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Red Runner
Five year update: Go to post No 13
FONT=Arial]After owning a 94 Honda Del Sol Si AT for 12 years that I had planned to keep forever I ran across this 2004 Limited Coupe with 35K miles & had to have it. I have always liked the XF since they were new but couldn't afford one.[/FONT] My Blaze Red Crystal Pearl XF is in excellent condition with no mods. It does have chromed factory wheels. The car came with new tires, a new hood lift strut, new battery, car cover & bra. I purchased it from an independent car lot for under 10K out the door. Prior to the purchase I had an inspection at an independent MB garage where I received the best customer service that I have ever received at an auto repair facility. I have been retired since 2007 & lived in Mesa, AZ east of Phoenix before moving to Fresno, CA. I have seen 4 other XFs in the area but haven't met any of the owners. The Del Sol has been sold since we only have a 2 car garage & my wife's van shares the garage. We don't need 3 cars since we only drive each vehicle less then 3500 miles a year. Check my gallery for pics. |
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You did good. Prices are WAY down - great time to buy, but I tell guys who are selling to REALLY think that over.
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congrats, welcome aboard
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2004 Coupe: I have now completed owning my XF for one year driving only 3012 miles. I have done the Sticky Key Fix, The RCM solder, Me so Horne & cleaned the Air Pump Relay contacts. Thanks to this forum owning my XF has been a really enjoyable experience. My battery is only a little more then a year old but with the XF electronics being sensitive I have been using a float charger & only tried to back out of the garage once with it connected. I have resolved a problem with my spoiler down limit switch. I have purchased a cabin filter, Bosch CPS, Mobil 1 & Mann Filter all with comments from the forum. Without this forum I would have a hard time affording such a great car or knowing what to take care of. It is the best car I have owned. Working on my XF is part of the enjoyment of owning it. |
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Originally Posted by Red Runner
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2004 Coupe: I have now completed owning my XF for one year driving only 3012 miles. I have done the Sticky Key Fix, The RCM solder, Me so Horne & cleaned the Air Pump Relay contacts. Thanks to this forum owning my XF has been a really enjoyable experience. My battery is only a little more then a year old but with the XF electronics being sensitive I have been using a float charger & only tried to back out of the garage once with it connected. I am currently resolving a problem with my spoiler down limit switch. I have purchased a cabin filter, Bosch CPS, Mobil 1 & Mann Filter all with comments from the forum. Without this forum I would have a hard time affording such a great car or knowing what to take care of. It is the best car I have owned. Working on my XF is part of the enjoyment of owning it.....Stan My roadster lives most of it's life in the garage with a trickle charger on it. I leave a note card on the drivers seat to remind me to disconnect the cable. |
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My 04 coupe spent most it's life in the garage still only 8467 miles on it. Always kept trickle charger on it. Battery just died after 11 and 1/2 years.Sept 03 to Feb 15. Keeping charger on new battery.
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Re: Red Runner
Originally Posted by Red Runner
(Post 827131)
2004 Coupe: I have now completed owning my XF for one year driving only 3012 miles. I have done the Sticky Key Fix, The RCM solder, Me so Horne & cleaned the Air Pump Relay contacts. Thanks to this forum owning my XF has been a really enjoyable experience. My battery is only a little more then a year old but with the XF electronics being sensitive I have been using a float charger & only tried to back out of the garage once with it connected. I am currently resolving a problem with my spoiler down limit switch. I have purchased a cabin filter, Bosch CPS, Mobil 1 & Mann Filter all with comments from the forum. Without this forum I would have a hard time affording such a great car or knowing what to take care of. It is the best car I have owned. Working on my XF is part of the enjoyment of owning it.....Stan |
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onehundred80 has viewed my gallery. Special plaques are courtesy of ebay.
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onehundred80 has viewed my gallery. Special plaques are courtesy of ebay.
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Red Runner
2004 Limited Coupe: Second year of ownership has been completed adding another 3000 enjoyable miles to my XF. My major project has been upgrading my passenger seat from 4 way to 8 way by installing a seat pan from a SLK 320.
I did my own oil change & had the transmission serviced including replacing the electrical plug adapter that was leaking. Bling was added to the XF with ZunSport upper & lower grills plus a MB air cleaner, MB gear shift knob & a Japanese Cherry dash kit. It has been another great year here on the forum. |
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I would love to see a picture of that dash kit
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Welcome to the forum!
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Red Runner
I've now completed five years of ownership. I am now at 49,700 miles. Only 2,900 per year. Other then normal maintenance and custom touches the XF has been trouble free except for replacing a microswitch on the spoiler. Since my battery is 5 years old I am now finding the spoiler in the up position occasionally when starting the engine but so far I have been able to lower it with the switch. Time for a new battery.
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Re: Red Runner
This makes for a good read from post #1 to this most recent update. Your experience with the Crossfire is similar to most everyone here on the forum.; Enjoy the ride and keep the updates coming!
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