Hello, I am considering buying a Crossfire and was pleased to find this forum. I have been mainly driving a Honda Civic hybrid for the past 8 years. Since I soon won't have to be driving as many miles as I have been I thought it would be fun to get a more sporty car and not worry about the fuel economy as much. I also have a Pacifica AWD which at this point has fairly high miles on it so I though a low miles Crossfire would be a good car to use as my regular driver. Also, truth be told at 53 yrs of age I guess you could say I'm buying the Crossfire as my mid-life crisis car. My wife and I test drove a manual shift Crossfire convertible the other day at a local dealer and we both loved it. She wasn't crazy about the manual shift but said she could live with it. Compared to the Civic, performance wise, well there was no comparison.

I also have a garage full of motorcycles and have been busy moving things around in there trying to make room for a Crossfire. It will not be easy and my lawnmower may have to live outside from now on plus I'm selling some woodworking equipment that I haven't used in years since sawdust and motorcycles don't mix very well.

I've found a XF Coup Limited in Gold with just under 20,000 miles on it for around $17,000 which seems to be a fairly good price. I know this is not a sensible car to have but at this point in my life it seems like perhaps owning a car that is not sensible might be sensible if it makes me feel good to drive it.

I'm looking forward to getting the car and participating in this forum.