Originally Posted by Soctramg1967

As I think about this, describing a Crossfire as a "heap of problems" is a poor choice of words. I knew when I purchased an almost 20 year old vehicle, that it would carry a lot of baggage. Having no idea, other than appearance, of its condition, I have been steadily catching up on all of the maintenance of which I had no knowledge. The past year has been a steady course of oil and filter changes, engine and cabin air filter changes, transmission, steering, rear end, brake and coolant fluid changes, replacing the crank position sensor, serpintine belt, and coolant hoses (one coolant line about five miles from home). I have replaced the top on my roadster and am going to recover the seats next month. I have experienced a couple of stuck ignition keys, an engine shut down while cruising, occasional stalling, but so far nothing serious. On my own, I managed to screw up the power top while wiring in a new illuminated wind screen, a stuck trunk lid which a forum member had a very easy electric bypass, and a broken hood latch (maybe I pulled too hard on the below dash lever). Anyway, it has not been a heap of problems; instead, it has been a vehicle which is rapidly becoming a well maintained vehicle which garners constant positive comments and is surrounded by people taking pictures. Is it expensive to maintain ? ? ? Hell yes! Unreasonably so ? ? ? Not at all. And by the way . . . my stock limited roadster topped out at over 150 one evening on a lonely stretch of I-95. Wow . . . that would have been a truly expensive ticket!