Soon to be new owner IS a new owner - permagrin installed
 

Thanks for the help on the questions about the extended warranty and the possible inspection for CPO. I am now the PROUD owner of a Black on Black 2005 Crossfire SRT-6 Convertible, exactly what I was hoping to find. Last 5 of the VIN = 56178 (I will add it to the list after I'm done with this post).

I flew from Milwaukee to Columbus, OH (with return ticket, just in case) to test drive and purchase the car. After 5 minutes in the car I shook the prev owner's hand and said that we had a deal. He had a bit of seller's remorse, but couldn't keep the car due to speeding tickets. I think his wife is going to miss it more than he will. I reassured her that they had made somebody else very happy and that it will be well cared for. 9 hours later I arrived home and my cheeks hurt from smiling all the way home, even through downtown Chicago since I-80/94 was closed due to high water and I couldn't take the bypass.

Tim

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Congrats on that new ride and the permagrins just keep on coming ! Welcome to your Perma-Grin Support Group !

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Welcome to the forum and congrats of the SRT6 Roadster !!

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Woo hoo! Another new owner!
When yer not drivin' the car read up on the car on THIS site.
It's GREAT!!!!!

Welcome!:p

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Good to hear you found a nice ride.Enjoy.

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I've been reading up on this site since May when I first started thinking about moving my '85 Supra due to it's starting to nickel and dime me. With 3 kids I didn't have the time to keep taking it to a mechanic and I was getting frustrated having to do it more and more often. It was my second '85 Supra. I had sold the first one that I had owned from '86-99 and regretted it two days later. It was bullet proof because I don't drive that aggressively and I'm sure it would have lasted without problems if I would have kept it, but after having my third child it just didn't fit into the picture. I bought the second one 4 years ago and it looked good, but mechanically I don't think that it was well taken care of because the problems that I started having were indications that it was driven hard (reinforced my regret in selling the first one). Didn't want to get a Xfire until I sold it. Luckily, I found somebody that wanted a good looking shell, had the time and ability to fix things himself, and was going to do an engine swap for more hp. I gave him a very good price for it and I believe that the kharma in the universe appreciated that because 2 weeks later I found exactly what I was looking for, for way less than I expected to pay.

I do love the look of the Xfire, but my Original Super Dark Red '85 Supra will always be my first (vehicle) true love.

Tim

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Congrats. You found one of my twins. Good thing you are not an aggressive driver and you don't live in Ohio.

Have fun. I figure there are approx. 300 - 330 SRT's black roadsters based on the numbers that RPM was originally keeping. ( He also has our twin) and now kept by Cross???Fun:cool:

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Welcome aboard obvisously you have great taste in cars. NOW RUN AWAY FROM THIS FORUM AS QUICK AS YOU CAN...............RUN MAN I SAY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE...............RUN I SAY BEFORE YOU SPEND FIVE TIMES THE PURCHASE PRICE OF YOUR CAR ON ACCESSORIES...........RUN MAN I SAY....................OOPS TOO LATE. Glad to have ya and enjoy your XF.

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Congrats and welcome, good luck with you're new ride..

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Congratulations! Did you buy it from a dealer in Columbus? If so which one? Our cars could have been built the same day, my build number is 56,203.

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Congrats on the car, Yes another Crossfire owner sucked into never ending vortex of the forum. Enjoy the ride! I picked my roadster LTD up in Toledo about a year ago and drove it back to Virginia 6 hours - I am still grinning!

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Congrats :p

I know all about that permagrin, my new (to me) SRT6 roadster was delivered on Saturday, it's a blast to drive (love that kickdown switch:D

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Congrats! I saw this car on autotrader and if I had the cash I would've beaten you to it ;)

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Congrats on the new (to you) SRT-6. I've only had mine for 3 months and I haven't stopped smiling since. Good luck with it and welcome to the forum.

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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.

Goldwing - This winter it stays inside so I can put the factory stereo back in. Original owner replaced it with a nice Pioneer, but it doesn't have any preset buttons on the face. It takes a minimum of 3 presses to change to a different station. It's also predominantly black and doesn't look all that great in the dash.

Raddy21 - Seller told me he listed it on Thursday, but I didn't see it until Friday night too late to call. Thought I had blown it. I was afraid somebody would highlight it in the For Sale section and it wouldn't last. When I called on Saturday I couldn't believe that I was the first to call.

Tim

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Tim-

I know what you mean about the early Supras. I've owned both the '85 Supra and Celica-GTS, mint/lo miles each. Currently, 3 of my 5 vehicles are Toyota products (06' 4Runner, 07' Scion TC, and 03' Tacoma).

However, when I took my first ride in the SRT-6, it became my favorite car ever. As I've owned it the past 7 months, it has performed with Toyota-like rock solid reliability. It's plenty fast and well-engineered out of the box. I have no desire to mod mine.

-Mike in Cal.