You can pick up 5 quarts at Wally world for $16. I forgot that the Xfire is going to need a little more fluid than the SRT does. You might have $40 in oil and $15 in labor/filter, but that's far shy of $100.

As far as EVOs go, I love them as well. But like you guys said, they aren't everyday drivers.

Also, I believe that comparing the Xfire to Z / S2K / RX8 is stupid as well. First of all, they are not luxury sport tourers, like the Xfire is. They are true sports cars, i.e. none of the bells and whistles plus a harsh ride. A more fair comparison would be to the Audi TT, BMW Z4, and G35. When up against these cars the Xfire holds its own. It has better numbers than all of them except the G35, which is a drivers race. I have no regrets of the purchase I made and would do it again in a heartbeat. The Xfire is my dream car...

Bullseye,
Yes, the '03 Cobras are SICK! I've seen lightly modded ones in the 12s, that is just plain pure American muscle.

 

My friend ran a 12.84@111 stock in his 03 cobra. Then with around 1500 bux in mods he ran an 11.67@118.

But the audi TT 225, Z4 3.0 and G35 coupe all have better acceleration and either match or beat the XF in the other departments. The crossfire would be more along the lines of the Z4 2.5 and TT 180. And the crossfire doesn't exactly ride like a Cadillac, a short wheel base and huge wheels and hard rubber make for a pretty choppy ride.

 

on street tires??

 

1st run when he was stock was. The 11.67 Run was on drag radials, it was his only run then he got yanked, he had no roll bar. He would probably have improved his time greatly. He would pull on lightly modded Z06's like they were nothing.

 

I got yanked off the track when I broke 13s (no helmet).

 

12.84 gotta be the fastest stock time run, no way on street tires.

 

Fastest Stock 03' cobra run on street tires is a 12.42@113 or 114. By the driver who got the 12.9 run for a stock z28. One the name hits me I will post it. And hell motortrend got a 12.8 also. And sometimes they are not known to have the best times. Alot of mags have then in the high 12's. And i have seen several run 12.80's stock and one run a 12.75 on street tires. The IRS is tricky to launch but is still doable. Granted there are the usual 13.0's.

 

I've raced a S2000 on 4 occasions and they have never spanked me. Either I beat them (until I backed off due to road conditions) or we stayed neck and neck. I'm aware that the Honda is the faster car but I don't think most of their drivers no how to extract all that potential. Plus it sounds like there cars are about to explode! They are great cars but I prefer the Crossfire for several reasons. I was sorta surprised how hollow the S2000's interior felt. I expected nicer.

I've also stayed up with an STi.

It really boils down to the driver.

I did get my as* handed to me by a G35 coupe.


Dallas

 

very...very true!