2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4, Part One  The Dodge Caliber SRT4 has
six forward gears, but I never once felt the need to use all of
them. Was there more mileage to be gained? Sure. But it was a
lot more fun to shift down to second and feel the car pull
forward. I was driving like a 17-year-old, which is the only way
to drive if you're going to enjoy this car. Try driving it like
an adult and you're going to hate it.  For example, I've heard
that adults love to parallel park. I'm barely an adult—I'm just
turning 25. But when I got behind the wheel of the Caliber, I
figured I should experience the car through adult eyes. And that
meant I had to try to parallel park the SRT4.  If parallel
parking is an aspect of your grown-up life, I'm here to tell you
that you're not going to want the SRT4. The greenhouse slopes
downward at the back, leaving a small rear window. The tiny
window between the C and D pillars is completely useless. Bad-
weather parallel parking is especially dicey. There's so much
power flowing to the fro