no problem. choosing a car is extremely subjective. best way to figure it out is just drive everything you're even remotely interested in and see what feels best to you.

i don't have the sports pack on my car. but i do have H&R springs, a larger rear sway bar, and spacers. these add up to a huge deal of handling and performance, and the ride quality is still perfectly fine (also highly subjective!).

 

Ewu,

About the '09 steering changes, they include changes to the geometry, and there were also changes to suspension bushings and damper mounts. I believe the beam that runs across the car between the A-posts was strengthened with the introduction of the Roadster in '07, and these changes were made to the Coupe for '09. I'm guessing some of these changes could be made to an earlier car, but that beam might be a challenge...

 

Are all those changes included in the package that can be retrofitted in older Vantages? Does any body knows how much is it?

I remember reading in a car magazine that they did structural changes and reinforcements to the Vantage Roadster, and that the engineers like them so much, they implemented them in the next Vantage Coupe!!