OK... I'll throw in my 2 cents here. My car was purchased used with only 8k miles on it. When she started it on the lot it rattled for maybe 2 seconds and ran perfectly...

I enjoyed the car for over 3 months and put another 4 thousand miles on it. It always ran perfectly... but started a slight tick on the right side of the engine. I blew it off for as long as could, and took it to the dealer. They changed the lifters and rocker arms... but it still ticked. The returned the car to me and said its all good. I drove it for a weekend and returned it back to them with the same very noticeable ticking at low RPM's under all conditions.

The diagnosed it to the furthest point Chrysler would let them, which included partial tear down, and ultimately came down to the car needing a whole new engine. The ordered a short block and then went through a tedious period of hand building the bottom end of the engine. Seems as tho MB doesn't build "spares" and the mechs at the dealer had to fit the crank and pistons as needed from scratch. It took 3 Chrysler tech reps and over 60 days to receive all the parts and assemble it and return the car to me. I was told that this was one of only 3 Crossfires in the nation that has needed a complete engine change. I was also told that there is only ONE parts warehouse in the nation for this car and they are slow to respond. The refused to tell me anything other than shut up and wait.

It works good now... nice and quiet... the whole experience really angers me... poor planning, poor dealer service department, etc... I'll never buy another thats for sure.

I still say the car is awesome and just what i wanted... but gezzzz, can we get a little dealer support.