Everyone keeps bringing up the reliability issue, but no one really buys a performance car because of its stellar reliability... And at 20k for the whole set-up, I don't think you can really lose if performance is what you're looking for. That said, I think the SRT-4 is an awesome car for the single reason is that it will make other car companies follow a similar suite. It doesn't mean Honda has to make a turbo Civic with just as much horsepower, but it will make more manufacturers realize that performance compacts can and will sell and they will act as halo cars to a younger crowd.