best of luck, there are a few engines on ebay for even cheaper than the price you were quoted, might want to shop around and see if any of them are local or offer free shipping...

when you buy a salvaged title car, you're pretty much in it until it explodes because you probably won't get your money out of it... have you had it long enough that you feel you got your $6000 out of it? if you're in need of a vehicle and don't have a lot of $$ to spend your options seem to be spend $2000 to get the Crossfire back up and running or buy a $2000 car and try to sell off the Crossfire for parts to try and recoup your original investment