The thing that sold me on the Crossfire was Rod & Truck's special sports car issue where they pointed out that the Crossfire cornered slightly faster than the Porsche Boxster. The complainants on the steering issue are interpreting the slow ratio as a "dead" feel. While I don't like the slow ratio I've never felt that the front end wasn't telling me exactly what it was doing.

On the other hand a couple of Saturn owners I know have raved about the way their dealerships have treated them and handled any problems that have cropped up, which is an experience most Crossfire owners haven't had.