# anyone here have a crossfire? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 31, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550 "2009-05-31T15:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![blackout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/41 "2009-06-01T11:17:38Z")
LOL, its funny you guys are having this offtopic conversation about whether a car matters in a professional job setting. I just applied for a “professional” job where they wanted me to send them a picture of my vehicle. A small part of the job would be driving clients around. I know this isn’t the norm but I found it laughable(and discouraging) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/42 "2009-06-01T11:20:52Z")
if you are driving clients, you need a nice car. The key word here is CLIENT. You need to impress the people who are paying your company. If you are just driving into work and to/from lunch with co-workers, don’t worry about your vehicle. I eat lunch with my boss everyday almost. She drives her 10+ year old expedition. We play a game when we get in her car to see what kind of nasty shit we’re gonna find in her backseat lol. Good example, ever meet a real estate agent that drives a shitty car? I am just going to go out on a limb here, and assume that ubengineering, is going to be an engineer. Likely not carting around clients with that job title. Hence, the car doesn’t mean dick. ---
**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/43 "2009-06-01T12:16:28Z")
I suppose that’s true, I’m seeing this more from two perspectives: A promotion means possibly driving clients around, or If your exhaust is loud and annoying your boss/interviewer will roll his eyes before you even see them. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/44 "2009-06-01T12:22:33Z")
^if you’re going for an interview at a really decent place…it’s unlikely you’ll even be notice before you walk through the door. Seven eleven however, has store front parking. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/45 "2009-06-01T12:44:23Z")
> [@khoveraki](#): > > :picard: Well if you do your job great then go in with a dirt wife beater on and cut off jean shorts and greasy hair everyday. See how many promotions you get. > > Unless you’re a cook or something it matters what you drive, look like, how eloquent you are, etc. > > Ever wonder why they call 7 series the CEO line? Founder and CEO of this 6 billion dollar hedge fund drives an old ass Mercedes 300 station wagon. Most of the traders who make 400K + drive base-type model audis or Jeeps. Most of the upper level mgmt who commute more than 10 minutes drive civics/corollas/camrys/accords. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/46 "2009-06-01T12:46:09Z")
I love the misconceptions that people have lol I’ll be honest though, I was surprised to see people driving such crappy cars I actually feel like kind of a jerk driving in my little red vert. ---
**Author:** ![sweet89s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweet89s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sweet89s13)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/47 "2009-06-01T12:49:54Z")
no. junk leftover german engineering that they THREW away because it was junk. plus ive ridden in one and no way would i get one. the kid thinks hes badass and gets spanked by almost every car on the road. save your money and headaches ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/48 "2009-06-01T13:07:23Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > I love the misconceptions that people have lol > > I’ll be honest though, I was surprised to see people driving such crappy cars > > I actually feel like kind of a jerk driving in my little red vert. I definitely see it as an age thing here. All the 2-5 year engineers have nice new cars and all the more senior engineers have old cars that they bought new when they were new. But I’ll admit I was really stunned when I saw my boss’s boss get into his car the first time. The guy’s responsible for 3 major product lines and has probably 30 engineers reporting to him. Likely making well into 6 figures, and he’s driving a $1500 dollar car. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/49 "2009-06-01T13:10:27Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > I definitely see it as an age thing here. All the 2-5 year engineers have nice new cars and all the more senior engineers have old cars that they bought new when they were new. > > But I’ll admit I was really stunned when I saw my boss’s boss get into his car the first time. The guy’s responsible for 3 major product lines and has probably 30 engineers reporting to him. Likely making well into 6 figures, and he’s driving a $1500 dollar car. the people I work with have told me they don’t drive nice cars because they know their kids would just wreck them anyways ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/50 "2009-06-01T13:10:37Z")
look at warren buffet… then again, he’s not looking for any promotions. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/51 "2009-06-01T13:12:21Z")
Anyhow, back on topic. It is half Mercedes. > Other creations of the DaimlerChrysler combination were less successful. The Chrysler Crossfire two-seaters, imagined as an American version of the Mercedes SLK roadster, never captured many hearts. > > Designed as a concept by Eric Stoddard, a young designer who has since moved to Kia, the Crossfire went on sale in 2003. Mr. Stoddard said the car was intended to combine the spirit of European sports cars with American ones. > > A test case of joint design and development, the Crossfire was built on the underpinnings of the SLK, already several years old, and was built in the same German factory by Karmann, a subcontractor. Some reviewers found the driving dynamics of the Crossfire preferable to the SLK, but the chassis was already showing its age. The SLK was replaced a year later, leaving Chrysler with hand-me-down technology. > > With its oversize grille, ribbed hood, complicated side vent, spine of chrome accents and overstated duck’s tail, the Crossfire suggested American exuberance out of control. > > The car appeared to be the work of a brilliant student who poured all his ideas into a single car. Any one of the themes might have pleased buyers; together, they only confused. > **[From a Bad Marriage, Pretty Babies (Published 2007)](https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/automobiles/27DESIGN.html?_r=1&ex=1182052800&en=96cb47326aa3af0a&ei=5070)** > > Chrysler’s designers have a lot to boast about, including the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge Charger, which combined American bravado with German solidity. > The Crossfire shares 40% [6]of its components with other Mercedes models. The chassis is a combination of a modified C-class engine compartment, pre-2003 SLK platform, S-Class rear linkages and new stampings for the side rails and rear. > **[Chrysler Crossfire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Crossfire)** > > The Chrysler Crossfire is a rear-wheel drive, two-seat sports car, marketed by Chrysler and manufactured by Karmann of Germany for the 2004 through 2008 model years. > Developed during the period when Chrysler and Mercedes Benz had merged, known as Daimler Chrysler, the two-seater uses the Mercedes-Benz R170 platform and shares 80% of its components with the first generation SLK. The second generation SLK was built on the R171 platform with model year 2005; the R170 platform was essentially han... If you like it then it looks like you can get a pretty sweet deal on one. Just don’t expect to impress anyone. Given Murphy’s law you’ll probably wind up taking your interviewer out to lunch just to find out that he’s a legit car enthusiast and now you don’t get the job because you drove him to lunch in a Chrysler Crossfire. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/52 "2009-06-01T13:15:12Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > lol no. VP of engineering at Praxair drives an old Explorer. My father in law (who is president of American Brass) loves to brag about the time a two years ago when he had the CEO of Volvo in the back of his 98 Legacy Wagon. My boss’s boss who is next in line to be director of product line engineering drive’s a 95 Corolla. I could go on. > > There are very few jobs where what you drive actually matters. Trying to sneak it in by lumping it with how you dress and speak is laughable. :word: But, when the manager at my old job had to pick up a bunch of Pfizer execs at the airport and could take his rusty minivan with no A/C or his Civic with the anti-abortion bumper stickers I let him borrow my Expedition. When you’re personally escorting potential bigwig clients around would be the only time vehicles matter. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/53 "2009-06-01T15:46:33Z")
well this thread grew throughout the day ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/54 "2009-06-01T16:03:16Z")
looks like a dog taking a shit. Anyone mention that yet? edit. yep lol ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/55 "2009-06-01T16:36:22Z")
Whats your other 2 choices? ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/56 "2009-06-01T19:47:05Z")
> [@mafdark](#): > > looks like a dog taking a shit. Anyone mention that yet? > > edit. yep lol i disagree. I’m thinking cat. ![http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/johnvito99/other%20FUNNY%20and%20WEIRD%20PICs/CatPoop.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/1/c132096732711416d48960c2e3c4c25bf95b19ce.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550/57 "2009-06-01T20:23:52Z")
![http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/images/Chry%20CrossFire%20Side.JPG](http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/images/Chry%20CrossFire%20Side.JPG) I see it. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-have-a-crossfire/68550.md?page=2)