I decided that a Crossfire is for me. Found one in Seattle and even convinced the wife that I had to have it. Flew up to Seattle Saturday morning, made the deal, stayed the night in Seattle for New Years celebrating and drove home the following morning.
I gotta say, the best decision I have made since putting a V8 in my Wrangler

Its an 05 Limited Coupe with 68K. Aero Blue. Dark grey interior which I guess is called Slate?

Time to start searching for a few minor repairs and upgrades needed to make this car just that much better.

Edited color, the car is Aero blue, not SSB

 

Welcome to our Forum. You'll find more info on here than you ever thought possible. Enjoy

 

Welcome to the forum !!
Glad ya found us here and what a great way to begin the New Year !!

Gary

 

Congratulations. Slate it is, although there was a two-tone option of slate and light gray offered.

 

Sounds like Washigton is losing a lot of Crossfires. My Daughter and Her Boyfriend flew up from Vegas and picked up an Alabaster Roadster just outside Seattle the week after Thanksgiving.
You snagged a Crossfire in a very popular color. Congrats.
By the way, what size V8 did you put into your Jeep?

 

Welcome, congrats, good luck and great way to starting a new year..

 

Thanks everybody.

I put a Magnum 5.2 in it about a year ago. Used all factory parts to comprise the entire drivetrain, only having to make custom motor mounts to weld to the frame to mount it up. With a 12" glasspack it sounds sweet too!

 

Congratulations, and welcome to the forum! I think I've convinced a friend of mine from the Boise area (Melba) to look hard at the Crossfire over some other more expensive options. Maybe you'll have another in the area shortly.

I know you'll enjoy your car. I've put 10K miles on mine in just under a year, and still go into the garage occasionally, just to look at it. Take advantage of the knowledge here; I've been helped with every question so far.

Michael
05 Roadster Limited, black, 6spd

 

A few obligatory pictures, although I am sure this is nothing new to you guys....


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I just cant keep from grinning every time I sit in it

 

Welcome and congrats! She's a beauty! Enjoy your new ride.

 

Man I love your Toys!
The Crossfire looks beautiful.
What are your plans for the Dodge?
That's one of my favorite old trucks.

 

Congrats on your recent purchase. These cars are a thrill to drive & be seen in. The roadster looks to be in good shape, too.

Color (I think) is Aero Blue, not SSB (Silver Sapphire Blue). Others can confirm.

Enjoy your Perma-Grin!!!

 

What a NICE color!

 

MY GOD !!! You are my long lost twin !!!
You have my house, you have my garage, you have the same stuff in the garage, and you have my car, although it is a beautiful blue, not my gorgeous red .......

As posted earlier, there are lots of fix-it and DIY threads here, also you can download all the repair and part manuals. ( I have them all on a thumb drive so I can look at them on the laptop/netbook at the car )

drop-top kit :
If you don't have the "tool", make sure you have a slim 10mm wrench, along with a 5mm hex wrench, both for manually raising and lowering the top.

Also see the thread Emergency items for Crossfire trunk
for other handy items to keep in the trunk.

 

I was worried when I started reading the owners manual (it was actually included as well) that I would have to scrounge up one of those tools in case the top ever doesnt want to come up for me. Luckily I found the tool in the bottom of the map pocket between the seats. I put it in the glove box where it belongs so it shouldnt get lost. The pump, jack, lug wrench and an almost empty of bottle of sealant are in the trunk, is there anything I am missing to go there that was put in at the factory?



The truck is slowly being restomoded. It is a 1959 Dodge Power Wagon. I have it sitting on a 1997 Ram 2500 frame right now and am slowly working on getting it fit and looking right. I want it to be completely stock looking from the outside (unless you know to look for the front pumpkin to be on the wrong side and the coils holding the front of the truck up) with very modern drivetrain so that I can cruise in it, tow with it, and just use it as a general truck without the old truck worries. It came out of a field a couple months ago where it sat for 15 years. Theres a ton of sheet metal in that thing!


Oh yeah, the car is a 6 speed.

 

Congratulations and welcome to the forum!

 

Do NOT overlook the 5mm hex wrench, the 10mm tool is worthless if you can't lock/unlock the rear window piece of the top !!!!!
Why this was not included as a standard tool, I don't know.

 

Do I need to look for one that is faily long or will a standard one work? I need to look up the procedure again and make sure that I get something that will work. Thanks for the heads up!

 

So I finally got around to doing a few of the mods that can be found throughout the site. Many thanks to everybody who posted it all up on here!

Got the roadster trunk latch mod so that I hopefully will never be locked out of my own trunk done.
Did the TPMS light disable mod. Decided that for the time being I will not be buying sensors so I can just undo the mod when/if the time comes. I am OCD about lights being on on my dash, and this one was an obvious no-fault, so did it and am happy.
I also did the spring removal on the cup holder so it doesnt stick up all the time. I found why it wont stay down, might even see what I can do to repair it so that it functions like it should. Apparently the tiny little plastic pin Mercedes used to retain it down wasnt strong enough and they just break off. I think I will try putting a metal pin in there in place of the plastic piece and see if it gives me satisfactory results. Everything else looks good and functions like it should so it "should" work.

Also found an allen wrench that works to pop the rear window latch free should the need arise. Its in the glove box along side the 'tool' and a tire pressure gauge because with tiny side walls you can never be too sure!

Pretty soon I am going to paint the wheels/silver trim everywhere a darker gray. Not fond of the silver theme. Will also install my nice Kenwood deck at that time, so it doesnt look so out of place.

 

car looks great! Welcome to the forum!