Hi there!

I am new to the forum and am in the process of purchasing a crossfire i have it narrowed down to two...

The first one is an 2004 basic coupe with 40,000 miles. Although the back bumper and silver around the front windsheild needs to be repainted its black and the sun faded it and is peeling...one owner clean car fax

The second is a 05 srt black as well with 56,000 miles both cars automatic. Both vehicles work perfectly...this one has had 4 owners

I looked up and it looks like the srt is worth more. i also notice the only big difference is the heated seats besides the supercharge...will i miss the heated seats?

anyways which one? ;/

 

Both have heated seats, buy the '04 and let the SRT6 go to someone who knows what it is.........and welcome to the forum!

 

An '04 'BASE' coupe has black windshield surround.
ways to tell a 'BASE' model :
1. cloth seats
2. seats not heated. ( am I wrong here ? )
3. seats manually adjustable
4. black ***** on radio
5. black windshield trim and door handles.
6. no rear speakers ( sub woofers )
7. no fog lights

probably missed something, but that should suffice .....

 

Umm.. backup just a little.. "Limiteds"..although not formally known as "Limiteds" were the only available option in '04. There were no "Base" coupes... or they all were base coupes.. whichever side you want to slice it from...

Easy way to tell also.. open the door.. no stainless steel door sill.. you just found a base model..

 

Yea, a TRUE '04 is a unique bird, they are limiteds (and Base models were never available with automatics, anyway) and were the only year the car was built with that fancy auto-dimming rear view mirror.

The SRT is a 335hp car, lots of fun, very fast - but my observation has been that it can be even more costly to maintain. I'd say go with the '04 - it sounds like a good fit for you.

THen meet us at the next GTG in your area!

 

Coupe or Roadster - the Base models are always black with a black monotone interior.
And they have no TPMS system or Homelink Garage door opener.
ALSO: See post #4 about the door sill.

 

MissSilky

First - welcome to the forum. If you end up buying one of these, this forum will be the best resource for information that you can find.

Second - in my opinion, a supercharger is WAY more important (and fun) to me than heated seats. Since these cars have such a small cabin, it takes no time to heat them up on a cold day, so you'd be turning them off shortly after you started your drive. I drove mine today and it was 10 degrees outside, but toasty inside and my seat heaters don't work. That's another thing - the majority of the seat heaters in these cars tend to stop working after a while, but the superchargers have remained pretty solid (with the exception of the intercooler pump - which can be fixed easily).

Your choice, but when I was faced with the decision of a "regular" Crossfire or an SRT, the choice was easy for me.

Good luck and I hope you enjoy your new ride

RL