A Limited one at that.
Limited does not mean desirable....People are quickly figuring that out!
A buddy brought his new ride over...
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Limited does not mean desirable....People are quickly figuring that out!
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What it does mean is unique. Probably won't be pulling up next to another one often.
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Have you seen one in person? The interior was quite nice. The buckets were beefy with heavy stiching on the leather. Did not look cheap. It had a nice large view screen for navigation, 0-60, 1/4 mile times. The trunk was huge with a tool kit, subwoofer, air compressor and trunk mounted battery all under the floor.
The car handles way better than a 70's car
..Independent rear susp, 20" wheels, Nitrogen filled goodyears, 14.5 Brembos etc.
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Disregard last post...gotta practice what I preach. :redface:
Have you seen one in person? The interior was quite nice. The buckets were beefy with heavy stiching on the leather. Did not look cheap. It had a nice large view screen for navigation, 0-60, 1/4 mile times. The trunk was huge with a tool kit, subwoofer, air compressor and trunk mounted battery all under the floor.
The car handles way better than a 70's car
I've seen 3. One the local dealer, and 2 @ the Adirondack Nationals in Lake George, NY. They are everything you say--- and a well engineered car ( except the side mirrors ) ARRRH!
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And..
a friend just ordered his 09...$1500 off sticker. The local dlr sold 1 of the 2 08's he had, for a reported $65K.. The other 1 has been sitting on the lot , for over 2 months..I guess that 50% over list is a bit much.
@10K over, the dlrs must be trying to pay the bills with 1 sale/mo.
It'll be interesting to watch resale values.
a friend just ordered his 09...$1500 off sticker. The local dlr sold 1 of the 2 08's he had, for a reported $65K.. The other 1 has been sitting on the lot , for over 2 months..I guess that 50% over list is a bit much.
@10K over, the dlrs must be trying to pay the bills with 1 sale/mo.
It'll be interesting to watch resale values.
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You guys that are knocking on the mirrors...
yeah, they look sorta out of place, but thats because they are 70 Challenger mirrors. We were discussing this thread on a Cruiser forum, and one the ideas the engineers had was to take a 70 Challenger mirror and reverse mold that for the new car, to keep some of the older 70s feel to it.
Nice car. Interior doesn't match the exterior. Not that it isn't nice, but, I guess looking at the original vs. new, its too busy...too many lines, buttons, controls, etc. Coulda done a better steering wheel with smaller spokes if they lost the controls.
That said, I was in a dealer showroom (picking up Cruiser parts) and got the chance to see one just like that on their sale floor. Beautiful outside. Unless you see one in person, you can't really appreciate the quality of the build, and the time that went into putting this thing together.
yeah, they look sorta out of place, but thats because they are 70 Challenger mirrors. We were discussing this thread on a Cruiser forum, and one the ideas the engineers had was to take a 70 Challenger mirror and reverse mold that for the new car, to keep some of the older 70s feel to it.
Nice car. Interior doesn't match the exterior. Not that it isn't nice, but, I guess looking at the original vs. new, its too busy...too many lines, buttons, controls, etc. Coulda done a better steering wheel with smaller spokes if they lost the controls.
That said, I was in a dealer showroom (picking up Cruiser parts) and got the chance to see one just like that on their sale floor. Beautiful outside. Unless you see one in person, you can't really appreciate the quality of the build, and the time that went into putting this thing together.
I'm not as much knocking them as I am pointing out the obvious. The designers gave up on the mirrors. Actually, the mirrors are fine, it's just the beanstalks they are mounted on. One last thing---they are not '70 Challenger mirrors (not even close). A very good friend has a '70 Challenger R/T, and his mirrors are very slim/thin and the arms are streamline as were most mirrors of that era. Otherwise, it is a beautiful car, and I have to give KUDO's to Dodge!
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Check this page out:
2008-2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 (and 2009 Challenger R/T and SE)
About 1/2 way down the page:
2008 Dodge Challenger styling and such
Three colors will be sold in 2008: orange, silver, and black. Each 2008 SRT8 will have a numbered dash plaque.
The lead exterior designer was Jeff Gale, the famous Tom Gale’s son, and owner of a classic Road Runner. He said, “We used the original Challenger as an inspiration. The side mirrors actually started with a mold from the mirrors of an original Challenger. We tweaked a few details for fit and finish, then put them through our modern aerodynamic testing metrics and ended up with a body-mounted mirror that is remarkably similar visually to the original, but offers significantly better aerodynamic performance."
Ok, so they aren't "exact" copies, but you see where I was coming from...
2008-2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 (and 2009 Challenger R/T and SE)
About 1/2 way down the page:
2008 Dodge Challenger styling and such
Three colors will be sold in 2008: orange, silver, and black. Each 2008 SRT8 will have a numbered dash plaque.
The lead exterior designer was Jeff Gale, the famous Tom Gale’s son, and owner of a classic Road Runner. He said, “We used the original Challenger as an inspiration. The side mirrors actually started with a mold from the mirrors of an original Challenger. We tweaked a few details for fit and finish, then put them through our modern aerodynamic testing metrics and ended up with a body-mounted mirror that is remarkably similar visually to the original, but offers significantly better aerodynamic performance."
Ok, so they aren't "exact" copies, but you see where I was coming from...
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Got a friend who is waiting on delivery of his 09 six speed. Will post up some pics when it comes in. He went for the smaller Hemi as I guess the bigger one does not have the same warranty? He is 68 years old and also has a wicked 33 Dodge bright yellow street rod that is all steel with a Mopar drivetrain.
The Challenger is going to be his daily driver here in CT! Keep telling him to get a beater car for the winter but he says it is no big deal. Wonder where he can get some studded snow tires for those 20" wheels?:biggrin:
BTW, he paid around $33K for his. Works at a Dodge dealership.
The Challenger is going to be his daily driver here in CT!
Keep telling him to get a beater car for the winter but he says it is no big deal. Wonder where he can get some studded snow tires for those 20" wheels?:biggrin: BTW, he paid around $33K for his. Works at a Dodge dealership.
ok, maybe not a good buy, but compared to the dealer here that is charging $25000 over sticker?
you want a gt500 from him $25000 extra!
nissan gtr? $102000 out the door
he will sell you a mazda 3 for around $15000 thought
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Super nice new Challenger.
The body fit was perfect. Very well engineered.
He said he paid $52k.
I've always been a Chevy man, but when I saw the pics of the Challenger and the Camaro over a year ago I was leaning towards the Challenger.
Even more now.
I'll take a silver '09 with a 6 speed.
WAIT HE PAID CASH or FINACE?? Cause if so the bank owns it.. just like my home
my buddy paid $81,000 for the gtr and is fast as hell.3.8 twin turbo v6 car.gtr ran 11.63 in the 1/4 stock.
I only wish that they had made the challenger a mid 12' in the 1/4 for the price,but like every new think that comes out always start off expensive as hell.Give it two years or so and the price should drop down maybe 10 grand.
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that car is sick! i went to check it out. my buddy that works for the dealer tells me that they run a credit check to see if you can afford it before you can even think about test driving it.
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