Actually, I deserve the scolding if I were blindly bashing a car, but my comments come from experience and observation (the proven scientific method). My brother's kid has a wrx, and his best friend an srt-r. They drive them like kids do, but they are supposed to take the abuse. The 'bulletproof' wrx was on 3 cylinders and blew the turbo. The srt has been in the shop already for various things...turbo noise that is 'not normal' and posible head gasket problem. These cars are fast cars, and the parts have been beefed up to take the power, but they are only as good as the people who put them together. I had a regular neon for a year and a half and drove it like an old lady, still had more problems than I should have had. There is a reason why their resale is so low.
You said it yourself, they are a 'cheap' performance car. What car wouldn't perform the way the srt does considering the power to weight ratio of the vehicle. An inexpensive performance car would be a nissan 350z if you want a good combination of price, performance, quality, style etc.
