Crossfire incentives coming up?

Discussion in 'Crossfire' started by Curly, Oct 31, 2003.

  1. Curly

    Curly Guest

    Some dealers on eBay are selling 04' Crossfires at below MSRP. I see
    incentives coming...
     
    Curly, Oct 31, 2003
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  2. *shrug*

    They may have some value down the line as collector items when Chrysler
    inevitably cancels the line. It's the Prowler of the 21st century.
    Underpowered, overpriced, produced in extremely limited quantities.
    Another Edsel. Congrats!!

    Cheers,

    C
     
    Chris Mauritz, Oct 31, 2003
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  3. Curly

    MoPar Man Guest

    I don't think the X-fire has any direct analog to any previous
    Chrysler vehicle. Prowler and Viper are/were ultra-low production
    vehicles with either outrageous styling or outrageous power and their
    own unique platform. I don't think Chrysler EVER had any problems
    selling every Prowler/Viper they made and always without discounting
    them.

    We'll see if the X-fire lasts as many model years as the Prowler.

    I think the X-fire is to Chrysler what the Thunderbird is to Ford.
    It's not an Edsel. The Edsel was a flop because it was it was meant
    to be a mass-produced car (unlike the Prowler, or Viper, or X-fire).
    Slap a different front-end on the Edsel and it probably would have met
    sales expectations.

    It must be that Chrysler's German management thinks the X-fire is chic
    or cool as far as the US market is concerned. I think they have a
    German (or European) view of what an American sportster should look
    like. Trouble is that Americans (and CDN's) with $$$ don't buy
    sportsters - they buy sports sedans. Maybe (or probably) Europeans
    buy (expensive) sportsters moreso than Americans. Maybe the SLK sells
    better in Europe than the X-fire ever will here.

    Bottom line is that the X-fire is a German answer to a north-american
    auto segment that doesn't exist.

    But maybe DC doesn't care about X-fire sales. Maybe all they want is
    a glitzy car to trot around to all the auto-shows to contribute to the
    buzz surrounding DC's exhibits.

    Has DC aired any TV commercials for the X-fire yet?
     
    MoPar Man, Oct 31, 2003
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