axel..i understand what you mean.

in my last college hockey game played, there was a scuffle in front of the net after i made a save, and one of the opposing players fell/dove onto my left leg while it was extended..it hurt a ton, but i shook it off and finished the game. i iced it after the game and such, and it felt quite a bit better when i was at off ice condition later that week...and while running sprints, my left knee exploded. i tore my MCL, PCL, lateral mensicus, and "ruptured" my ACL. i went through tons of rehab after a lengthy surgery, and i was told that i would never skate again, i would probably never walk without a limp, and that i wouldnt be able to drive a manual transmission "Safely". they also told me to expect the beginnings of arthrits by the time i was 30. im 28, and i am already feeling the effects of arthritis pain, but regardless of what they said, i walk just fine, i skate regularly (although no longer at a competitive level) and i have recently purchased my turbo AWD laser, so that i can have a stick shift car to enjoy while i am still physically capable. my stratus RT coupe is an autostick, which i ordered right after i graduated, and right after they told me that i would not recover fully...and i hate that its an auto, although it has been a great car, and i still havent spent a dime on it, shy of brakes and tires...impressive considering that i had it FOUR DAYS before it was on a drag strip, and about two weeks before it had been through an autoX course...but i constantly wish that it was a stick.

 

Whats wrong with stock cars? lol

 

The biggest disappointment that I faced last time I went car shopping is that Chrysler hasn't had a coupe that was truely their design since the '93 Daytona. The other thing that frustrated me is that Chrysler is yet to have a coupe model powered by one of their OWN V6 engines. Every single time they offer a coupe, they never offer one of their own engines which really irritates me. I think its a mistake not to offer a coupe version of the new Avenger to replace the Stratus coupe. Although the Stratus coupe may not have been as popular as the sedan, there are still a lot of them on the road. I see a lot more of them than I see Monte Carlos.

I think the only weakness that the Stratus Coupe had was that the 3.0L was the top engine. If they would have squeezed in a 3.5L H.O., I think that might have caught the eye of performance enthusiants (forgive the spelling) who wanted more than 200hp, and people like myself that will only buy a Chrysler if it has a credible Chrysler engine (anything other than the 2.7L sludger).