Input Needed

I started down this path once myself. I sold my '68 B'cuda ragtop in '08 and was looking for another convertible of some kind. I got the itch for a Crossfire REAL bad. I got enough out of the '68 to buy a real nice low-low mile Crossfire 'vert and have money left over so I thought this might be an option.

I did some research and finally decided to go another route. The Crossfire is 80+% Mercedes content and a fairly complicated car mechanically and electronically. I doubt that's a problem when they are fairly new (Mercedes seem to be favorably spoken of by their owners) but service and repairs could be quite costly down the road. As mentioned Chrysler dealers had to have a tech specifically trained about the Crossfire before they could sell them. As was also mentioned it would be in your best interest to follow a strict maintenance schedule. If done at a dealer I believe oil changes are in the $80 range. They hold a lot of oil and I believe they specify 0w-20 synthetic oil or something similar.

I drove one and liked the handling and performance but finally decided not to buy one. Finding a dealer to work on it if needed could be a problem in the area where I live and repairs would sure be expensive.

I also noticed they don't hold their value well. I casually shopped for a few months and noticed during that time the price was dropping like a rock. I saw a few days ago a dealer in OK had just purchased 50 new units (08s!) from Chrysler and was selling them for about 50% off sticker.

However, all that said I talked to a few owners and they all loved their cars so my opinion is worth just what I'm charging for it. :toothy10:
Dallas