A year ago I was looking for a car just to work on and have fun with. The only two requirements were it had to be a manual transmission and a convertible.
I found a car that I didn't even really know existed, but fell in love with it the moment I took it for a test drive. A 2006 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster (base model).
The Crossfire was made during the Diamler-Chrysler era and is based on the Mercedes-Benz R170 platform (SLK 320).
The reason I call it an unwanted step child is because even when it was being manufactured it had to built by a third party company, Karmann.
Also neither Chrysler or Mercedes dealerships will work on them. Mechanical parts aren't hard to get if you search as a Mercedes. Other parts are hard to find and very few are reproduced.
I don't care, the car is a blast to drive! The 3.2 liter V-6 puts out 225hp but it only weighs 3,400 pounds so it moves out!
The other version, the SRT-6 (Supercharged) 3.2ltr puts out 330hp.
Here are some pics of my car:
I found a car that I didn't even really know existed, but fell in love with it the moment I took it for a test drive. A 2006 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster (base model).
The Crossfire was made during the Diamler-Chrysler era and is based on the Mercedes-Benz R170 platform (SLK 320).
The reason I call it an unwanted step child is because even when it was being manufactured it had to built by a third party company, Karmann.
Also neither Chrysler or Mercedes dealerships will work on them. Mechanical parts aren't hard to get if you search as a Mercedes. Other parts are hard to find and very few are reproduced.
I don't care, the car is a blast to drive! The 3.2 liter V-6 puts out 225hp but it only weighs 3,400 pounds so it moves out!
The other version, the SRT-6 (Supercharged) 3.2ltr puts out 330hp.
Here are some pics of my car: