bugsas99

weather was pretty decent today so took vette to work. about a 20 mile drive to work on interstate. well on way home this nut in a srt8 grand cherokee. just kept being an idiot. didn't realize these things have hemi over 400 ponies. i'm minding my own business cruise set for 75 passing a few cars. go to pass this srt8 won't let me pass. he speeds up. i get this alot. after 10 miles i am getting pissed. i pull into slow lane he pulls beside me in passing lane won't pass me. just driving beside me. reving the hell out of his suv. well its my exit i get off pull in local store to get gas this moron pulls in to get gas. he goes off telling me how much faster his suv is than my vette. i just laughed at him. he was getting pissed. i told him i was getting 30 miles per gallon on interstate asked him what he was getting no response. i told him i'm not out to race my car of course i was called a chicken among other things. would i of been embarresed to get beat by a suv maybe. but it is a SUV. you got to be kidding me. what would you rather drive vette or jeep????

Mister Peebody

Depends on what I needed to haul!

johncbourg

Happened to me too on the highway, and when it was all over. I slowed down to see this fools reaction, and he slowed too because he didnt want to see my reaction

YeloFevr

It's a Jeep thing—I, thankfully, don't understand.

00C Just for Fun

on the Jeep SRT8 is pretty loud. I am a Jeep fan, but the center mounted exhaust, like on the Porsche Boxter, look like a sphincter to me. The 400hp is a lot, but he is an a$$ for messing with you. It is a little freaky that he followed you to the gas station. He seems to be compensating for something?

RobWilson

We have both, but our Jeep is not the SRT8. We bougt our Grand Cherokee with the 5.7L Hemi, a year before the SRT8 was available.

Cali17

Good man, you handled that situation well, just remember there is always some aXX hole in something that wants to race or show off or whatever, you kept cool, and did the right thing. I love the commet about the the MPG .. priceless.... I love getting 30-34mpg cruising at 80MPH...LOL

moserbe

Good for you. Now, just be careful of stalkers in Jeeps.

chazzvette

Thankfully......I agree with you.

Mike98SilVert

I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee as my DD (not an SRT8) and always loved Jeeps but no way is a 4850 lb stock Jeep Grand Cherokee with 420 HP going to beat a stock 350 HP C5 3250 lbs, especially a stock 405 HP C5 Z06 3120 lbs. Power to weight ratio on the Jeep is 11.55, on the C5 is 9.28 and only 7.70 on the C5 Z06. And don't forget the aerodynamic advantage of the Corvette. The SRT8 Jeep gets 11 MPG city and a whopping 14 MPG highway. My Jeep is getting 15 city.

DevilDog II

According to the Jeep SRT8 Forum, many of them are running low 13's in the 1/4 mile. That isn't too shabby for something so heavy, even if it is a Jeep. I wish my TrailBlazer SS was that fast.

screw991le

The Trailbalzer SS was cooler

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damilleniumboy

no way. I've been challenged by minivans. haha.

bugsas99

been doing some research and these srt8 grand cherokee will get up and go. for a SUV.. $47,000 brand new for a 4,900 lb SUV. oh it is fast. but 11 mpg in city and a whopping 15 on highway. how many people buy SUV to go fast???? i would much rather have a cadillac escalade or even a denali. towing capacity on srt8 is a whopping 3,500 lbs that is it. different strokes for different folks i guess. but seems like a waste of money for a SUV . that dosen't provide anything other than a loud exhaust and frequent trips to get more gas. 15 mpg on highway. keep your hemi and the gas pump i say.

droq172

For that price I would rather have a Tahoe. What a fool. I do some business with the local Dodge/Jeep/Chrylser dealer and from time to time I assist them and drive the cars to promo locations. These things can not even compare to any Vette built since 1997. I have driven everything from the Avenger (lol) to the Viper and all are strange to drive and are not all they are cracked up to be.

I wanted to get the SRT8 Charger but after driving it I changed my mind. The thing honestly felt cheap.

ChiliPepperGarage

I use my non-SRT8, ZJ (Grand Cherokee) as a DD. It's got a 5.2 with 4.56's (and a ton of other mods) but it's no race car. The SRT8's are fast and I do like them but they are a box on wheels. They will pull strong off the line but will suffer at high end with aero drag.

Good responce to this guy though. I would have told him to grow up and if he wants to race, meet me at the track. Drag or road race, I'd pay his entry fee and we'll race for pinks.

BowtieDiva70

It is a Jeep thing, and I DON'T CARE to understand

b_pappy

Yes, they are quick, quicker than my wifes TrailBlazer SS, but they can't tow anything.

Vetteman Jack

I don't think you would have been embarrassed, but good for you for just ignoring the fool.