Realistically, In my opinion the Crossfire is no high performance fantastic handling rocket in the LTD or the SRT and has plenty of shortfalls. However, the car is cool and very unique. I'm happy with my basic XF and its automatic transmission. If I wanted something in a standard that was way more fun, way more reliable, in a convertible without breaking the bank that was equally impractical I'd buy a Miata (but it wouldn't be as cool as a XF).