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

Mine just turned 20 and still looks and runs great.

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

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.👍

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 ??

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

That sounds like a right beast, a lovely sounding engine

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

The (automatc) gearbox wetting is normal. Wipe it off, before check.

Molly is lovely ❤

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.

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

You can cautiously carry at least 12 2,6m long skirting boards made of plastic clamped under the glove box and in the trunk or carry one large av receiver with its shipping box.

Thank you Alan, great video, Regards to Monica

Its based on merc sl underneath

Good stuff Monika and Alan👌👍🙂

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

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.

Slk pse pump same but still req coded

£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.

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.

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

A friend of mine had one and it looked sporty.

I'm hopefully picking a merc up today actually

Very chrysler building styling.

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

It's a Merc slk in drag

That spoilier is the nuts

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

Yay monnies back 👍👍

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

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

Hugely underrated car.

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 😂

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

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

Monica reminds me of Suzy Quatro with that bikers jacket on

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

LUVVLY JUBBLY bit of shame about the central locking

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

Nice drone shots

Very rusty underneath! Where has this car lived?

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

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

Best part of vid ...Moni .

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

usually these are rotten.this looks a good one.

6:35 will an SLK central locking module work?

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

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?

This car does 100% mpg😂

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.

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

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

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..

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

Why central locking on a 2 door car?

Monica reminds me of Jenny from Ace Of Base

3.2 litre with poor mpg & high car tax!

Monica is gorgeous ❤

Ah the crossfire 😮

I have always thought these cars are not bad looking

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

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?

Steve balboni imports these parts from the USA

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

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...

Surely someone will will snap-on this piece of Americana

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

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

That's a sweet looking motor for a Chrysler

If its damp its leaking

And the cars not bad either

Loads off stuff same as my old clk

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

Sale price?

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

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

Basically a Mercedes

WTF less, then 300€ car tax in Germany. Are you being ripped off?

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!

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

Chrysler Cross Eyed 😂 You are welcome to this one.

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

Monika has my seal of approval 😉

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

Rock autos USA for parts

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

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

Just a re shelled old gen slk isn’t it

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

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.

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

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

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

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