So, I was looking for a new (to me), sporty, fun car and was looking for some specific models but not having much success. I did a broad search for cars with manual transmissions in my price range and this little beauty came up. I had completely forgot about Crossfires, probably because I haven’t seen one in yeeeears! It was an hour drive away, but I had to check it out. Totally worth the trip. With only 44K miles on the speedometer, it was obviously a well-loved car. The owner was asking $9K for it and my “budget” was about $7K. I didn’t know much about Crossfires, but I do know about internet forums. I discovered CrossfireForum, did some research, and learned that the issues with these cars are few and manageable. I offered $8K and it was accepted! My commute is only about 10 miles so I plan on daily driving it in dry weather. As you can see from the photos (in my album), it is super clean (really, look at the door jamb). The brakes and rotors appear to have only a couple of thousand miles on them, if that. The front tires were original! I had them replaced with some Perelli’s. The rear tires (Toyo Proxes) are relatively new, with maybe a couple thousand miles on them. I also repaired an oil leak from the passenger side breather cover, thanks to the 12 year old post by MikeR. The oil looks clean but is about a year and a half old so will change it. Is it worthwhile to change out trans, diff, brake & steering fluids? Any advice about preventative maintenance is welcome!
2006 Limited, Machine Gray