I didn't notice any thread set up yet, but I was wondering, with all the electronic gizmos required to be working properly just to get the car started, how difficult is it really to steal and drive away with a Crossfire? Looking at my insurance and incidences of theft, I'm willing to suspect pretty darned difficult if not near impossible. Anyone?

 

This is the fundamental reason for the SKREEM system. The ECU will NOT start the engine unless the SKREEM reads a valid code from the RFID chip in the key.
PERIOD.

This was mandated by the insurance industry in the EU over 20 years ago, as cars were vanishing off the streets faster than they could raise insurance rates. The industry responded and our "SKREEM" system is MB's answer. It is a very effective answer, the only way to steal a Crossfire is to tow it away.

 

Thanks - I suspected as much. Interesting that Chrysler kept the system for the US editions, but since they were selling this in the EU as well as the US and other countries without the SKREEM mandate, perhaps just a cost issue.

 

Hi,
your Crossfire is really a 2001 - 2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK 320 (R170 platform) with a Chrylser body and some other add ons.
The car was joint venture when Mercedes and Chrylser merged. The car Was built By Karmann in Germany.

 

Totally and previously aware of that - but I'm not savvy enough to know if Chrysler _needed_ to keep the SKREEM system - although I'm more than willling to suppose that changing it over to the 'regular' (in the US) ignition and start mechanicals would have proven to be more difficult than I can imagine, and perhaps Mercedes refused to change it over? Anyway, given the unique and wonderful presence of the car, I'm very glad its 'unstealibility' is so high.

 

who would steal a crossfire it is 20 + years old and most people never liked it ,,,
today when people see how we have taken care of them they see WOW what a nice car, You have
to tell them it is a crossfire produced 2004 to 2008 Most say wow it looks brand new.
there has been more destroyed in TV commercials than stolen and
I think that two crossfires were stolen in the last 10 years. jim

 

Good points - for sure. Thankfully, I have not seen any ads or films or shows wherein a Crossfire was wrecked - 'cause I know how I cringe when I see how many XKEs have been thrown over cliffs....

 

take a look here u may have to look up

Farmer's Insurance Commercial - Crossfire\
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ITjM/farmers...ng-splat-quiet

 

!!!!!!!!!!!! But they covered it, eh?

 

I hope so.