Originally Posted by Teck-9
there are also handicapped enthusiasts like me who cannot for the life of them learn to drive stick. I have tried and tried again. But your guys' logic doesnt apply to me. See, i'm a kid. i could never afford a crossfire, my dad bought it for me. he wouldnt get an srt6. so im tryin to upgrade to one cuz i can afford that since i didnt have to buy the car. plus insurance on an srt6 is double so if i just put the parts on and not claim them, i also save on insurance. so my point is that in my unique case, its better to upgrade to srt rather than "just buy one."
"Buy an SRT6 -- you'll get a beefed up engine to support the extra power. Not sure if the tranny is really any different, but there is probably a reason they did not build them stock with MT6. By the time you get done upgrading a n/a to a s/c, you'll have more into it than an OEM SRT6 would cost."
They didn't build an srt for a couple reasons, one of the biggest is their target demographic. The car's guts were designed by Mercedes, and most people that buy mercedes want any option available and don't want to do any work when driving. If mercedes made a car that drove itself, people would buy it. I'm all about doing things myself, and getting involved in what I am doing. Manual gives you more control over the car once you figure out how to use it to your advantage. You could definately learn if you cared enough to. Plus, people that buy mercedes aren't typically the best drivers. Components like clutches, rear axles, and pretty much anything drivetrain related wears out quicker than that of an automatic car, because you can control essentially what is the stall of a torque converter. You can do holeshots if you want to, or if you don't know how to drive. It's easier to break a manual, and mercedes/chrysler wants to build cars that are more reliable, and pay less in warantee work.