Would you pay $17k for a brand new Crossfire?

Chryslers suck. “Performance” trim cars that only come with automagics suck. They retail for $10k more than that, so something’s shady about $17k. For $17k you could probably find a used 350Z, C5 vette, GTO, or any number of better cars. 215hp @ >3000 pounds != fast.

IMO the only thing that it’s got going for it is that it’s cool looking so you could pick up girls with it.

So no I would spend my $17k on a better car, unless you were going to turn around and sell it for a profit as mentioned above.