Well... I have an 2005 XRT and a standard 2004 6 speed and love them both. I love my 2004 and like the control better than my 2005 "shift-auto". But I have to agree that the clutch assembly sucks. I actually had to replace mine after racing about... It cost me $2k for the entire assembly at my local dealer. I would like to hear more about your experiences, and suggested improvements. I think this is the one (the 2004) that I am going to keep of the two.

Tim