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Got a new daily driver about 6 months ago. Couldn't find an old DD thread, so I'm starting a new one.
I'm a life long GM owner, but this time I bought a Dodge Challenger R/T. I was 1st attracted to it because, to me,
it most closely resembled the original car. I also like the sound of the 5.7 hemi. It sits a little high and is a
little heavy, but nothing's prefect.
Last edited by 1972bluelt1; 11-10-2018 at 08:10 AM.
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C1 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2017 Corvette of the Year Finalist
2016 C2 of Year
2015 C3 of Year Finalist
Congratulations. They are beautiful cars. My wife needs a new car, so I have been to the Dodge dealership a couple of times and driven them. My wife is a little suspicious that I'm just buying another car for me
My sticker was close to $40k (has several options) and I paid around $32.5 before taxes etc.
You can get one with just an AT for less than $30k. I drove 235 miles to get the car I wanted at a better price than
I could get locally.
The challenger r/t and of course scat pack or hell cat are awesome and the price you paid is excellent.
the v6 im a less thrilled about ..
congrats and thanks for sharing...
best of luck with them.
fwiw i daily my ls 3c6z51manual corvette since new. (Now at 127k miles and its been excllent) I just slap snow tires on in the beginning of november and put on summer radials and wheels come spring time.
i do admire both your corvette (a real beauty) and your daily.
Thanks everyone for viewing my post and the kind comments.
It's been awhile since I'm been on the forum and I can't figure out
how to respond to an individual post of say thanks to one.
i had a 15 challenger RT before my Z06, absolutely loved it and it was so comfortable and easy to drive, slap some original 40's flowmaster on there and you'll get a great sound out of that 5.7 hemi, the reason I sold it was when a vw bug out turned me on a highway ramp, so I knew what had to be done. I do miss the comfort tho
I'm really starting to dig the dodge chargers and challengers. I have ridden in a couple of hellcats at a few mecums and after that started to really like dodge and think these cars are bad ***. I also got to drive a charger scat pack and was surprised how well it handled and loved how it sounded. I'm trying to justify getting one living here in Ohio and the whole winter thing haha. I have my 95 vette which is in great shape and I'll never get rid of it. I got a new 2018 Hyundai Sonata 2.0t about year ago for my daily but now I'm wanting to add a dodge to the lineup. 3 cars is perfect for me!
I'm really starting to dig the dodge chargers and challengers. I have ridden in a couple of hellcats at a few mecums and after that started to really like dodge and think these cars are bad ***. I also got to drive a charger scat pack and was surprised how well it handled and loved how it sounded. I'm trying to justify getting one living here in Ohio and the whole winter thing haha. I have my 95 vette which is in great shape and I'll never get rid of it. I got a new 2018 Hyundai Sonata 2.0t about year ago for my daily but now I'm wanting to add a dodge to the lineup. 3 cars is perfect for me!
My former daily driver, a 2004 Monte Carlo, is now being driven by my grandson. Bought the Challenger to use as a DD, using the term loosely. But since I'm retired and I still have my GMC 4x4, former/former DD, I'll try to keep it out of the really bad stuff. Being rear wheel drive, I don't think it will do all that good when it's slick. If I were a more piratical person a Challenger GT ,V6 AWD, may have made more sense, but that V8 is fun and sounds so good.
11-10-2018, 08:09 AM
new daily driver
