This Mopar 10 has also caught my eye.

 

if i ever got a challenger first mod would have to be lowering springs. the guy that works nextdoor to me just bought one and i noticed the tire/fender gap is huge!!! it is about the same as my F-150s. ill see if i can get pictures

 

What tire size? I'm thinking the 20" tires probably fill the gap better.

 

I drove both the Challenger and Charger. I actually liked the Challenger... until I realized that even the loaded up $40K+ model didn't have a power seat. That's just crazy. And that one little thing was enough to quit even thinking about it. I guess that's petty... but there it is.

 

17s!! lol

 

My R/T came with 20's and still had a huge cab. As you can see in the pictures I posted it looks way better lowered.

 

That makes no sense. My R/T had a full 6 way power driveres seat. I can see the base SE not having one

 

Keep in mind Whammer, that you "bit the Bullitt, then spit the Bullitt" cause it wasn't enough. Then you got one of the most powerful by getting a GT500.
Remember that the 08 6.1L SRT8 was a toss up with the Bullitt (according to the mags) with the smaller Bullitt mostly neck and neck with that big pushrod Hemi (due to its obesity issues).
So I don't think you'd be happy with the R/T with its smaller engine. My hunch is you'd only be happy with the new 6.4L SRT8. And that will still be a power let down to your GT500.
Just a few thoughts for you to consider friend.

 

Thanks for the advice. I'm taking my time and test driving these cars to get a good sense of what they are and what I want and what I need.
The POWER factor might be a factor but I'm also becoming very aware that it's a losing battle of sorts. Every years sees improvements and increases.
I think the Bullitt was my first taste of that. All the little improvements that they gave the car then found their way the next year into a "track pack" for the GT.

It's fun doing the testing and looking but my gut says I should just stick with the GT500.

 

bad on me... passenger's seat.

 

i went to go test drive a challenge but they said we have to basically come to a deal before they will consider it cuz they dont want everyone coming just to test drive one.

 

Tell them to get lost. These cars have been around for a while now. When I went to the dealer in Dec 08 they where just coming out and they gave me the keys to 2 off them, one auto one stick. I had never dealt with them in the past, so they did not know me from Adam.

Try another dealer.

 

there arent many chrysler dealers around here lol closest one is like 30 min away and im not really considering buying one so whatever.

 

Well the chapter on the Challenger is now closed! I took another test drive in the same 6 speed RT I took out the other day. The Challenger is a nice looking retro car but it just cannot perform. I did a few quick back and forths of the steering wheel at highway speed and that car floats all over the road. My GT500 holds the road quite tightly in comparison.

The weight of these cars really holds them back when accelerating from a stop, and the redline is at 6k which comes up pretty quickly so the shifts just seem far too soon at that too hurts your acceleration.

We'd been out about 30 mins. when I found a big wide open industrial parking lot that was empty since it was Sat. I wasn't hard on the car I just wanted some open space to feel the 1-2 shift and feel the thrust when stepping on the gas in 2nd. I made a few circuits of the parking lot and was in 2nd and slowed down to turn the car around and then suddenly it just died on me!

I put the car in N and turned the key and....nothing. It barely even wanted to turn over. My wife and I just looked at each other. She didn't bring her cell phone I left mine in my car back at the dealership. I tried to start it a couple of more times and it would just weakly turn over. I let it sit for about 30sec. and tried again, slowly it turned over and I could feel it getting a bit stronger and then it started up. Whew! Well that was the end of our test drive, we both couldn't get back to the dealership fast enough. My wife hated every minute in the car, she just felt it seemed cheap in every way.

The salesman greets us upon our return and asks us how it went? I said it's a nice car but it's just no Shelby. I thanked him for his time and off we went.

 

it died!

 

lmao **** chryslers

 

My gut says you should just stick with the GT500 too.

 

Hey Whammer, if you really want a Challenger that stands out and is blistering fast, I know where one is.

How about a 700hp/700lb/ft SMS 570X in Molly Pop Pink? I'm told its 1 of 1.

My pics don't do the color justice. It practically glows, has it's own aura of sorts.













Of course, the price might give you a heart attack. The Molly Pop Pink paint alone is $18,000.




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Are they F'ing kidding.................$118K for a Challenger???