2004 Chrysler Crossfire 3.2, Almost a Classic, Just Needs a Little TLC

[@MarkB-33]

Spent a day at work in a DB9 with sports pack. Went from MK to the Black Forest. Fantastic car. When i got back it was no dissapointment to jump back in my Crossfire to drive the commute home. That says a lot about how much fun these great cars are.

[@PianoUniverse]

Mine just turned 20 and still looks and runs great.

[@MarkB-33]

Mine is 19. Done 130k miles. Running sweet. I love it.

[@BobWilliscorgi]

Alan get in touch with Salvage Rebuilds UK , they have a guy that could probably recode them keys to your replacement central locking unit 👍

[@Chandler721]

I was about to mention this as well!💪🏼

[@pdtech4524]

I've always admired these cars, very handsome and unique style with a touch of 'Aston Martin' hi-end elagance about it, not many around either! Definitely a future classic. I parked next to one many years ago in my Hyundai coupe, had a chat with the owner, we both admired each other cars as we compared them but both our concensus of opinion was the crossfire was more 'premium' inside and out.👍

[@curtisj2165]

You certainly couldn't accuse a Hyundai Coupe of being premium

[@pdtech4524]

@@curtisj2165 I never said it was, putting 'premium' in inverted commas, I didn't mean in the literal sense, I meant in relative terms, like a Fiat Panda is more 'premium' than a Fiat 126. 😁👍

[@johnbusst200]

Loving the Mercedes SLK underpinnings. Dash clocks and cruise control stalk etc.

[@nigelfenlon9035]

That sounds like a right beast, a lovely sounding engine

[@MarkB-33]

They go well. Rapid as light with a great engine. Get a fabricated back box and it sounds glorious.

[@alancourse340]

Alan Howatt, thanks for suggesting Redcorn to collect scrap/end of life vehice's in an efficient manner & paying a good price promptly. I told our daughter & her husband & Redcorn performed exactly as you said they would. Daughter was very with their service & prompt fair payment.

[@craigey1289]

Had the same car in same colour in 2004 from brand new. I loved this car. It’s a Mercedes with a sexier body. The Infinity sound system I have not managed to better in any car since . What’s not to like about this car apart from clunky Mercedes manual box. I had the auto and it was fab. Underrated and undervalued future classic ??

[@alan4x]

i think they look pretty cool cars

[@MarkB-33]

All true. I prefer the manual. Get it right it'll reward you. Get it wrong it's a b*tch. 😂

[@bartoszk4812]

Lovely looking car, all it needs is a tin of Waxoyl underneath 😜 Thanks for the video Alan 👍

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

Dinatrol, Waxyol's garbage in comparison.

[@richlee509]

Bilt Hamber is the best

[@bartoszk4812]

@richlee509 I guess like with sealants everyone has its favourites 😜

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

@@bartoszk4812 I'll share my experiences with Dinatrol

[@patkelly7999]

Good stuff Monika and Alan👌👍🙂

[@alan4x]

Thanks! 🙂pat

[@jeremyaustin9103]

Got a Merc M112 v6 under the hood. Old slk chassis. Good running gear if you can cope with the look

[@MarkB-33]

Marmite. Love it or hate it.

[@MrSonicAdvance]

Hugely underrated car.

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

Thirsty, expensive tax, poor dynamics.

[@curtisj2165]

​@@ChrisPatrick-q6knice looking though

[@gs425]

Rightly underrated car lol

[@MrSonicAdvance]

What are its faults? @@gs425

[@MarkB-33]

​@@ChrisPatrick-q6keh? 0-60 in 6.5 secs and 30mpg. Tax on mine 345 a year. Sorned in winter so how's that expensive. Must try harder.

[@Fellow.Tractor]

Better car salesman than an actual one. Still needs that degree of sleaziness though to actually become one. 😉 I'd reckon the two main issues why it's still not sold are MPG and tax. With the economy going to shit, people don't really have the money to spend on fun things like this.

[@teatimetel174]

WEF dont want us to own anything or travel..head of the WEF klaus schwab author of covid 19 the great reset..all planned.

[@MarkB-33]

​@@teatimetel174 spot on. Klaus would hate my xfire. I say, get to the back of the queue.

[@mariuskub]

Thank you Alan, great video, Regards to Monica

[@johnchincotta1qwdb15]

Hi Alan,if this car is virtually a Mercedes slk or at least shares the same mechanical and electrical components,you shouldn't have an issue in locating spare parts for it.

[@johncoldwell340]

Definitely is 83% mercedes slk worked on 2 recently 😅

[@MarkB-33]

Yeah merc got me a new ecu same as slk. Find a friendly parts man.

[@madman7341]

£400 motor tax for a 3.2 litre is cheap compared to Ireland. A pre July 1 2008 3.2 litre engine over here is €1,809 per year, €1,003 for 6 months, €511 for 3 months.

[@coopers4491]

Think without a doubt I would prefer MOLLY to the car anyday !!!!👍👍👍👍Great content ...

[@MarkB-33]

Have both, why limit yourself

[@Steve-bo6ht]

I had a friend that had a Crossfire and she absolutely adored it but then certain parts had to be American import only from the dealer and it would be off the road more than she drove it and sadly she had let her dream car go.

[@andypicken7848]

Monica reminds me of Suzy Quatro with that bikers jacket on

[@nightstorm9128]

It also has airbags in the doors,,and the back wing comes up at speed..

[@lesclark1363]

crankshaft sensor goes faulty .and front wheels are 18 inch and rear 19 inch , you can put mercedes wheels on but you need wheel studs but watch lenths

[@brooklynbummer]

A friend of mine had one and it looked sporty.

[@nigelfenlon9035]

That spoilier is the nuts

[@MarkB-33]

You can hear it raise inside when you give it some. Never gets boring.

[@nigelfenlon9035]

@@MarkB-33 I bet it doesnt😎❤️🔥

[@powerglory4022]

This car is still for sale 9 months later. I recognise the number plate. Currently £1695. Bargain really. I had an 04 plate coupe manual in this colour about twelve years ago. I’m still after another.

[@MarkB-33]

Absolute bargains these. Light cars with a 3.2 V6 and they are quick. I love mine.

[@garrybritton9415]

The chryseler crossfire is basically a older Mercedes with a different body shell

[@qrogueuk]

Nice drone shots

[@stephenwilliams926]

Very chrysler building styling.

[@Stop..carry-on]

Wasn’t the crossfire a re shelled merc slk , merc engine ect , wouldn’t be surprised if the locking unit comes from merc or another Chrysler

[@nigelfenlon9035]

I was thinking the same

[@masonbradley1812]

Yay monnies back 👍👍

[@loyndsy]

I'm sure a Merc specialist could sort the CL. Hi to Monny

[@tony78uk48]

Best part of vid ...Moni .

[@HawkstarzExploring]

A car that looks like this should sound how it looks but instead sounds like a mini Cooper engine in a Abrahams Tank!!

[@nigelfenlon9035]

I'm hopefully picking a merc up today actually

[@timhancock6626]

Chrysler Cross Eyed 😂 You are welcome to this one.

[@EppingForest304]

3.2 litre engine with poor mpg & high car tax! 😔 It hasn’t been MOT’d since July 2020 !? 🤔

[@rinkumstinkum831]

Mine does 31mpg on a run averaging national speed limit, funnily enough, slightly better than my first car which was a 1971 Volkswagen Beetle!

[@MarkB-33]

Eh? 0-60 in 6.5 and goes everywhere at motorway plus speeds giving me 30mpg.

[@teatimetel174]

usually these are rotten.this looks a good one.

[@nigelfenlon9035]

Its a shame the car is a lovely looking little motor but I always notice the old plastic inside always looked bit cheap

[@MarkB-33]

Interior is a bit plasticy. But it's comfortable and feels sporty. Not a bad place to be.

[@davidknight8172]

Molly is lovely ❤

[@Don-po1di]

Hi alan if you had the original control unit repaired could you avoid having it re programmed?

[@curtisj2165]

Not a bad idea

[@lcrunch2290]

LUVVLY JUBBLY bit of shame about the central locking

[@RikAindow]

Such a shame Chrysler / Stellantis didn't want to help with the central locking issues. Is the part available from Mercedes? I wouldn't be surprised if the Crossfire shared parts with the CLK, or was it the SLK?

[@curtisj2165]

Needs to find a Mercedes Benz specialist

[@vivianhughes9347]

Bring it to Needingworth Alan, but I guess it'll probably be sold by then.

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

Mollie is a good sport and a great feature in your videos Steve.

[@nigelfenlon9035]

That's a sweet looking motor for a Chrysler

[@MarkB-33]

That and the 300C look great. Cannot dig the other models but they both nail it.

[@as3cs3]

someone I know bought an SLK350 for £1800 a couple of weeks ago and I was taken for a drive in it. Have to say the interior is nothing like this car. It was a R171 model. Not sure if that's the same era as this

[@MarkB-33]

It's based on the R170. Very similar. I have had an slk but the Crossfire drives much differently. More raw as it was set up to be.

[@wt3149]

hi alan,i have ford mondeo mk4 2011 from uk,and every morning the engine had til now tremble for few min,i asked in uk,germany,italy ford and others and every body said:all mondeo have this tremble-but i discovered now after 12 years of life for this car:6 wires on carosery under air filter which not have perfect contact/negative-which are used by varied modules:ques what? after i connected all 6 wires directly on batery negative,with some new wires ,all tremble dissapeard for ever,no more dtc,better torque,power,etc,so i believe ford maked so much economy using chasis negative conexion destroying life car with varied errors ,i think is poor experience or big strategy,what you think?

[@jimamizzi1]

Good video Alan, you left one thing out, how much HP ? I suppose I could look it up.

[@crazyforcars]

218

[@MarkB-33]

On a light body. Imagine putting a 3.2 V6 in an MX5. These are pretty rapid even at 20 years old.

[@30yearsfuelingbigjets]

did you dip the undercarriage in the salty ocean and let it sit? or did you drive it in the Detroit winter a few years where i come from? lol

[@terryatkinson899]

I believe it's based on the E class merc. Going to be a tough sell 😮 No doubt there's someone looking for a car that probably cost a fair bit new and if you knew your stuff, it would be an easy fix. People say ohhh tax is 400😢 But how much is pcp on a shitbox youll never own 😂

[@MarkB-33]

SLK R170.

[@joesmith9216]

this would be an ok car for a teen, really, not too fast but well made.

[@kevowski]

Monika has my seal of approval 😉

[@tridaks]

6:35 will an SLK central locking module work?

[@ianclivemillard7539]

It looks like its been parked at the bottom of the sea

[@markevans1973]

Monica is gorgeous ❤

[@curtisj2165]

Eyes off, i saw her first

[@curtisj2165]

I have always thought these cars are not bad looking

[@MarkB-33]

Marmite. They look great IMHO and are genuinely different to anything else on the road. But it does get a lot of hate mostly because people do not like something different from the norm. I know this being a fan of Devo. Great, unique band but hated by many. 😂😂😂

[@robertwilliams1147]

Its based on merc sl underneath

[@rmc5278]

Ah the crossfire 😮

[@ToyotatechDK]

Monica reminds me of Jenny from Ace Of Base

[@markevans1973]

And the cars not bad either

[@asdeaff]

Surely someone will will snap-on this piece of Americana

[@ohyesitsme]

I'm not sure that anything on the Crossfire is Americana. It was designed by a Brit used Merc chassis and engine and was built by Karmenn in Germany

[@silverfox57]

I wonder if the oil leak at the rear of the engine before the gearbox is a leaking main seal.

[@artfulbodger78]

Based on the 1st gen platform then 2nd gen after 2005. Alot of the switchgear etc come either from the slk or the merc parts bin.. Lovely looking cars but the interior build quality and plastics are a lot to be desired..

[@MarkB-33]

True. But still a nice drive. Rapid. Light with that engine. Bargain price for performance and head turning. I get more love and asked what is it than hate. But I am a big fella so maybe that's why they just hide in the comments 😂😂😂

[@timowallin8020]

10:29 There is so much, Benz, VW, BMW and "Fake USA car parts"(for cheep EU market) around. That i wonder, if "old" 1980-2000 German vacuum/pressure pump from that era cars, that are made for central locking would have correct parts in it to fix it.... PS. it looks like that cover is the airfiltter housing and that's why its have(2 birds/1stone). 26:46 here those oilfiltterhouse/coolers bend's so much, that the seals don't seal even after seal replacement. And damn its great comeback as the newoil smelss on exhouse pipe.... If i don't member wrong they make hole set even aftermarket ... 33:56 Im not so sure USA car market even knows this one. I bet its only for EU Market as temp to make name more known here. But basicly the part's that aren't Germany are from ch... 4 class market...

[@markbeards4441]

The Crossfire is ULEZ compliant? I believe that so are most hacksaws these days. 😂😂

[@curtisj2165]

Yep, it's petrol not diesel

[@timhancock6626]

Have you got any further on choosing a Mondeo Taxi replacement ? Its all gone very quiet on that one after you tried the Octavia.

[@davywatt9367]

Slk pse pump same but still req coded

[@nigelfenlon9035]

Cor 400 quid for the year rd tax that would be over a grand in ireland

[@don7680]

Very rusty underneath! Where has this car lived?

[@alan4x]

probably scotland lol

[@MarkB-33]

Yeah that's pretty crusty underneath. My ocd wants goggles, a wire brush, kurust, and Shultz. I would be in my element.

[@CORRIGEEN71]

Sale price?

[@peterfriel5129]

£2,995

[@neilfoster814]

£400 a year road tax makes it worth about £75!

[@JGormo11811]

Steve balboni imports these parts from the USA

[@markplenty2631]

Isn’t it just a cheap SLK ripoff? Overall, not my cup of tea lol.. not a bad example though.

[@joeyallcock1011]

80%1st gen slk350 on r class body chrysler got screwed over in chrysler daimler merger to share each others resources parts & technology. original concept was superior but still a great car looks & handles way better than originsl slk350 even though it was built using those same parts. oil leak is a connector block on gearbox that does need replacing b4 oil travels up wires.☆j.c.allcock☆ Q.has it sold? what's asking price? where u based? need something while my PT Cruiser comes bk apart 2reset self adjust on LUK SACS saj's mechanic mark has f'up fitting of my clutch in bordesley green b'ham.

[@teatimetel174]

Strictly speaking are these council actions legal? The roads are bought and paid for with tax money we give to our SERVANTS to build and maintain. We DID NOT give them permission to stop us using OUR (not their) roadways. ULEZ could be seen as criminal damage by the various councils!

[@MarkB-33]

its ULEZ exempt

[@stephencatterson9320]

Basically a Mercedes

[@simonelsey]

talk to south Maine auto chap .... he might now a fix .

[@nicnak4475]

Treat yourself, Alan ! You will be Jack the biscuit, arm out the window with your stick on tattoo ! 🤣

[@davidhayes4814]

Slightly odd-ball car that in its 215PS form sold new for the same as a VW Golf R32.

[@MarkB-33]

Both great cars. But like comparing chalk with cheese so I do not get the point.

[@fraser5754]

I'll give you an Octavia 1.6fsi no issues except a drivers electric window won't open and it is MOTD to Aug 24 130000 miles ulez compliant 52 mpg petrol and 950 pounds cash for it if it has mot on it

[@s9enny]

Loads off stuff same as my old clk

[@gigifrana940]

This car does 100% mpg😂

[@MarkB-33]

0-60 in 6.5 secs. Average 30mpg going everywhere at 80mph.

[@paulriggers1558]

a funny looking merc, but not a bad car and a nice set of pins, deffo not funny looking...

[@Finglesham]

Collectors car? Yes, scrap collector. ! The Chryslers that I have rented in the US are a pile of junk and handle like a wheelbarrow with a puncture. I always wish I could have my Mondeo in the US. God knows why the person bought it in the first place. They made a thumping loss of course. A colleague of mine bought a Neon and regretted it as the parts unobtainable and very expensive to maintain. Got peanuts for it. Brave person buying that. Good heads-up on that crappy Vauxhall design. My Mondeo is £365 road tax now of course.

[@as3cs3]

is your Mondeo a 3.0?

[@MarkB-33]

​@@as3cs3He's happy. Bless him. I had a Mondeo and I liked it. But I prefer my xfire.

[@paulirvine6336]

stupid no spare wheels now most new cars you can get them but charge you for them just more robbery

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

They all charge for them its now classed as an option believe it or not.

[@Finglesham]

My 2005 Mondy still has a spare wheel space saver. That is another reason to hang on to it.@@interceptor-ss8kb

[@curtisj2165]

New cars don't have a place in the boot for a spare

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

@curtisj2165 they do I have a 2023 passat and it has a spare wheel.

[@kevinthacker8349]

Will never own a car, without a spare wheel . First thing to do is buy out.when I change my car

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

Jeremy clarkson famously once said the crossfire looks like a dog taking a crap due to its arched rear styling. 😂😂 That interior is so cheap looking can tell its American

[@MarkB-33]

Really? I have not heard those before ever (now that's sarcasm) 😂😂😂

[@ohyesitsme]

It might be badged as a Chrysler but it was designed by a Brit, uses mercedes underpinnings and engine and was built by Karmann in Germany.. Not very Amaerican in my book.

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

@ohyesitsme if you have ever driven an American car they love silver dashboards so I would say more designed for the American market.

[@ohyesitsme]

@@interceptor-ss8kb I only lived in the US for seven years so you might say that I have driven an American car and The Crossfire is not anything like a normal American car so did not sell very well in the US

[@MartinJones-tl9kt]

Rock autos USA for parts

[@louisjames1062]

Just a re shelled old gen slk isn’t it

[@MarkB-33]

It is based on the R170 yes. But the drive is more raw. The set up is markedly different. Having had both I prefer the raw feel to the refined feel of the SLK. 😊

[@petrolhead28]

A mercedes in disguise. From the period of daimler/chrysler. The same period that heralded poorer build quality in mercs.

[@EppingForest304]

3.2 litre with poor mpg & high car tax!

[@cerealtiller]

Very Poor Corrosion proofing compared to 1980's Mercedes...

[@MarkB-33]

Not really on uk roads. People cannot drive so they love salt.

[@andrewwaller5913]

Just buy a cheap Mercedes SLK its the same thing. Chryslers arent exactly reliable or well built. Even Americans dont really buy them anymore.

[@MarkB-33]

Have you owned both as that is not true. The SLK is more sedate, whereas the Crossfire is more of a GT car. Having had both I can attest to that. Both are absolute bargains. The Crossfire is a light car, and with its bullet proof merc engine it returns rapid performance. But haters gotta hate I guess. That's fine. But your comment is just a diss and not true. 😊

[@gorsmy]

It's a Merc slk in drag

[@MarkB-33]

Drives different to the SLK. More toasty GT than the lovely but more sedate SLK.

[@aleksinfroid4644]

Has Sebring front face is so ugly on rest of car lol/

[@leeatterberry1239]

I wouldn't give any more than $50 for one piece of God damn Junk

[@alan4x]

🤣yeah I know, bad habit

[@gs425]

What a drab basic car.. Not for me thank you

[@MarkB-33]

Now this is without a doubt the lamest diss and thus the funniest. Haters gotta hate but must try harder... 😂😂😂