I am in the process of purchasing a 2006 Crossfire Coupe Limited (six speed) and need some advice.

This is my first sports car and I wanted to know if I have an option of performance tires or all season tires which would be best for my type of driving. I live in central Illinois and the winters can be wet and snowy.

This car will not be driven extremely hard but want my wife to feel safe.

I was told by salesperson that is selling me the car that she drove a Crossfire for two years but replaced the performance tires within 3 months. She said she did not feel safe with P-tires.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

If you live where there is alot of rain/snow/ice, I would get the Continental ASP ( All Season Performance ) tire option. Or the tire brand of your choice, I am on my second set of Continental ASP tires and have not had any issues with the brand or type.

 

welcome stoy848!

technically speaking, all tires for the crossfire would be considered "high performance" simply based on the tire profile. the distinction i believe you are making is between "summer" performance tires and all-season performance tires. if you intend to drive the vehicle at all in snow or ice conditions you will need to make sure you have all-season tires. adding some weight into the hatch area helps as well. summer tires are great on dry pavement and in the rain but they will provide little or no traction in the snow. many crossfires are delivered with the "optional" Continental ContiTouringContact CW95 all-season tire. the all-season tires still provide more than enough grip than a casual driver will ever need in dry pavement conditions so you don't have to compromise in performance based on your driving habits. it might be cheaper to find a new crossfire already equipped with these tires vs. getting one with summer tires (such as Continental ContiSportContact 2 or Michelin Pilot Sport 2) and then immediately replacing those tires. however, it should be noted that chrysler does charge $185 as an option for the all-season tires which seems strange since the all-season tires are actually considerably less expensive than the summer tire options.

 

Thanks for the info.

The Crossfire I am looking at does not have all season performance tires on it but they have another there that does. I asked if they could switch tires but they indicated that they could not do that because they have to sell the car with the equipment listed on sticker. I really do not quite understand that as I have seen this one with other cars.

Starting to get a little nervous about going thru with this purchase with all the chatter about service problems and all.

Seems like a great deal in the short run brand new 2006 Alabaster Crossfire Coupe Limited that lists for $37k for $23,500.

Not really sure what to do now.