Guy in my apartment building...

[RADRACR]

...who drives a Chrysler Crossfire struck up a conversation with me today. He asked if I had imported my car from Europe as he's never seen one before

The End.

[v3.2mc]

crossfire... heh!

i love Jeremy Clarkson's anology that "it looks like a dog having a poo".

[RADRACR]

lol it so does now that you mention it!

[txz4]

my sister had one, had to be one of the poorest driving cars ive ever had the displeasure of driving....next to my dads Escalade that is.

[Jmanscotch]

mmmm

Wait, what was this thread about

[KevinC]

Kinda ironic.. his crappy Crossfire imported from Germany.. Your Z4 imported from South Carolina, where Bubba Makes Wheels.

[Swashplate]

Yea, I work with a girl whom has the SRT6 Crossfire....She said "my crossfire is practically the same as your car".....I have never bitten my tongue so hard.

[chickdr]

Originally Posted by TheBroker

Yea, I work with a girl whom has the SRT6 Crossfire....She said "my crossfire is practically the same as your car".....I have never bitten my tongue so hard.

Well the Crossfire SRT-6 does have a 330hp 6 cylinder... with an automatic gearbox

[EenyBear]

Yesterday morning, a nice guy walking his dog mistook my Z4MC for a TVR at first and then realized what it was and became even more enthusiastic. Great chat.

Later, at a stop light, a fellow in a pickup truck next to me got my attention and announced that the Z4MC was the "coolest car he had ever seen...". While the sentiment was sincerely appreciated, I think he hadn't seen the Gallardo that was three cars ahead of me.

Stopped by the dealership (!) to check out a used X5 with a great price and the service manager hustled out to ogle the car and give me the old "... here's my card if you're looking to sell..."

My point... the car attracts attention. It's fairly rare and has some unique styling elements. I'm having a lot of fun with it!

[Finnegan]

Crossfire, uh, yeah. In any case, it's nice to talk cars with folks no matter what they're driving.

So, did you string him along a bit "yeah, I know a guy who knows a guy, and had this little baby imported. Pretty hard to get, only a few in this country, man the connections you need to get around CARB are a a real PITA too...." or did you tell him the real story?

[MHeavNC]

I have no experience with the Crossfire, but I like the the looks of it.. Too bad that it was a performance dud..(or so i've read..)

[baege]

Originally Posted by MHeavNC

I have no experience with the Crossfire, but I like the the looks of it.. Too bad that it was a performance dud..

I actually owned a crossfire right before the Z4 and traded a 350Z in for it. While it can't compare to the Z4C, it offers real bang for the buck. I actually liked it better than the 350Z overall.

I got it brand new (albeit it had sat on the dealer's lot for a year) for about the same price as a brand new civic si.

While the Z4 garners more admiration from onlookers, the crossfire was no slouch in that department. It got quite a few compliments.

And while it does suffer from vague steering and a long throw shift action, the engine actually makes pleasant noises and is torquey (I am more a fan of torque than HP) and the handling is decent.

It was still a fun car, way more car than a civic si at virtually the same price.

All the same, while I owned it I was biding my time to find the right Z4C.

[Blind32]

Originally Posted by TheBroker

Yea, I work with a girl whom has the SRT6 Crossfire....She said "my crossfire is practically the same as your car".....I have never bitten my tongue so hard.

hahahahaha This made my morning! This is where I say haha OK (real sarcastically) then leave it at that.

[MHeavNC]

Originally Posted by baege

I actually owned a crossfire right before the Z4 and traded a 350Z in for it. While it can't compare to the Z4C, it offers real bang for the buck. I actually liked it better than the 350Z overall.

I got it brand new (albeit it had sat on the dealer's lot for a year) for about the same price as a brand new civic si.

While the Z4 garners more admiration from onlookers, the crossfire was no slouch in that department. It got quite a few compliments.

And while it does suffer from vague steering and a long throw shift action, the engine actually makes pleasant noises and is torquey (I am more a fan of torque than HP) and the handling is decent.

It was still a fun car, way more car than a civic si at virtually the same price.



All the same, while I owned it I was biding my time to find the right Z4C.

Yeah, I probably shouldn't have classified it as a performance dud, considering all i know of the car is what I have read.. It did have an appealing style to it.. It definitely turned my head back in 2003 or so, when I first saw one..

[ZStig]

A few years ago i was looking if there's a manual tranny swap option on the srt-6