Originally Posted by GulfCoast
What is your opinion of the JD Powers ratings? The 2004 Crossfire has an overall rating of 2 out of 5, with 4/5 on Mechanical Quality, 2/5 on Body & Interior Quality, 2/5 on Feature and Accessory Quality, 3/5 on Performance, 2/5 on Creature Comforts, and 4/5 on Style. Ostensibly, these ratings are "consumer ratings of their vehicles after the first few months of ownership. 2005 ratings are the same except for style, which is only 3/5.
By contrast, the 2004 Honda S2000 is an Overall 5/5, with all categories rated at 5 except for Performance (3/5) and Style (3/5). The 2003 BMW Z4 has an Overall rating of 5/5, with all categories rated at 5 except for Body & Interior Quality (3/5), Feature and Accessory Quality (4/5), and Style (4/5). The 2004 model only lists Performance, Creature Comforts, and Style, all rated at 4/5. Even the 2004 Ford Thunderbird, a cruiser, not a sports car, rated 5/5 Overall, although Body/Interior Quality garnered a 2/5, Performance a 3/5, Creature Comforts a 2/5, and Style a 4/5.
Thoughts?
just about hit the nail on the head on except i would rank as follows:
overall: 3 out of 5
mechanical quality: 4 out of 5
Body & interior: 4 out of 5
feature and accessory: 3
performance: 2 out of 5
creature comforts: 4 out of 5
style: 5 out of 5
i mean honestly i hate to tell u but the crossfire is not the car it's concept was -- why not it IS UNDERPOWERED, and the interior used plastic instead of metal -- no don't get me wrong i think the xf is a good car through and through but for the msrp price it isn't quite the SPORTS CAR as its competitors - z4, s2000, 350z, g35 -- and you can say yea "they look uglier" and i will reply "exactly that's why they *jd power* gave it a 4, and i gave it a 5".
250 - 275 hp would be very substantial for this type of care, but 220 -- dc why come out with one of the best looking 2 seaters ever and make it underpowered?