Well said Tex.

I've NEVER bought a car thinking I'd make money, and I certainly have never bought a car thinking I wouldn't take a bath over the long haul. They're depreciable items, I know.

That said, the marketing of this car has been a joke from the start. While the Xfire is a great car, and a fun car to drive, with good enough performance for most drivers, let's face it....it's ONLY distinction over the competition is it's style.

It's not class leader in performance, with the exception of a few handling characteristics.

So...put a bunch of relatively stripped down (they still retain the important goodies, like traction control) cars out there well under $30K, which is where they will wind up, and there will be as many out there as Z cars.

Forget limited production...if Chrysler finds it can move numbers of these cars, so equipped, at that price they're ramp up production.

So the main buzz one gets from this car...other people's reactions, will be greatly diluted.

Much as I like the car, I don't love it. I'm seriously thinking of selling (too much of a bath in a trade) NOW before the Crossfire Lights hit the streets, and chalk this one up to experience.