mechanics.

The airplanes you fly on are way more complex than any car. When their mechanics transfer from one kind of plane to another or major mods have been done on the airframe they are working on, they receive transition training, it's no big deal. The military is the same way. You may start out working on a forty year old B-52 and end your career on the newest airframe out there, often with four weeks or less of familiarization training.

I don’t mean to ruffle any feathers here, honest. It’s just that I get a chuckle now and then. Life is too short, relax and enjoy your cars. Find a qualified dealership/shop that you feel comfortable doing business with and take your car there. Sometimes changing service writers will even get you better service. And keep in mind, like all other professions, there are good and bad dealerships.


If you have a minute, check out my gallery. While the turkey was in the oven yesterday, I went out to the garage to take some pictures of my car to use as screen savers.