I just got my first Crossfire while I was visiting my sister in Dallas Texas.
2006 silver gray convertible.

I will be driving her home to North Carolina next week.
Should be a lot of fun in the mountains around Lake Lure.

Regards,
Fred Harmon

 

Fred, Congratulations & Welcome to the Forum. Everything you ever need to know about enjoying & maintaining your roadster can be found here on the forum. At the very top of the page next to the Crossfire Forum. org header is a Google custom search box. Trust me when I say that this search box will become your friend! Anything & everything about the XFire can be found here.
Again, WELCOME to the forum & Enjoy your new ride!

 

Congrats on the purchase! Since you live in North Carolina, you should join us this fall at the Tail of the Dragon. It's a great way to discover what your car can do as well as meet a bunch of great folks. See the following thread for more information:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post741130

 

Congrats Fred! And, welcome to the forum. It's too bad we couldn't get together while you are in Dallas. Have a safe and fun drive home.

 

Welcome Fred
I hope your trip home goes well and as itsky said consider joining us in October in
Fontana Dam, North Carolina for the largest annual Crossfire owners meet in the country.

Check out the first few posts in this thread link below for the details
7th Annual Fall 2013 - Tail of the Dragon GTG - October 4, 5, 6

 

Hope you love your XF as much as I do! Welcome!

 

Welcome, enjoy that Roadster. I think you will enjoy it more than any car you have ever owned.

 

You will enjoy that roadster, I know I do.
BTW: the Dragon is on your way home, just get on 129.

 

Hi Fred - I am also a NC owner - on the southern coastal end of the state. It took me 'about 12 hours to get to the Dragon last fall - had to travel south a bit and then go to the very western part of the state! Hard to believe that I drove all that distance to still be in NC! But worth it! The Dragon was wonderful and surely the best opportunity to see Crossfires in all their glory.

Alicia

 

Welcome to the Perma Grin Club!!! I hope you enjoy your new Roadster as much as I enjoy my Coupe!! And Alice it took me less time to drive from Sarasota to the Dragon then it took you in one state.. Looking forward to the Fall GTG and have a safe and fun drive home from Texas!

 

I traveled through Charlotte, instead of going further south through Columbia SC. My misplaced loyalty to the state had me staying in NC. Traveling through Matthews and Charlotte. NC was hardly a joy. Someone said to me - 'so you drove 12 (+) hours to drive a number of hours the next day and to then drive back for another 12 hours. My friend was wondering at my sanity. She was not an XF owner.

Alicia

 

Hi Fred ,congats on your new roadster and welcome to the forum what a great place to learn about these cars.You will soon find out what we mean when we say Perma Grin Club

 

Obviously your friend is not an XF owner! I don't mind the 1400 mile ride each way. I get to meet up with family and of course a lot of XF friends along the way.

 

To enjoy the roads of NC, you need to find some switch back roads in the mountains.
Such as 74A out of Lake Lure thru Chimney Rock heading west.

Another get switch back is also near Lake Lure off route 64. It is called the Buffalo Shoals Road.

The 3rd best switch back starts in Bat Cave on route 9 and go north towards Old Fort.

Try these and you should enjoy NC to the fullest.

 

Attachment 28483Here is XF and I am in Love.

Have not named her yet, but she is the best car/truck I have ever had.

 

I'm sure you feel like you are in Heaven, but if you had found a RED one like mine, you could be in 7th Heaven ........

 

Welcome to the forum Fred and congrats on the purchase of your crossfire. I am in Spartanburg SC not far from Lake Lure. Let me know when you plan to go play on the mountain roads and I will see if I can get a few members together and join in on the fun.