I've seen some Srt4's with nothing more than Mopar stg 3 coilovers and better rims and tires smoke supposedly superior handling cars at the one lap of america road race's. They can be made to handle the twisties for very little money. More than just straight line fast.

if i got smoked by a neon i would be a hater to.

Maybe better value but it is still a Neon!!!!

all this shows is how over price 350`s are but, they r nice cars an every one in a race deserves a little credit instead of braging just give the guy a thumbs up, say good race an walk away like a man.

I guess in the end, my big thing with the srt-4 is the styling. That shopping basket wing is terrible, so are the stock rims, the dual exhaust on a 4-cylinder, and the da.mn thing has the stance of a 4x4 for some weird reason. I understand that the neon platform was the logical choice for it, but I think it could have been so much better with a few minor changes, instead of trying to appeal to the fast and furious generation.

WOW bigjon and the other guy get over it are you're egos hurt or something why do you feel the need to compare your neon to a 350z im not saying that the 350z is king of all cars but cmon its in a different league. the SRT4 doesnt even have fully powered windows thats how cheap they are. The 350z is beautiful, has handling thats in porsche territory, and has great N/A power. and previously bigjon you said that nissan sucks. WHAT?! nissan sells more cars in america than dodge does. CARS. and i guess my RB25 240sx is whack too, im also guessing that the GT-r's are garbage too. so is the GTI-R pulsar. also the 300zxTT is garbae as well. so is the classic 280z too. dude you have completely made yourself sound stupid. your biased opinion is just pore idiocy. u USED to sound intelligent but now your opinion isnt worth anything.

iono bigjon i typically like all of your posts but this one is just stupid, you sond like the dumbestics comparing theior mustangs to evos. its is priced at 30k because of everything, it look gorgeous, it handles like a dream, it very well designed and easy to use, and the interior is waaaaay better than any dumbetsic that youll find under the 40k price mark. Where as you neon is sooo ugly and cheap it doenst even have full powered windows the back 2 you have to use manually. please dont even compare a 350z with a SRT4. yes the SRT4 is very nice its its price range but dont say its better than a 350z.

Yeah, true the Mustang GT would be a good choice but when I bought my SRT-4 brand new in 2003 the Mustang GT from that year cost a few thousand more (brand new) and wasn't as quick. The '05 and newer GTs are a little quicker - not much (as you said, a nitpick) - but they start around $25K brand new.

As for it being FWD, yeah that has it's drawbacks but the SRT is actually pretty good for a FWD car if you can launch it properly. Also, there is no torque steer, which is a plus. Being that I drive mine everyday and year-round and live in the Northeast, having FWD isn't so bad. It's good in the rain with the right tires, and with a good set of snow tires the car is great in the winter.

Btw, I believe you can get a mustang GT for about the same price that's actually a little quicker, but that's a nitpick.

I don't hate it because it's quick, in fact I love how fast it is. I just hate the platform that it's based on and the fact that it's fwd.