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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 09:47 AM
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Default Committed a sin, bought a dodge.

Went to buy a 2012 2SS Camaro and left with a 2009 SRT Challenger.

I have no idea how I could have liked the Dodge more then the Chevy.
It is the wife's car, she had the final say.

But shockingly I did not like the Camaro. It was not as nice as the Challenger,
nor did it feel as fast.

The Camaro clearly would out corner the Challenger, but I think the
Challenger is a better family car.

Every sales man we saw started the conversation with: "So, you trading in the Vette".
I have no idea how many times I said not a chance.



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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 09:52 AM
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If I were choosing between the two I would go with the dodge too. New camaros aren't about handling, and I think the SRT plays the muscle car card better than the camaro. Seriously though, EVERYONE will want to know if you're trading in your vette. Went to nissan a few weeks ago just to peek at 370's and got the "interested in trading that thing in on a GTR?" Not a chance, especially considering my current income is <10,000 a year!
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 10:04 AM
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for the sins, the beatings start immediately...

Dodge made some cool muscle cars back in the 60's. Some of my friends had several of them. I was an Oldsmobile man (Olds Cutlass 442, had 2 of them). Back seats seemed important to me back then...

I know nothing about them, now days; but good luck on your new car.

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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 10:39 AM
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Well don't lose any sleep over your sin I really don't think it warrants the confessional.
I am not a Mopar guy but the Challenger is a really nice car, I know someone with a 2012 and they rave about it all the time.
Good luck and enjoy!
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:00 AM
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Nothing wrong with that...

Here is my Daily Driver






Smoke Camaro's all day long...

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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:22 AM
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I really want one of these Challengers....
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:35 AM
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I'll just add a supercharger to "paid for" C5 and it'll be faster than any of those dodge's.








But I will say that the dodge did good on the Challenger. It is a good looking car.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:36 AM
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I have a super charger on my c5 and its faster then those.

To much money... not really interested.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 12:14 PM
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The point of the challenger never really seemed to be speed for me. It's all about being a big heavy in your face muscle car. The Corvette is a pretty sports car, the challenger is a big intimidating beast.
It's like comparing a pistol to a chainsaw–yes the gun will win the fight 99% of the time, but if you see a guy with a bloody chainsaw compared to a guy with a pistol in a holster, which scares you more?
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Nothing wrong with getting a Challenger - they are really fine cars. I wouldn't mind having a Hellcat in my garage.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 12:47 PM
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a friend of mine had a 392 Challenger and I liked it a lot, was very comfortable to drive and interior was nice but i love the retro muscle look of them so much a looked at a few before I bought my zo6

drive it in good health, enjoy
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 12:50 PM
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I test drove a challenger before I bought my vette. They're very nice cars, but in the end I decided on the Z06.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dbgoodwin
The point of the challenger never really seemed to be speed for me. It's all about being a big heavy in your face muscle car. The Corvette is a pretty sports car, the challenger is a big intimidating beast.
It's like comparing a pistol to a chainsaw–yes the gun will win the fight 99% of the time, but if you see a guy with a bloody chainsaw compared to a guy with a pistol in a holster, which scares you more?
never compared it to a corvette. My Corvette will kill it in all ways except a back seat.

Was comparing it to a Camaro.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 01:09 PM
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I don't think anyone is comparing a Challenger/Charger to a Corvette?

OP was saying that he bought a Dodge over a Camaro...and was not
trading (getting rid of ) his Vette

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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 01:12 PM
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Can't get past the tall, skinny 245/45 tires they put on Challengers.

Definitely detracts from the muscle car aura, IMHO.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 01:30 PM
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You're forgiven. I am a mopar man from the womb, but the Corvette satisfies me on so many levels. Besides, I think that the Vette is a far better sports car than the Viper
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 01:44 PM
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I love the way the challenger and magnum look..........................

after reading the dodge forums and lemon law return ratios of the aforementioned
autos no way I'd touch a chrysler product

wish I'd read the "so you want to buy a C5" thread prior to owning one
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bow tie guy
I love the way the challenger and magnum look..........................

after reading the dodge forums and lemon law return ratios of the aforementioned
autos no way I'd touch a chrysler product

wish I'd read the "so you want to buy a C5" thread prior to owning one

Ya.... I'm expecting everything inside the car to break.
Thankfully my wife is easy on cars.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 02:54 PM
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Nice Challenger! Best looking "muscle" car out of the 3. With the Mustang a close 2nd. I too am a Mopar guy at heart. Always had Mopar's. Always ran great too. But the c5 vettes are at such a great price point now there is literally nothing that can touch it via performance for around the same price. I would LOVE to have a Viper. But You can't get a clean Viper for around $20k.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 03:15 PM
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I have been looking at the new ones myself, I have to admit since the hellcat came out I started looking, but the Corvette goes no where, Not a chance.
That's a sharp color, great looking ride.

Enjoy
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