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December 17th, 2007 Long Live the Crossfire

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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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December 17th, 2007 Long Live the Crossfire

The end came, without any official word or fanfare from the company, on December 17, when production of the vehicle ended at the Karmann plant in Osnabrück, Germany.
An object of such derision around here should not go out quietly.

When this gets to $3,000 I’m buying one just for the hell of it.
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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I saw two on evening on the way home. A coupe and a 'vert. They were racing one another.... in the rain. We were just slow moving metallic pylons to them.
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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and the peasants rejoice.

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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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The end came, without any official word or fanfare from the company, on December 17, when production of the vehicle ended at the Karmann plant in Osnabrück, Germany.
And thousands sit in Chrysler lots waiting to be sold.

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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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might be a good buy for one of my girls. $15,000 would be cool.
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Twas a sad sad day.
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 4me2
might be a good buy for one of my girls. $15,000 would be cool.
That would be borderline child abuse, I think...
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 02:35 AM
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When does the last PT Cruiser Convertible die off the line?
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ScottyStyles
That would be borderline child abuse, I think...


You can easily find them under $15 now for 05's. A much unloved car but I don't mind the styling actually. Seriously if you can get a 4 year old convertible in a year or 2 for $10k? Seems like a deal to me, hell use it as a beater or a first time car like 4me2 said.
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 09:45 AM
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srt version for the win! still ugly but I would still drive it
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 01:17 PM
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sad day
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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why does it have to look so ugly?
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 4me2
might be a good buy for one of my girls. $15,000 would be cool.
But...but...Kids aren't supposed to drive cars that cost $30k at one point in time!!! It's too much for them! Too much, I tell ya!!! They need to learn how to drive in a cheap, rusty, antequated, hulking metal deathtrap!!

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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by thecow135
why does it have to look so ugly?
That really is the question. If you want a Mercedes roadster, the Crossfire is a really good deal. But, in return for saving 10K, you have to drive a car that looks like a pooping dog.
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 03:27 AM
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We all had our fun knocking this car (it is a piece of rolling turd after all), but when it does get cheap enough, it'd make a great beater car.
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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Haha, my friend just got home from Basic or bootcamp or whatever and said he wants to put his bonuses into a coupe. The top choice on the list was this thing. He won't buy an 8 as I have one so I have been trying to talk him out of this thing but his mind is set. Looks like he will be getting one of these.
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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Well at least he'll get one for cheap. Make sure he checks ebay and autotrader. don't buy this thing new!
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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Ahh, a time to reflect...



...remember when it was on half.com bwahaha
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 01:31 AM
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A local chrysler dealer has 6 new '06 Crossfires for sale, all of them under $20k.
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Lithium Lotus
A local chrysler dealer has 6 new '06 Crossfires for sale, all of them under $20k.
ouch, talk about taking a hit...
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 06:25 AM
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srt6 is nothing to mess with in a straight line though, low 13's stock...
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
srt6 is nothing to mess with in a straight line though, low 13's stock...
exactly, arent they using the old AMG V6 kompressor???? hell i drove a C32 and that car was moving...im not sure of the weight difference but i bet that srt-6 is moving too...i wouldnt mind buying one if i saw it in a few years around 15k, it would be a nice lil cruiser/project car...
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
srt6 is nothing to mess with in a straight line though, low 13's stock...
Yeah but it's expensive (overpriced), built with cheap chrystler materials, and only auto
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