"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Mark Thorson said...
>
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> A friend of mine in high school had a Fiat Spider. It was a nice little
>>> car, fun to drive and very reliable.
>>
>> I had a Fiat 850 Spyder convertible sports car for a few years.
>> It was the most fun car I ever had, despite having such a tiny
>> engine (just under 50 cu in, so it qualified for treatment as
>> a motorcycle under some smog law somewhere). Fun to drive
>> on the freeway in the rain with the top down, because the
>> windshield kept the interior dry. As long as I didn't stop,
>> I didn't get wet (except for the top of my head).
>>
>> Nowadays, I care more about safety and wouldn't be likely to own
>> a convertible again. Especially a lightweight car like that
>> which would go into a skid at the least provocation on a wet
>> street.
>
>
> Mark,
>
> But weren't the Spider's micro sports cars?
>
> I can't picture Chrysler going that route. They're the American Gas Hog
> car
> company.

The Crossfire isn't all that big. Nice handling car, too. I rented one for
the weekend when visiting my cousin in Kentucky last year.

Jon