I'll be convinced when SRT's have 100K miles and are still reliable. People always talk about "better warranty", I don't care if a Kia comes with a 10 yr/100K mile warranty, I hate when my mode of transportation won't work.
Having to take your car into the dealer sucks and is a PITA. I have had zero problems with my SVT, and I love the performance, styling, reliabilty, handling, etc. Yes the Super Neon is faster, uglier IMHO, and cheaper (new to new). When mopar junkies have littered their engines with goodies, and spend more time at the stealership then the track, then who's gonna sing the neon praise.
I speak from first hand experiance as my girl had a neon given to her in high school by her dad. This thing drank more oil then gas, and was such a hassle to own I've never thought about a neon since. If the SRT with it's great bang for the buck suddenly became reliable from a long line of horrible neons, then I'll be suprised.
More likely, everyone mods out their already unreliable car and we hear rants in a couple months about how the dealer told someone they must have been racing and won't warranty their blown engine...