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#31 of 1514 I am a dealer by jamessr Feb 11, 2003 (3:22 pm)
Question to you all? If Chrysler is such a bad product it certainly creates alot of discussion. Why the heebie jeebies of a good product?
#32 of 1514 Huh? by xa4 Feb 12, 2003 (9:46 am)
Why the heebie jeebies of a good product? Huh?
#33 of 1514 Did you mean... by jwilson1 Feb 12, 2003 (11:27 am)
"why the heebie jeebies of a NEW product?"   If so: because it is a new product.   And Chryslers always have a high level of interest. Among the Big 3 they are the only auto company that is willing to take risks. (some would say they have to, but that's a different story) The fact is that Chrysler's styling, as you should know, has always been advanced ... at least since 1936. They've just never been able to engineer the parts and assemble them with reliability and still make a profit.   Second year products tend to have some of the glitches ironed out.   JW
#34 of 1514 Maybe by logic1 Feb 12, 2003 (1:25 pm)
What is different here is that the Crossfire is built off an existing Mercedes platform by Karman in Germany. It is kind of hard to judge the Crossfire with Chrysler perceptions when in reality it will be more Mercedes than Chrysler.
#35 of 1514 AHHHHHHHHHHH by jamessr Feb 12, 2003 (4:53 pm)
Riddle me this then. Where does Infiniti come from? Where does Lexus come from? Where does Acura come from? Yes tis true a Mercedes with Chrysler badging but how many other Automakers have made not of there own and worked well? Chrysler says elegant, sophisticated, eccentric. Put it together with German engineering and you have an awesome combo of German engineering with American inginuity. And for those who doubt first time out Auto's. What about the Jeep Liberty
#36 of 1514 by logic1 Feb 12, 2003 (6:22 pm)
You are trying so hard to be creative I really do not know what point you are trying to make.   However, you cannot say that Chrysler is not of Daimler (the parent of Mercedes). Daimler and Chrysler merged years ago.   The Crossfire was designed by designers in Auburn Hills, MI. But to save money making it, Daimler used mainly existing Mercedes platform components. Superficially, it looks unlike any MB. But underneath what you see, it will pretty much be an MB, for better or worse.    There really is no riddle about it.
#37 of 1514 Creative! by jamessr Feb 13, 2003 (2:49 pm)
Okay let's keep it simple It's a good looking design and it's new.
#38 of 1514 And it is $30K+, that a V6 Accord can eat for lunch. by kevin111 Feb 17, 2003 (2:18 pm)
The Crossfire is a thing of beauty, with a nice exterior and interior design.   With that said:   215 hp, for 18" front wheels and 19" rear wheels is a pretty inadequate. If this car can break 0-60, in under 8 seconds, I would be impressed. That is a great deal of inertia to overcome with wheels that big.   If the car was priced in the low $20ks, I could see it, but not for +$30K without a little more power under the hood!   A V6 Camry right now will be able to give it a run for its money! They are planning to upgrade the power of the V6 Camry next year anyway.
#39 of 1514 by logic1 Feb 17, 2003 (3:16 pm)
To be sure if I understand you correctly, your position is that even for a limited run car, the only thing the market wants is to be able to win the stop light to stop light straight line drag race?   And interior appointments, ride, handling, and appearance count for nothing?
#40 of 1514 logic by jwilson1 Feb 17, 2003 (5:10 pm)
your own is suspect. That isn't at all what kevin said -- he's been making the point that many of the posters have: that a car that looks fast and costs fast ought to be fast.   To answer your question: of course everything on the car counts for something and is important. The new Z, for example, is short on interior appointments and materials, according to many reviewers. But because it goes great and has admirable style (even a little edgy), almost all is forgiven.   I wonder if the reviews would say the same thing if the Z lost in performance (at stoplights or on mountain roads) to (as kevin says) a Camry... or if that's harsh try a Maxima or Accord.   And just so this doesn't come off as an attack on an interesting, if unproven, new car: there will be some -- maybe many -- buyers who won't care about the car's power or its performance and will buy it strictly on looks. And if that's all it has the Crossfire will be known forever as a 'chick' car, and that's alright, too, but don't expect to get a lot of applause for the car from the mostly male audience at Edmunds if it won't do sub-6 0-60 or .90 on the skid pad or 115' or shorter braking. That's pretty much entry level for a +$30k car that trades on a "performance" image.   JW

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