challenger owners

I rented this one for a week when I was in Vegas last year. I enjoyed the hell out of it and put almost 700 miles on it. I would deffinantly buy one if I could. In stock trim it was pretty much like my Marauder. Has a great ride plenty of power. Comfortable to drive,and yes I played some when I had it. So if you got the oppertunity go for it!
 

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Have owned a Challenger (orange) for a year. I love it. Thinking about getting another one. Black with Red stripes.
All cars have faults, live with them and know them.
I did replace the seats with black leather.
 
Shaijack said:
Have owned a Challenger (orange) for a year. I love it. Thinking about getting another one. Black with Red stripes.
All cars have faults, live with them and know them.
I did replace the seats with black leather.
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Is it wrong that I touch myself thinking of your garage?


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My gf has a white stripe delete srt8 392 6speed. Like most people say, its roomy, comfortable, has bad blind spots and looks awesome. The blind spots aren't as bad as the camaro, but the camaro has rearview cameras now because it was so bad.

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Drove the car to Vegas and back last summer and she used it as a dd when the snow isn't on the ground. It's an excellent road trip car, good mileage, huge fuel tank, enough trunk space for her luggage. Sucks gas when used for short trips in town, 14mpg city, 26 highway. The only thing I don't like about it is the dodge nav system, it sucks serious donkey balls.

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PonyUp I would be honored if you touch yourself in my garage. Or on my new shiney black leather. Can I vid it. The net would love to see it.
Thinking about that if anyone wants the original black seat covers for the Challenger let me know. Very reasonable priced. They are taking up hording area in my garage.
 
Vortex said:
The platform is shorter than the Charger but essentially the same. The normal comparo is the Challenger/Camaro/Mustang. Lots of differences, you should drive all three. I went thru this last summer so here ya go:
Mustang GT Upside: Fastest of the three, cheapest too. Downside: a dime a dozen, a much smaller car inside than the other two.
Camaro SS Upside: Very fast, not as common as the Mustang. Downside: Roof is way too low if you are over 6 ft tall (like a WWII pillbox window), silly looking dash/guages.
Challenger R/T: Upside: Looks like the original musclecar its based on, very comfortable, not all that common. Downside: Not quite as fast as the other two.

I got the Challenger R/T Classic myself and am very happy with it. FYI they are coming out soon with a new base model SRT Challenger that has the big motor but minus leather, NAV and other doodads for $39k which is $6k cheaper than a regular SRT (and you can get it in Plum Crazy Purple!) As a former MM owner I would not steer you wrong here.
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:agree: My DD is a 2009 RT and I Like it a lot. Most of the postings here are right. Out of the three cars, the Challenger is the most retro looking and true to the original. I've owned a lot of nice cars before but none have ever drawn as much attention as the Challenger. Everywhere I go people come up to me with questions or comments about the car. Seems like most people like the car too. I saw the original Challenger concept car at the SEMA Show and you could tell immediately that it was a Challenger while walking up to the display. I remember thinking that if Chrysler ever decides to build the car I'd have to get one seeing how I missed out on the opportunity to buy one when they first came out in 1970. I bought mine at a time when they were in short supply and was pretty much at the mercy of the dealer. Now a days the dealers are more than willing to deal on the pricing. If you decide to get one, even the 6 cylinder puts out 300 HP and the 392 puts out 475 HP. I'm more than happy with the RT at 375 HP and it even gets better gas mileage than the MM.
 
Don't know how I missed this thread when it was first posted....

A buddy of mine has an '11 or '12 Challenger R/T 6-speed. It can't hang with my ten year old stock power LS1 Camaro. But on the plus side it sounds absolutely great with the exhaust system it has. Also looks REALLY nice.
 
MrBluGruv said:
Don't know how I missed this thread when it was first posted....

A buddy of mine has an '11 or '12 Challenger R/T 6-speed. It can't hang with my ten year old stock power LS1 Camaro. But on the plus side it sounds absolutely great with the exhaust system it has. Also looks REALLY nice.
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Well challenger is heavier and the stick is slower then auto. Challenger folks will.tell you and timeslips to prove it.
 
I was looking into a used Challenger. I could not find a reasonable priced 6 speed R/T with the electronics convenience package and a moonroof. It seems with Dodge products that the rear fluid needs to be changed every 40k. I like Fords interval better.

As for the rest, the Camaro 6 speed was difficult to drive smoothly and the Mustang GT has issues with its T82 6 speed as well.
 
RoyLPita said:
I was looking into a used Challenger. I could not find a reasonable priced 6 speed R/T with the electronics convenience package and a moonroof. It seems with Dodge products that the rear fluid needs to be changed every 40k. I like Fords interval better.

As for the rest, the Camaro 6 speed was difficult to drive smoothly and the Mustang GT has issues with its T82 6 speed as well.
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Only liked the Camaro for couple months after they came out and quickly disliked them after. Like the 5.0s and also heard bout the gears sticking but going from a big car to little car I see s sellers/buying remorse with that one. Had a Ford Probe with a stick and hated every second of it. I prefer to never go with stick again.
 
breeze said:
Only liked the Camaro for couple months after they came out and quickly disliked them after. Like the 5.0s and also heard bout the gears sticking but going from a big car to little car I see s sellers/buying remorse with that one. Had a Ford Probe with a stick and hated every second of it. I prefer to never go with stick again.
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I would drive stick again. My 95 GTS and 89 GT convertible were and had an easy clutch. I like the gear ratios in the 6 speed that the Challenger offers. Fords T82 has 6th as O/D. The TR6060 has 5th with 6th being .50.

Some Challenger Pluses (thanx to my "bookworming"):
The fuel tank holds the same as the MM (19 gallons) compared to the Mustang (16 gallons). 87 octane can be used without any issues w/ either transmission in the 5.7 R/T. 5/20 synthetic blend oil with a Ford 820s filter can be used too. It takes 1 quart more than the MM (1 less than the 5.0 GT). SRT8 takes 0/40 or 5/40 full synthetic. If you get an R/T 6 speed w/18" wheels, it will come with a 3.73 "anti-spin" rear end. If you opt for the 20s, you'll have a 3.91 anti-spin rear end. If you go with the auto, it comes with a 3.06 peg leg rear with anti spin being an option. I like the exterior appearance package with the hood scoop, rear wing and striping. The R/T classic (like the Redline pictured above) has functional hood scoop grilles. You can add a piece that directs air to a CAI. HID lights are also standard on the Classic and SRT8 but optional on the R/T Plus for $695. 2011 and up Challengers have "keyless-go" with push-button start. This can be over-ridden if you prefer putting the fob in the lock and turning it. Automatics have remote start.

There is a company that makes a sequential turn signal kit.

Saleen has some packages for the R/T but quality is the pits.
 
Thought we had 18 gallon tank. Oh well, I'm only getting like 270 where I seen the srt8 getting over 300+ .

Seen the Saleen challenger too. Love the body kit. I just want the tail lights off it, the rest is expensive.
 
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