As a prior polished turd wart owner, I can attest to how quick those little b*st*rds are with the right person behind the wheel. In all honesty, a tear almost came to my eye the way some of you were talking about it and that is fine as it's your opinion but I loved that car and wish I could have afforded to keep it and buy the Crossfire. If you threw a grand at both, I'm sorry to say the cali would probably win. Performance is really expensive for our cars and there is so much more of an aftermarket for the cali. Now if you drove both off the lot, hands down the SRT-6. Granted, it's no where near as nice of a car when you get into the appointments and that but it was very quick and it treated me very well for my short ownership of it. They really are a nice little car and you get a lot for a little price tag. Remember there are holes in the lineup now that the Crossfire is disco'd. Your only choice now is between the 3 big V8's or the cali if you want performance.