Wow, that is so cool......I talked to him on the phone and he seems like a really cool guy...
I am very excited, and thank you for donating cf1 to the cause!!!!

 

Yup excited!

 

very very cool

 

So awesome!! cant wait to see the setup!!

 

Bob (Lantana),
Please mark me as paid in full.

(PM sent)

 

Thanks DJ, I have marked you paid in full. Can't wait now to get updates!!!

 

Received the following from Corky after he drove the XF from El Paso to San Antonio. (portion edited at Corky's request)

It was certainly a pleasure to meet you guys also. And, a delightful trip too.

Wow, what a fine wonderful cruising machine!

Absolutely no troubles along the way.


The real difficulty occurred after stopping at McDonalds for coffee, it took me 15 minutes to find the cup holder.

The CF never missed a beat. Runs perfectly. The suspension is perfectly aligned. The tires are perfect, obviously. No rattles, no vibrations, no buzzes. The straight line stability of this thing is near perfect. The only car I can think of in the same league for stability is the Porsche 928. It also tracks beautifully through long fast sweeping bends. The tranny is marvelous and the clutch feels just to my liking. I was very comfortable in the seat, but found the window open caused a “beating” of the shoulder harness. …. No big deal, after I realized it wasn’t a heart attack.

It seems obvious that the moveable spoiler literally moves the aero center of pressure farther aft thus giving it a longer moment about the CG. That is clearly a contributor to the stability. A good stroke

Summed up, the CF is one magnificent machine.
Were it not for that cup holder

Best

Corky

 

This is what I enjoyed most about my discussions with Corky... his wit is awesome.

 

That was very cool to read! It didn't take him long to find the one major flaw in the Crossfire and his comments about the spoiler could fuel old debates that have been discussed in other other threads. I may have to find one of those threads and post Corky's comments.

 

His comments were why I asked him if I could post them.
Loves the car, hates the cup holder.

Almost sounds like he's owned one all along!



Below is a comment from another thread that was deleted for some reason???

Quote:

Originally Posted by GraphiteGhost

Andrew, I got my decal today but its got no part number on it. Wasn't it supposed to have the generic part number on it? Lost here, don't know what to do.

It's another $5 for the part number!

 

MB Tax my friend! LOL. Next month Corky can have a taste of automatic..and cubby instead of cup holder.. lol.

 

Great comments, surprised there was no mention of the 1-2 shift in there, that is the only other thing I could think of that is brought up en mass. Can't wait to start seeing some progress and numbers especially. Slowly building up the cash until then

 

The wait is killing me... I just want to hand them a fistful of cash and say now please with a grin. I really thought a lot more of us would jump in.

 

I know what you mean.. good thing I had my 3 grand sitting on the coffee table when this started.. right next to the morgage for the month..Crossfire payment.. Tahoe payment.. and electric bill.

 

When do the rest of us have the option of paying in full anyway?

 

Speaking of paying in full...and kits.. anyone in the Tulsa area that decides they want to do this, will be more than welcome to look it over on my car when it's done. And I'm sure the kits will be available on down the road, so if your on the fence we could probably take a run in her and see if it knocks you over on the "buy one" side.

 

I live in Choctaw, Ok which is only an hour or so from Tulsa. If I can round up the money I might have to take you up on that offer! I've been watching this thread for a long time and I can't wait to see what a BEGi Crossfire can do.

 

Same thing for anyone in northern NV and CA. My wife and I are all over the place in the summer and would not mind if someone would want to check it out if they are on the fence.

 

Don't know if you noticed..but I'm in Kellyville. Hard throw would put a rock in Bristow. Could possible meet up in Stoud. When you see me with a double permagrin on here hit me up if you want and we'll set up a Saturday or Sunday thing.

 

Many here have been around long enough to be burned on one or more deals from the forum will be a little more cautious than some newer members. I have ALL the confidence in the world in Corky and his team, but with the NA 5.0 Liter V8 conversion and rotrex SC unit also out there, I will sit on this three way fence until I see some numbers, and more importantly, some reliability info from each of the possible power making solutions.

At this point in time, the NA 5.0 V8 has the best power numbers (none provided yet for anything else) and reliability is off the charts. And come on, how sexy would a german V8 sound coming from the XF??

Glad to see options (finally) but still on the fence. Thanks for taking the plunge for the rest of us