Welcome aboard this great forum, and congratulation on your new ride. Enjoy it, but definitely change the oil.

 

Welcome and good luck with the car. Where are you from?

 

Welcome to the forum EOLJR!

Advice—
Hang on to your wallet, the oil change is going to $ting!
and please take care of your new baby better than this:

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Congrats on the "new" ride!

 

Welcome to the Forum and Congrats on the "new" ride.... Now the FUN begins.

 

my cars sat on the lot for most of their lives so i changed the oil right away. made me feel a lot better and maybe the cars slightly better. then i proceeded to have them professionally detailed in and out. they look sparkly in their calif dry garage. what have i had to do to sort them out? gm=new diff due to 65-70 harmonic at 4.5k miles, new cupholder (holds blackberrys perfectly), trans seal, new michelin p/s. black=parking lot ding taken out by dentmasters (looks perfect), relay control switch.

both cars are happily factory stock slowly going back up in value.

 

First of all Congratulations on a great find and welcome to the forum !!!

I suggest you change the oil and filter.
Use Mobil 1 0W40 fully synthetic oil and a fleece oil filter.

I also suggest getting a new battery.
All the 2004 models now have 5 years age on the battery and the life of the OEM battery is 5 years.
Better safe than sorry

Interstate MTP-91

Battery Replacement - Interstate MTP-91

 

What a great find! Congrats and welcome to the "Perma-Grin" Club.
Get new oil/filter as soon as you can.
Gary is probably correct about that battery, have it checked and/or replaced before winter.
Main thing-Have fun and drive it like you stole it.

 

Welcome aboard!! What part of the country are you located in?
Stan

 

Welcome!

Check out your owners manual for any questions you have with maintenance. I agree with the suggestions with the battery. Also, the car should tell you when it needs an oil change. Of course, if you want piece of mind, you could always just do it now and start fresh. Make sure you at least check the oil level. At 2k miles the car likely has the factory fill in it, so maybe it would be a good idea just to some fresh oil in there. I'd probably consider it, actually.

 

They say that Virginia is for lovers..... Actually, this forum is for lovers, too, of Crossfires. Welcome!

Already you have received good direction on how to take care of your new 'baby'. There is plenty of additional info on the forum to help you, along with any other questions that you may have.

Enjoy the driving!

 

I would check the battery as well to be safe. Enjoy your ride and welcome to the perm-a-grin club.

 

Thanks again to all the good advise. I'm going to change all fluids as soon as possible, just to be on the safe side. I haven't tested the battery yet, but will do so tomorrow. I'm interested in buying the Rear Fascia Accent Panels. Where is the best place to purchase these panels at a reasonable price? The brakes seem a little soft and spongy. Is this normal for the car?
EOLJR

 

Welcome to the forum. I'm also fairly new, have received a lot of valuable information here. What color is your car & where you from? Enjoy the car.

 

Thanks again for all the support and advice. The car is a automatic gray coupe with black and gray leather interior. All stock with no modifications yet.
EOLJR

 

You may change the brake fluid also. Your extended warranty may cover battery!