Re: Srt 6 - 6 spd
I consider shifting = driving while an automatic = riding. That being said, if the SRT6 was offered in a manual I would be $50k poorer and have only one Crossfire. I went with the roadster first because I wanted a convertible with a manual transmission. Then I picked up the SRT6 because they are rare and getting rarer, and I like the looks of the coupe with the whalefin spoiler.
At the end of the day, I think I paid a little more for two cars than I would have paid for a new SRT6 roadster back in 2005.
PS - I have an A6 2.7T with MT6 and just bought an A4 3.0 with MT6 for my daughter. I'm currently looking at a 2004 Crossfire coupe with manual for my son. My older daughter has my old 2002 Saturn VUE with the manual 5-speed. Does that tell you I'm a little biased?