Shortly after getting back home, I went out and cleaned the front bumper of all contaminants from the road trip. Applied some "Quik Wax" to spruce it up.

 

These are all bad machines, for sure, but my eye goes straight to the CF every time.

 

Updated my maintenance files for the XFire to include the 2013 results. Graphs are attached.

Later,

 

My 2004 Coupe arrived this week from Tennessee. Got it emission tested, registered in Nevada and satellite radio installed. 10,700 miles and ready to roar. I love it!

 

Great find and sharp looking XFire!! Since it's a 2004 model, the color is actually Graphite Gray, which was available on 2004 & 2005 model years and then discontinued. Color was changed to Machine Gray (bluish tint) for 2006 thru 2008 models.

Enjoy your new ride! And welcome to The Forum.

Later,

 

Thanks, that's good to know. Something I read initially somewhere referred to it as metallic gray, but who knows what that source was. I originally was looking at a silver 05, but now like this color much better. I like the pure graphite color better without the blue tint but actually, they all look good.

 

Your car is gorgeous! But everyone on this Forum knows that Machine Gray is the best looking XFire paint!

Later,

 

2007 Crossfire LTD.
Houston/Seattle

 

So now I'm confused, my car is a 2005 model yet, as far as I thought it's colour is "Machine Gray".

VIN:
1C3APE9L66X063246

After we purchased the car recently we contacted the Chrysler dealer who supplied the car from new (here in the UK) to get the paint code and they stated the colour as "machine gray clear coat" and a colour code as "P17"

Perhaps some xfire experts might be able to deduce from the photos in my forum album what they think my xfire colour is?

 

Your car does appear to be Machine Gray Clear Coat. Car has a 'blue-ish' tint to it. US Brochure clearly show that color only available for 2006 thru 2008 models. Graphite Gray was used for 2004 & 2005 models.

Machine Gray might have been offered in Europe/UK during 2005. Or your car might be unique in that it was painted the new gray color and was produced near the end of the 2005 production run. Look on VIN decal and see when it was produced.

 

toob
Your Crossfire is a 2006 model, not 2005! Your VIN# identifies it as a 2006, since the 6X before the last six numbers of the VIN# is the last digit of the manufacturing date/year. That is the proof the Machine Gray is the colour!
Dennis
DTMenace

 

Good catch. I didn't pay any attention to the VIN No. Duh!

Later,

 

Hello,
Is there a link or could someone help me figure out how to attach a photo to my reply. Trying to add my machine gray roadster to your pics but can't figure it out. I go to advanced, attach the pic from my photo library, but can't seem to return to the message box without losing everything. I'm using an iPad. Kind of embarrassing but I have seemed to exhaust my options.

 

I upload the photo to one of my photo albums. Then I open the photo in the album. At the bottom of the page it will have a url to the photo. Copy that, then past it into your post when you hit the "insert image" button (yellow square with mountains)

 

You don't HAVE to hit the "insert image" button, just paste the copied URL.
( this with just a paste ) :

 

Thanks Dennis. So it appears my xfire is a 2006 model however it was built in 2005 and first registered in the UK (DVLA logbook) 30/12/2005.
As you can see the date of UK registration is very close to the end of 2005 so I guess it's quite possible that the car has a 2006 specification.
This is great news here in the UK as "Road Tax", an annual tax to drive on UK roads increased significantly on 2006 cars. As mine is registered in 2005 I pay the lower amount yet have the 2006 car, Cool!

BTW - which site did you use to do the vin lookup?

On one site I did get this back "Vehicle Build Date: 2005/9/2" with "Model Year: 2006"

I also noticed "Sequential number: 063246", I'm assuming this is the incremental serial number for cars coming off the assembly line, would this be all Chryslers or just Crossfires?
Also is there a master list held somewhere like on this forum?

 

If you look at the VIN label on the door, it will tell you what month, day, year & production hour the car was assembled.

Later,

 

Updated the fuel mileage & operating costs for the 2007 Coupe this morning. Pictures are attached.

Later,

 

You can also just upload the picture(s) directly as an attachment. Once you select the picture(s) from your PC under MANAGE ATTACHMENTS, you have to click the UPLOAD ATTACHMENTS button in the pop-up window. The pictures should show as being uploaded within the pop-up window at the bottom when this step is complete. Once that occurs, you can CLOSE THE WINDOW and complete posting your message.

Several ways to get the job done.

Hope this helps,

 

can someone check this vin.an see if it belonged 2 someone here 1C3AN69L35X027136 it is machine gray i think
thanks