Ok, here's my take on the situation, keeping in mind that I'm a relative Newbie to both the Crossfire and this forum (I got my license plates today)

There are dependable cars, then there are sports cars with a lot of new technology, new ways to put systems together and tight spaces to fit everything in. sometimes reliability is sacraficed in some areas to gain speed and horsepower.

I chose a Crossfire for several reasons. It was in my price range, and I could finance it fairly cheap. It was my car. My Sports Car. After 8 years with 2 other owners, it had a few problem (Still does) but part of the fun of owning a car like this is tinkering with it, and making it your own, and yea.. even fixing the odd problem or six that may pop up. I rode in (the guy wouldn't let me drive it) a 10 or 11 year old Corvette with 80K on it, and the guy assured me that this noise was nothing, or that noise was normal, and he wanted WAY too much money for that many problems... now I'm not suggesting that Corvettes are junk... but even a Ferrari if not taken care of is going to leak, and rattle and perhaps leave you stranded along side the road... The Crossfire has its share of problems, I'll grant you, but for me, there isn't anything there that can't be fixed and improved on, and THAT is part of the joy of owning a sports car...

As always, JMHO