I picked up my Ltd. roadster about a year ago, so far it has cost nothing to run. This is my daily driver ,other than when it snows, and have found the car to be a blast to drive. Spent a great deal of time looking at all convertible options, from a Jag to a Sky, before I decided on the Crossfire. The reason I did the Ltd was the interior - I didn't want the sueded seats, and I wanted wither the vanilla or cedar interior - which automatically ruled out the SRT - while I would have loved the additional power - I have found the Ltd. to be just fine. I just did a 250 mile business trip today and while it might not be as quick as a vette of the SRT it will move from 75 - 110mph in no time. It will boil doen to what do want and you can't go wrong with either. I spent a couple of years in Cedar Rapids and with the mile of empty and straight roads out you will fly in a Crossfire.