I like that Idea. Gives credit to the actual manufacturer of the car !

Who did you contact to get the Karmann sticker?

Slim

 

I just contacted Karmann GmbH Customer Service (follow the "contact" link) and told them how much I liked the styling and build quality of our cars and that there was no recognition given to them. I got the idea from one of our Forum members, Stryfox who lives in Sweden. Needless to say about 4 weeks later I received 2 body emblems and 2 quality vinyl decals free of charge. I will post a pic of the decal later today, but below is a pic of the body emblem on Stryfox's Xfire, I placed mine in the same location.

http://www.karmann.com/website_all/h...de_portal.html

KarmannBadge.jpg

 

Excellent, Thank you very much !

I just sent a message to Karmann's USA headquarters.

I'm proud of Karmann's reputation as a respected european specialty coachbuilder.

Our Crossfires were jointly developed by DCX-Karmann, Manufactured by Karmann with Mercedes components and badged as a Chrysler product. Karmann really deserves more credit.

Their website is very interesting !

Cheers,

Cincinnati Slim

 

OT:

I have 2 Karmann products when I really think about it. The Crossfire and my Porsche 914 were built in the German plant (only the 914/6 were sent back to Porsche).

I should send a quick email and get some free stuff.

 

I sent them a message this evening as well. Those body emblems are sweet! Notice a similarity between the Karmann logo and the Crossfire wheels?
I sure hope they haven't run out.

 

I just sent them a nice email too. A pair of those emblems would sure look nice on an Aero Blue. I hope they are as generous to me, but I offered to pay if needed.

 

i don't consider any car that can hang with a corvette stingray or 350z and smoke an rx8 slow. if you're so disappointed with the speed of it, go buy you a trashy, primered 5.0 mustang; that way, you can get whiplash and be happy every time you start off the line. then, you'll be really high-class. for $20k, the crossfire has plenty of speed.

edit: ok, so i was wrong. never realized how underpowered my xf was until i drove the Z.

 

the emblem is from a renault cabriolet. i wish i could get a pair of the silver ones.

 

I am with you on this...

last time I checked the XF can top 155 and do 60 in 6.5 seconds... stack that against the obvious others:

Audi TT - 6.9 seconds
Honda S2000 - 6.2 seconds
Nissan 350z - 5.7 seconds
Mazda Rx8 - 7.2 seconds

... and the XF seems in good company - not the slowest, nor the fastest - just the most stylish !

 

The Crossfire is like most sports cars, drag racing is not their strongest feature...

If you want brutal off-the-line acceleration then a Mustang GT is probably your best bang for the buck in a new car for less than 30K. I almost bought one but the Crossfire offered a much more refined, nimble and better handling package for less money. (especially given the current deep discounts !)

It's apples to oranges really. I've owned several muscle and pony cars over the years. Some offered brutal acceleration but not much else. I had a '68 GTX with a healthy 440 (headers, big cam, 4.11 gears); I'd run low 13s on skinny street tires in the quarter but couldn't stop or turn worth a damn or run faster than 100 mph plus for more than dozen miles before getting too hot. A good driver in a pure stock Crossfire can easily make most muscle and pony cars vanish in the rear view mirror on a road course or a twisty country road.

Like I said, apples to oranges. Different cars have different strengths.
My old Jeep rides like a coal truck but when the weather gets ugly it suddenly becomes very beautiful !

Slim

 

although the s2000 has a better 0-60, the crossfire can still beat it in the 1/4 mile.

 

Here is a picture of the "Karmann" decal under my wing.

Karmann2.jpg

 

Where did you get it from?

 

that's cool. i have to think of something for mine.

CESS

 

i like your logo and your shift ****. going to look for that shift **** tomorrow.

CESS

 

Sure?? LOL! Ok, the name is one thing but please don't mix Switzerland with Sweden ...

Here's mine: https://www.crossfireforum.org/galle...00/ppuser/8859

 

I like...where did you get the decal?

 

Sorry about that...must be getting old.

 

Well, being 22 and going to college, i always got the comment, "i wish my mom and dad would buy me a car like that!" Well actually kids, i have worked since the week i turned 14, all through high school when you were on the football field, basketball court, pep rallies, and track meets. I was at work!... so i put the line, "Ya, I Paid For It" under my rear wing. I loved it, even though I do not own the car anymore, I have come to this website to see the wonderful comments and what the great people have to say!

 

LOL ... don't worry about. Just amusing how often people mix up Switzerland and Sweden. Yeah, both in Europe far far away ...

FP: just send a nice message to Karmann (US) ...