# Facepalm : Perhaaaaaps something like a Crossfire?

# Supremen96 : I bet it'll be a Mustang or Crossfire.

# KeeJay : Xfire for sure ;)

BY POPULAR DEMAND.

(Psych! You thought I had bought the car already, didn't you?)

Chrysler Crossfire SE Roadster

Year: 2007
Miles: 82,000
Engine: Mercedes-Benz M112
- V6 SOHC 18V naturally aspirated
- Power: 215 HP @ 5700 RPM (factory indicated @ crank)
- Torque: 230 lb-ft @ 3000 RPM (factory indicated @ crank)
Transmission: Chrysler NSG370 6-speed manual
Color: Blaze Red Metallic exterior / black cloth interior
Condition: Good (let's hope it stays that way)
List of options: BONE STOCK.

I went and purchased this for V$9000 even from a private seller. (price references: 1, 2)



This is the SE trim level, which is a very slightly improved base model, but which is technically "worse" than the Limited.

I specifically sought out this model, though, because of a few things:
- The SE only comes in red - the Limited comes in red too, but...
- As a variant of the base model, it only comes with a manual - which is available (if sometimes hard to find) on a Limited too, but...
- The SE, unlike the Limited and SRT-6, has cloth interior instead of leather, which will be nice in the hot summer months; and
- ...unlike the base model, it comes in a color other than black!
- It also has rims like on the SRT-6, which is nice too. (It would technically have black-accented spokes IRL, but I couldn't be bothered to do that.)
- It does NOT have fog lights, though, which I kind of want and may install myself.



I got this because I wanted something with less than 300 horsepower as a slightly milder car for driving around in nice weather. I wonder how long it will stay that way? Maybe this will quickly end up being my third 600HP+ six-cylinder car painted red. Who knows?

(Can't be a daily because, lol, two seats and no room for groceries anywhere. Grocery shopping would literally be easier in either the Skyline or Supra, massive horsepower aside.)

The SRT-6 version is more powerful, but it's also rarer and more expensive, and I felt like that would have been too much of a collector's item for me. Meanwhile, the coupe doesn't come in SE trim, which means that either it's black or has leather interior or both. Weather in Arizona is nice for most of the year, so why not a convertible?

(Well, yes - crash safety, rollover protection, and rigidity are all good reasons to have gone for a coupe. Whatever. )

Some pics once I got it back to take a closer look at it, and after I changed the oil.




What do you all think?