I just purchased a used 2004 Crossfire coupe but no luggage. How can I get it? Also what are owners doing about lack of useful cup holders? Are there aftermarket products? I love this car!

 

if you bought it from the dealership, chrysler automatically sends it to your address via fedex it took 2 weeks from purchase of XF to get mine... you will like the set.

good luck,
j

 

just realized.. you got it used... hmmm ask person you bought it from.... if not, check EBAY.

cup holders some of us use the plastic clip-ons to the glove box...

but after a while... i prefer not to drink in the XF because it is prone to spilling often!!!

take care,
j

 

For cupholders try http://www.ultimatecupholders.com/

We bought the plastic flip-up ones shown on the left margin and have been very happy with them. We mounted them low on the transmission tunnel. You might think they would get in the way of your leg but even with a tall drink your knee fits well over the top. Be sure to put them just ahead of the closest seat position used because the seat will tear them up if you don't. The metal ones shown look like they would work well too.

 

There is also an experimental metal version called "Ultimate Cupholder II" from the same supplier at
http://www.ultimatecupholders.com/ucii.html#top
It fits flush with the floor and attaches to the carpeted tunnel with long metal pins. I have been using it for over a year -- it works perfectly, never spills, and is very well made. Here's part of an email I received from the supplier when I first asked about it for the Crossfire last April:

"You might also take a look here: http://www.ultimatecupholders.com/ucii.html That's a quick-and-dirty page that shows a new version that I've not yet made generally available that works in just about anything assuming that the side of the tunnel is relatively vertical and the floor generally flat. Basically the same idea as the original versions, but uses a different mounting approach that eliminates the dependency on the height. That might be a better way to go since it's more adaptable. Functionally they're basically the same and I think it looks a little nicer. Price is the same as the originals. No color selection for these at this time - they're all brushed stainless with black rubber trim."

I don't know why this product is not specifically listed on the current web page, but the links above are still active and will give you an idea of how this ingenious solution works.

 

IMHO those cup holders make the car look cheap... but then maybe it's more function than form... i don't need a cup holder... water bottles store well in the console storage --- soda's bad for u anyway as is fast food --- =P

XFire's new tagline --- "will make you eat (well, drink at least) more healthily..." =)

 

Thanks Maxxm for the heads up on the cupholders... my first impression, was WOW...interesting... nice... more in tune with logic...inertia...Gs... BUMPS twists turns... that i encounter everyday. AND PERFECT FOR LONG TRIPS Did you have to screw into anything? or i does it wedge?

I can't use the console cupholder as it is an awkward reach... so i use this plastic $4 holder that HANGS from the closed lip of the glove box.

NOW I KNOW MY cupholder IS BUTT UGLY!... BUT IT ACTUALLY GOVERNS MY RIDE AS MY XF IS PRONE TO SPILLS... SO... WHEN CUP IS FINISHED ... UP GOES THE REAR SPOILER.

 

Thanks for all your suggestions for the cupholder. This is a very nice and helpful forum.

 

Just a little trivia, that probably everybody knows the answer to, but for those of you who don't.

What other "sports car" built by Mercedes came with its own custom made luggage?

 

I think I know the answer...1959 Gullwing!!!

 

yeah... it was the gulfwing... i have a pic... but diff to upload!!!

but it was white luggage!

 

I thought it was tan leather.

 

i will try to upload it or at least find the link again.

j

 

if you google gullwing luggage you will see it came in diff colors... matching interior colors.


j

 

Give that man a cigar!... I've only seen tan, but it wouldn't surprise me if it matched the interior. Probably alot of black ones too. Congrats xfire1!

 

It attaches to the vertical carpeted section of the tunnel area with two sets of long metal pins. When mounted correctly, it is very stable, and its extra depth holds cans and bottles and cups securely. I put it on the passenger side close to the seat (so it doesn't interfere with the passenger's feet) and can reach it easily and without the elbow gyrations required to use the stock cupholder. And if anything ever spills (nothing has yet), the liquid would go on the floor mat and not on the console or the seats. It's a good solution, given the physical parameters we have to work with in the cabin.

 

yeah i like it... its race ready raw!!! something you will find in a cockpit of a single engine prop airplane... basic... metal... fundamental... simple...

so you didn't put one on the driver's side?

j

 

Nope, just on the passenger side, where it is actually easier for the driver to reach.

 

so i should put one on my side... for the passenger's cup. hehehehe thanks
j

 

Only if you want her to spend time reaching for your right leg...