Chrysler Crossfire

Group, what are your opinions of the Chrysler Crossfire? I am researching
insights on the Crossfire for a possible purchase. Thanks!

norm

 

Ja, ist gut Churman sportzenkraftwagen, mit der vroomenvroom, ja!

 

I think they are horribly ugly.

 

Stimmt - ein heisses Teil ...

 

The general opinion in this group has been negative, though not always for
what I would call objective reasons. (Daniel Stern further down represents
the prejudiced point of view rather well.)

Anyhow, it should be reasonably well made as it comes out of the Karmann
factory in Osnabrück.
http://www.karmann.com/website_all/home.nsf/html/de_portal.html

Scroll down for Crossfire pics:
http://www.karmann.com/__C1256DF700512B86.nsf/html/en_6b00cdc211990ed7c1256d02003c806d.html

I saw a Crossfire Roadster driving around the Karmann factory last July. I
believe it hadn't been launched then. Also some Crossfires comingoff the
assembly line.

Somewhat off-topic, Karmann is involved in a 'convertible seminar' at the
end of this month.
http://www.cabrio-tage.de/mic/cabrioTage2005/englisch/themen.php


DAS

For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling

 

It's all a function of what you want in a car. The Crossfire isn't the
fastest car on the lot - but for me it's the most fun. As for the looks, I
love it.

 

if you live in the snow belt it's a summer car it gets stuck easy works better
with the traction control off
no spare but they give ya a can of fix a flat
most dealer don't want to work on them takes for ever to get parts
great on gas and quick off the line
this is my personal opinion and i have to work on them to boot

 

Ja, aber, deine Schweinwerfer ist nicht mehr zugelassen!

 

in message: "If you live in the snow belt it's a summer
car it gets stuck easy works better with the traction control off no spare
but they give ya a can of fix a flat most dealer don't want to work on them
takes for ever to get parts great on gas and quick off the line this is my
personal opinion and I have to work on them to boot."

Its not that all dealers don't won't to work on them. Only certain dealers
are authorized as service centers for them. My wife works at a dealership.
They do not sell them becuase they cannot service them. She had to turn
down a sale of one and send the customer to another dealership to buy one.
She did get three more sales from the customer. The customer was a casino
looking ot give cars away for the month.

Sarge

 

Hmmm - when I plug that into an online translator, it comes out: "Yes,
but, your pig throwers is not certified any longer!"

Bill Putney
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adddress with the letter 'x')

 

"I can't believe it's that ugly"

Steve

 

Guess Your online translator is right - that exactly what Daniel wrote. It
would be a whole different thing if You would put in "Scheinwerfer" ...

 

With the exception of a spurious plural on pig thrower, your translator
got it right. I drew inspiration from an eBay.de auction I saw about 18
months ago, in which some schlemiel was selling a "hauptschweinwerfer"
(sic) for a 1998 Volvo V70. Amazing. What *will* those clever Swedes think
up next in the exciting field of auto accessories?

DS

 

Daniel ... shouldn`t the swedes sell "Hauptelchwerfer" ... ?

 

Naw...they should sell Hauptfleischklöschenwerfer ;-)

 

Heh heh! Pig thrower or main moose thrower - that must be the bumper.
On steam trains, we had cow catchers on the front of the engines. "Cow
thrower" would make more sense. I mean, it wasn't like they were trying
to catch the darn things!

Bill Putney
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adddress with the letter 'x')

 

Why that ... ...?

 

It is like with 2 airplanes coming very close ... in Germany we say
"Beinahe-Zusammenstoß" (which would translate to something like "near
hit"), while in english it is called "near miss".

Does that mean "I get You the next time" ... ... ?

 

True.

Bill Putney
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adddress with the letter 'x')

 

My opinion went up now that they're selling them at bargain basement
prices... when it was a substantial fraction of the cost of a Viper it
didn't impress me AT ALL.