Hellcat: New daily Driver

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Nice looking Hellcat Charger. I like the red paint. It will definitely make a (thirsty) fun daily driver. Lots of room on the inside, gobs of power, good looks!
 

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Beautiful car!! Congrats.
I saw one on the road a year ago and it was very, very nice. Had a great rumble at idle and that whine,.........
If the new GT500 doesn't deliver, I might go with a Hellcat Challenger. I would love a GO GREEN with the carbon fiber stripes and brass monkey wheels.
Disgustingly gorgeous!
 

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depends on if you drag the car or not. I've got plenty of customers making >800whp on stock driveshafts, but they stay on the street. Be hard pressed to break a driveshaft on the street....like those S550/cobra guys that break axles on the street (somehow)

Which is why I said...if you will ever be on sticky tires at the track.
 

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one of those 499 a month leases ? i know a lot of people in metro Detroit just picked them up with great deals
 

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one of those 499 a month leases ? i know a lot of people in metro Detroit just picked them up with great deals

Mine was more than that but still a great deal. The 499 was with 2-3k down and 10k for miles. I put 685 down with 12k miles and mine stickered at almost 74k so the payment is higher but still a bargain. There are guys paying well over 1k a month for the same car.
 

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Mine was more than that but still a great deal. The 499 was with 2-3k down and 10k for miles. I put 685 down with 12k miles and mine stickered at almost 74k so the payment is higher but still a bargain. There are guys paying well over 1k a month for the same car.

did you lease or buy? Im seriously considering a left over '16 challenger. They have a local lease deal going on for $515 a month with $1900 down... 10k per year for 3 years.

might be too good to pass up.
 

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did you lease or buy? Im seriously considering a left over '16 challenger. They have a local lease deal going on for $515 a month with $1900 down... 10k per year for 3 years.

might be too good to pass up.


I leased for that same reason, too good to pass up. I am only paying $100 more a month than my 2015 Taurus SHO and in my opinion getting damn near supercar performance in a daily driver package.
 

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Nice ride!! I just picked up a Challenger T/A 392 because I can actually fit baby seats in the back so I can take the kids to cruise-in's & such. Good choice my friend!
 

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Cobras didn't cost 60k+ new.
True, but current owners believe they are.

Never really understood comparing vehicle prices when there's a large gap in age. My V new was about $15k more than a hellcat but it's also 6 years older. $1500 would still leave me a good 50-75 hp short of a stock HC still.

All that said, I'm not a big Dodge fan, but find myself looking at a HC Charger more and more. Was thinking a 16 V, but the color choices are boring.
 

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True, but current owners believe they are.

Never really understood comparing vehicle prices when there's a large gap in age. My V new was about $15k more than a hellcat but it's also 6 years older. $1500 would still leave me a good 50-75 hp short of a stock HC still.

All that said, I'm not a big Dodge fan, but find myself looking at a HC Charger more and more. Was thinking a 16 V, but the color choices are boring.

The technology change in those 6 years is huge, too. Both in the factories and in the design facilities.
 

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