Hey guys I posted a thread a while ago here and basically I'm trying to get into a crossfire for my first car. It's between this and a 2006 vw gti right now and I'm trying to lean my dad towards the crossfire. I came across a srt6 for a decent price an I wanted to see what everyone thought of it, good deal?

2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE SRT6
He thinks the cars are not reliable due to the fact that they are American cars, despite the fact of their Mercedes engines. He also believes that due to me being a new fender benders are inevitable and body parts or mechanical parts will be impossible to find. I'm assuming this is true? How hard is it to find parts?

Thanks in advanced!

 

Crossfires are German but in Germany with Mercedes everything. Google the history of the car and had that to your dad.

 

I'd say the SRT is too much car for a new driver.

Start with a regular (NA) Crossfire. Same looks, handling but with less power to get you into trouble.

Dad will like the price better too!
He won't like the insurance costs though if you get the SRT.

 

How difficult is it to get replacement parts?

 

Some parts hard to get have that has caused more than a few Crossfires to be declared "totaled" with what looked like an easy fix.

Twice I've had my car down for extended periods while waiting for parts that were on indefinite backorder.

Just the nature of the Beast!

Also to consider. Price of tires, oil changes, maintenance.

 

I would have to agree that an SRT6 would be to much trouble for a new and young driver, no offense, but all us older folks that were kids started the same way, it's real nice to have a fast and sharp looking car but a lot of us lost those cars for stupid mistakes, and wish we still had some of them, unfortunatly I had the experience of totaling 3 cars in my earlier years, not my fault but may have been able to avoid them if I had more time/experience on the road, so go with the NA Crossfire still a great car, and yes all MB from bumper to bumper.

 

I have a srt6 as my second car. There is absolutely no way I would recommend one as a first car.

Would I have wanted one? Absolutely. But having just the few years of experience to look back, I definitely didn't need one.

My advice, quit looking at nice cars for a first one. Depending on the money supply, go get something decent, but don't bother getting something very very nice because statistically speaking, there is a good chance you will wreck it. I believe it's 2/3 people get in a wreck between 16 and 18.

And I know, "I won't wreck it." I said the same thing, I'm sure we all did. I did wreck my first car (99 monte carlo) It wasn't bad, I ran over a powerbox on the side of the road. Barely anything happened to the car, just a 1" crack in the bumper, but it did cost me 2 grand to pay for damages to the box.

My 99 monte carlo was an awesome first car. Enough power, but not too much. I drive fast, still do, but what I didn't know when I was new at it was where I could drive fast. I just drove fast everywhere. That finally caught up to me when I was driving through a neighborhood and came around a corner to a car coming out of a driveway. I had to brake hard, which of course doesn't do good things to a big car in a corner. After swerving back and forth, I came to rest on that power box.

I can confidently say that I would have destroyed my crossfire if I hadn't learned to drive something else before it. Getting into traffic for example. Floor it too much in the monte carlo may spin the tires and twitch the car a bit, it'll get your attention but not a big deal. Do that in the srt6, and you may whip the back end out, causing all kinds of possible problems. And even that, I can correct it if the back end comes loose around a corner (to a point obviously) but had I just started, I almost certainly wouldn't have been able to.

Don't get this much power for your first car, and hopefully your dad knows better than to let you. Learn to drive for a while, then you can look into getting some power.

Not knocking you here at all, just speaking from what little experience I have. I'm sure others here with much more experience will say the same.

 

I would think the Crossfire would be a bad first car the blind spot in back would definitely get a young driver in trouble.My son started with a Ford Escort ( throw away Ford when you wreck it) then a 1993 Honda Accord ( Possibly the most dependable car ever made).He now drives a Mazda Speed 3 fast and practical at the same time.

 

Buy a Subaru WRX Wagon, it hauls stuff while hauling ***. It's very safe, AWD, parts are cheap and www.nasioc.com would be a good home for you.

 

I say go for the srt6...if the other choice is a gti. Hell go for it if the only choice is an srt6.....you won't regret it.

 

"Buy a Subaru WRX Wagon, it hauls stuff while hauling ***. It's very safe, AWD, parts are cheap and www.nasioc.com would be a good home for you." I couldn't agree more. There is a ton of aftermarket support for these cars as well.

 

I wrecked my first two cars, one on a slippery curve and the other a lady hit me. But the second accident would have been avoidable had I a few more year's of driving behind me.

My third car was "the one" a 1974 Plymouth Duster with 318 CID V8, speed on the floor, etc. Never put a scratch on her in 65,000 miles!

ANY Crossfire is hard to get body parts for - and you WILL need body parts before you know it (well, most likely - it's not a certainty). OTHER parts are also sometimes hard to find as well - so for an ONLY car, the Cross is not always a good idea. (IT's my only car now, but I have a company van that gets me to and from work - and Deb Walker has a Cross as HER only car, but she works in her den - most of the time, she doesn't even need to leave home to make a living!)

That is my 2 cents worth. I won't even get into insurance rates... N/A Crossfires are cheap to insure at age 50, but I bet NOTHING will be cheap to insure at your age. There are few disadvantages to being young, that is one of them.

 

I just clicked the link... sounds like quite a deal: "SRT6, 51K miles, $12995, financing and warranty available".

Wait a minute... maybe TOO good of a deal? A grey SRT6 coupe for $13K? Isnt' that a bit TOO good of a deal?

 

Wow, that price is too good to pass up. An SRT would be a hell of a first car! Too fast? Meh, it all depends on your maturity. As far as reliability, VW/Audi = broken.

 

Too good to be true, on Craig's list.... not so sure it is anything other than a scam.

 

I would imagine your going to drive this car year round right? Since your just starting driving I wouldn't recommend a Crossfire at all. Most first time drivers wreck their car within the first year of driving. Reason why I don't recommend the Crossfire is that once you wreck this car you are done. No replacement parts for you unless you are extremely lucky. SRT-6 is way to fast for a first time driver. A great price but too much of a car for you. Your N/A Crossfires are plenty fast enough. I say get the VW Golf. I believe they are faster than the N/A Crossfires and you can get replacement parts if you wreck it.

 

"A great price but too much of a car for you"

C'mon, they aren't that fast. TC/ESP/BAS will keep you in check.

I say do it right the first time and get something you will like for years.

Those VWs eat parts like candy.

 

Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 does 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds. Thats really fast by anyone's standards. Would you want a first time driver behind the wheel of one of these when your on the road? Not trying to bash this person and a car they want, I'm just putting in my .02 on what I believe. These types of cars is what gets young people killed when they are not responsible enough to own one of these cars. I'm sure this first time driver is responsible but I say buy a cheaper car and drive it a few years and slowly upgrade if you don't wreck a car is a couple of years and get some experience then buy a nice car. My first car cost me $300. It was a 1990 Chevy Lumina and had 220,000 miles on it and lasted me 2 months before it had all kinds of problems. I then bought a 1996 Monte Carlo for $1200 with 130,000 miles on it and trans went out twice in one year so I sold it for $200 lol. I then bought a 1998 Chrysler Sebring LXI for $4300 with 96,000 miles on it. Drove it for 2 years and sold it for $3800 and bought the Crossfire. My parents never helped me with cars or insurance. I had to do it on my own and I still do today. You will appreciate a car a heck of a lot more if you pay for something with your own hard earned money. I'm glad my parents never helped with cars and let me learn from my own mistakes in life.

 

I say go for it!
if anything driving the srt will teach you to appreciate what you have(sexy beast) and caution will be your conscience
tho backing one up is like parking a submarine..

 

Cody, he never said it was not his own money. I also started out with beater cars bought with my own hard earned money. If it is Daddy's money buying the SRT6 then I totally agree with you, probably not responsible enough to handle such a car. Working builds character. If it is his earned money, I say go for it. My $.02.