Despite the strange looks from the neighbors and the snow that is STILL left over from Friday, I managed to take one for the team and give the new ride a bath. The salt, road grime, and black snow was torture.... and as you can tell I was running out of daylight. I'm no photographer by any means, but here are some basic shots to cover all the bases and at least give an introduction to the new (to me) ride... even if this post IS a month late.

Nothing you guys haven't seen before; 2005 Alabaster, Cedar, 6-speed, 24,000 miles.

Totally bone-stock, but I will be changing that very soon. All I'm waiting on is better weather... we've seriously had 6-7 days of dry weather in the last five weeks.

Without further ado...

 

Cedar interior.

Nice!


roadster with a stick

 

I do love that cedar! looks nice...mine is a storm or 12 away from a good bath.

 

I told myself there were only a handful of things that would ever make me choose a Limited over the SRT-6:

• Cedar Interior
• 6-speed
• Alabaster

Individually, they all had appeal to me, and would make me glance away from the SRT when I was car shopping.

Then this little low-mileage, garage-kept, pampered STEAL of a deal came along that had all three things that the SRT could never offer me, all wrapped in one. That, and it was 1-owner, 30 minutes away from my house. Easiest deal I've ever made.

God is good.

 

What a beauty!

I know what you mean about getting strange looks when giving the car a bath in the cold. I'm guilty of washing my car when it was so cold the water froze before I could completely dry it. That was way back when...when I was a youngster.

 

Brazilian wax!

Les

 

Lookin good, I'm proud of you. I wash mine when its 33 degrees. Rubber gloves, stocking cap, 2 sweatshirts and a down vest. My neighbors already told my wife they think I'm crazy but I don't care. After almost 5 years of ownership it looks better than new! Keep up the good work!

 

Nothing like a clean Crossfire. I really hate when mine even has a bit of dust.

 

Similar posts on other threads may be getting to you guys, but..............................wait for it................................................ .........................Vegas baby; just dust it every two weeks.

 

I think you kept it in the garage too long.... all the color faded off and its white now.....







Looks very good..

 

I spray the big rig off every morning before I leave, rain, snow or shine...easier to wash that way....

 

well its about time!!! NOW you can start modding!! lets see... wheels c/f diffuser srt-6 wing tvt kit airbox phantom grip the list goes on.............

 

Beautiful car! Please tell me you own a garage!!!!

Monty

 

I think you missed a tiny spot of dirt on the top of the front bumper...yeah, over there to the right of center.

XF ownership and detailship becomes real ****-retentive after a few years. Don't forget to clean the inside of the exhaust pipes.

 

How did you post your pics. Congrats on a great looking car.

 

Very nice John. Good color combo too.

Congrats, looking forward to meeting you in a GTG.

 

John,
Bring her on down to the Dragon in NC in April
Looks good my man !!!

 

Beautiful ride John. I own my second favorite color on these cars. Alabaster white exudes an air of distinction that catches my eye every time I see one. Thanks for sharing.

 

Thanks man! No garage... it's the ONLY thing I dislike about where I live. Owning a condo is a hoot but I MISS having a roof to store my car under.

Nope, it's the cleanest nick you'll ever see. The previous owner apparently kissed a trailer hitch ever-so-slightly... Wasn't a huge concern as it's one of the very few minor blems on the car.

Thanks buddy. I used tinypic.com for hosting... same as photobucket, just use the [IMG] tags. Works like a champ!

Gary, FP, thanks for the props. Don't see any reason why I can't make the Dragon Run this spring.

Bmorgan, thanks for the compliment. I agree totally on the classy-factor of the white. That's why I'm going to make every effort to keep all of my mods on the "factory-esque" side... I don't want it to ever become a hack.

Steve, you're a hoot man. We'll have fun modding it this summer... looking forward to it.

Everyone else, thank you so much for your input. It's a great family to be a part of

 

Before modding, and AFTER the weather gets better, go to your local Chrysler Stealership, Alabaster paint code (at least for an '04) is P60, get yourself some touchup boy!