A few years ago when I bought my car (April of '03) the SRT wasn't even around. Months later, it hit the scene. Though it wasn't quite as good as it is now (I believe the first version lacked an LSD and was slightly less powerful) it was still pretty impressive. I remember kicking myself a bit for not holding out a few more months. (although, since it sort've came out of nowhere, I can't really fault myself on that one.)
Anyway, with all this talk about the MSP vs SRT... well, (sniff) the memories are just rushin back! ooooh the memories!! ... memories of tireless (not literally... tough to go anywhere without tires) comparrisons between the two. Even though the SRT cost a good 4k more, it was still within reach. To think I could've had that type of power for, what would have been, an extra $50/month or so... admittedly, that sort've pissed me off.
Putting some of the things that we've already belabored to the point where the poor horse has since been reincarnated as Britney Spears baby. (s*** just keeps getting worse and worse for mr horse) I won't touch upon any of that. Instead, I'll touch upon another point that's also been beated to a bloody pulp.
Here's, quite simply, what put all of the 'buyer's remorse' to rest years ago. The interior of a car is something that ranks high on my list. If I'm not diggin the styling characteristics, no matter what the car looks like on the outside or how much power it has, I'm not making a deal. There's been numerous posts touting the MSP's kickass interior (at least, for the pricerange it fell within) but nobody, to my knowledge, coughed up any pictures. As they say, pictures are worth a thousands words... so I'll STFU... for now.
and... just for S&G...
I don't know guys.... your car's fast and all but... not feelin the interior.
I'll be nice and stick with the daylight pics.
Last but not least... since, I don't care what anybody says, looks DO matter.... unfortuneatly. Here's a little side-by-side comparro of the two. To be fair, I deliberately went out of my way to find, what I thought at least, was the best angle for the SRT-4. (other than the front and back... which are pretty sweet) Also, though this orange dodge gave it looks like s*** in person, it doesn't look half bad in this picture.
There's probably better angles... but this should do.
While looks are subjective (and performance numbers generally are not) Even the most die-hard SRT-4 fan should admit that the MSP has the edge in the looks dept. On the flipside, I'm sure most MSP owners would LOVE to have the type of power and potential an SRT has out of the box. As everyone and their uncle knows by now (thanks to this thread) both cars offer different things to different people. I'm glad to see everyone's playing nice now. (no thanks to me) Who knows? maybe one day there will be a car that offers the best of both worlds. Hell... based on the pictures above, it looks like the MSP just ****** up the SRT so... maybe that day will come sooner than we think! hahaha jussssssssssst kidding
