Hail! I live in West Columbia, a suburb of Columbia SC. I just bought an automatic 2005 red crossfire convertible.
Here is a picture before purchase:
And finally in my driveway:
Like most old car, this girl is only 2 years away from being 20, they have issues. sigh. So me being a halfway capable, I will be bringing this car up to spec. I took it for a drive last night and developed a punch list. I will get into that at the end. Right now, I am going to *****, complain, laminate, how previous owners neglected, modified, attempted repairs ruining otherwise a very fine car.
The window fell out over the weekend. I did a glue rush job and suspect that I will be doing this over again. The previous owner said the top was recently done. I strongly suspect that was badly done or just old.
One of the previous owners, smoked the head lights. Well this is a bad idea, when I drove last night, I almost got hit a few times. And I could barely see the road with high beams on. So I will be looking for replacements and just pulling them apart and cleaning out the paint.
The guy I bought the cross fire replaced the tires with new wheels and did not put in new TPMS (tire pressure monitoring sensors). Should I keep the new wheels or go back stock?
I suspect the previous owners had issues with the automatic lift top. I had to cut off the tie wrap for the trunk divider sensor that overrode the microswitch. The top controller was tie wrapped in place. I had to wipe up hydraulic fluid.
I found this thing, what is it?
Does it have a mounting place in the trunk?
The guy messed up the coin/ash tray when installing an aftermarket radio. I suspect I will be switching out the aftermarket radio with something that supports Bluetooth. Or just keep it, and put a headset in the car.
He took out all the lightbulbs in the map light. ARRGGHHH, I plan to get LED lights and replace what I can.
A little 'bout me:
I am an firmware engineering working for a tool company. I write software for very expensive fastening tools used on production lines. My daily driver is a Hyundai Elantra GT. I like hatchbacks. I have a strong background in aviation and gliding. My most current hobby is ballroom or swing dancing. Hey, it's where the girls are!