I looked on autotrader in my area (15401 zip code) and can't seem to find any SRT-6's for under 25k and the ones I did find seem to be going for 27-30k.

So, I'll most likely have to go with a regular Xfire. As far as the regular Xfire goes can any of you tell me how the manual compares to the automatic? Reviews I saw said the Xfire was a little slugglish because of the large 19" rear wheels and if that is the case I'd rather have the extra power of the manual, obviously this would be a non-issue with the SRT-6. This same issue also makes me lean towards the coupe vs the convertible becaues of the extra weight, do you notice a significant difference between the coupe and conv. models?

Anyway, whether I find an SRT-6 or not the base Xfire for 13k-17k sure beats the hell out of driving cobalts, civics, and tiburons that all the kids here at college payed 16-20k+ for. It seems almost foolish not to buy one at these prices lol.