Hi Guys
Never owned a sports car due to having three kids and a wife so mainly family type cars.
As the kids are now an age where they don't want to go out with dad and mum. I'm now looking at the crossfire as a weekend car. The questions are how easy is it to live with a crossfire? which is best the coupe or the roadster? how heavy are they on fuel, in England we are paying £1.41 per litre. Are there any pitfalls / what to look for when buying a used crossfire? are service cost expensive?
any answers to these questions would be appreciated.
regards
jimjoshguitar.

 

I don't know enough about English life to tell you how a Crossie fits in there. however I will try some of you questions.

Fuel consumption is about 45 kilometers per US gallon or 11 per Litre. Assuming my math is correct.
This is fairly good here in the states. Especially for as quick as the Crossfire is.

Underneath the sexy skin is the old 320 SLK (2002) Benz drivetrain, bodymodules and suspension components. The car is all Benz. There are no Chrysler parts on it.

That means the reliability of the BENZ but also the expense of the Benz (or more) if you must have repairs. Body parts are scarce and with Karman out of business, no one seems to be making new ones.

The roadster has asmall boot, with the top down an almost non existant one. The coupe has some ample room in the back. As a touring car, the coupe would be better.

Both are equally stiff as all of the cars are really a roadster underthe skin. But, the coupes have a solid hard top. Actually they weigh a bit more.

There is a issue on early models under the door sills. Otherwise these are solid well built cars. Look for engine mods which may indicate racing heritage. Not neccesarily bad.
Look for oil change documentation. The oil changes are expensive but at 1/2 the frequency of lesser cars.

There is not a more reliable engine than the C32 and the auto trans behind it is the best I have ever driven.

The manual tranny is clunky but one can get used to it. I have both but drive the manual as a daily. I love it.

The SRT version is more complicated and rare. It gets about 10% lessfuel efficieancy but is a screaming machine. 2nd fasted thing with a Chrysler badge surpassed only by the Viper.

Be wary of salespeople who have no clue what the car is. do some research.

There are base models without some of the luxuries of the Limited. Fog lights, seat heaters, leather seats that adjust. The base are often marketed as equal to the Limited. The Special Edition red roadsters have SRT wheels and are typicaly priced higher than their counterparts. Strangely they are just base models with SRT wheels. Watch out for that ploy.

Finally it is one of the safest two seaters you can drive. enjoy

Now some useful advice, the SaphireSilverBlue models are faster than the rest, there is no cup holder in any Crossfire, and roadsters with stick shifts are the only true sports cars.
One warning,,,,there is no cure for the permagrin effect from owning a Crossfire.

roadster with a stick

 

I agree with all stated my Franc...except the color choice...lol.....good luck...

 

Franc, the SSB's are the fastest? It is hotter down there then I remember.