[Sluttypatton]

Other than you, only one person said to avoid the SRT-4. The main reasons brought up for this where insurance cost, police attraction, and gas mileage. Sure this vehicle may have poorer gas mileage than other cars in it's price range, but other cars in it's price range are economy cars and can not really be compared on the same basis. If your afraid of police attention, don't drive like an idiot, besides the SRT-4 looks so much like the SX 2.0 that it wouldn't immediately stand out to many police. The insurance may be a sticking point, but on the other hand, any sports car will have a higher than average insurance cost. If you want cheap insurance, buy a Topaz and be done with the idea of having a sports car.

I am a turbo enthusiast so I am biased towards them, but I am biased towards them because they are better. If you want more information on turbocharged vehicles check out the forced induction forum. In terms of driveability and general durability, turbocharged vehicles do not differ much from a naturally aspirated one, but they do require punctual oil changes in order to last their entire lifetime. If you are looking for performance at a reasonable cost, with reasonable gas mileage there is just plain no beating a turbocharged vehicle.