2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

[ELVIS]

:elvis:

[ELVIS]

And for anyone interested...

[Satan]

It's red. It's named the HELLcat. I demand that Chrysler send me one immediately or I will sue them for trademark infringement!

[ELVIS]

That's a car to save the planet in...

[Satan]

That's a car to save the planet in...

What do I care? I'm in Hell! Not like there's any green trees and blue skies to fuck up down here!

[Von Halen]

I prefer the shaker hood.

I love the subtle changes they made, to make it more like the "71, for 2015.

[twonabomber]

They fucked up the Charger. The new front end makes it look like a Dart. I was considering a Charger, now I don't know what I want.

[ELVIS]

Srt 300 ??

[twonabomber]

SRT 300 is going away. That was revealed in the five year plans the other day. Dodge becomes the "performance" brand, SRT as a standalone brand goes away, and there will still be a Grand Cherokee SRT. Chrysler will move away from a "luxury" brand in favor of Maserati being Fiat Chrysler's luxury brand and BMW and Mercedes competitor. Viper returns to Dodge instead of being SRT Viper.

Read a good writeup on Durango R/T the other day too. I have no need for another SUV though, I bought a '99 Cherokee in December and have been driving the shit out of it.

[ELVIS]

They need to get it straight...

I've been a Mopar guy my whole life and the company is making great vehicles, but it's confusing even for me...

I don't like the idea of calling the trucks just RAM, but the Durango is still a Dodge ??

Or just calling cars like the Viper an SRT, but now it's going back to Dodge...

And Maserati ??

They'd better do a good remake on that disgustingly ugly and snobbish brand...

[twonabomber]

I like that new Ghibli. Quattroporte is nice too, but stoopid expensive.

I don't like all the special editions they run now...Durango Citadel? WTF? And all the stupid Wrangler editions, Dragon, Call Of Duty, Arctic...fucking sticker and paint packages. Should be Sport, Sahara, and Rubicon, and that's it. They'll still sell every one.

[ELVIS]

Yeah, I can customize it myself...

I like used cars...

I ran across a black SRT Challenger the other day with 19,000 miles for 25 grand at a Cadillac dealer...

A few small cracks in the front bumper plastic is all that I saw wrong with it...

[ELVIS]

I like that new Ghibli. Quattroporte is nice too, but stoopid expensive.



And ideas like this need to be flushed...

http://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/51/2014-chrysler-td-by-maserati-header-photo-448254-s-original.jpg

[ELVIS]

Please Lord, remove that image from my mind and replace it with this one...

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CA/20140520/OEM04/140529993/AR/0/.1&MaxW=622&cci_ts=20140520125037

Hey, I like the Shaker hood too, but the Shaker car better hide when this monster shows up...


:killer:

[twonabomber]

And ideas like this need to be flushed...

http://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/51/2014-chrysler-td-by-maserati-header-photo-448254-s-original.jpg

I haven't seen that. It's missing a few letters in the middle, a "U" and an "R"!



I ran across a black SRT Challenger the other day with 19,000 miles for 25 grand at a Cadillac dealer...


Guy I work with has a new Plum Crazy Challenger R/T. I park next to it and my car looks teeny. I look out my door and can barely see in the Challenger.

[ELVIS]

Dodge DURT would be good...:biggrin:

[ELVIS]

There's a 2014 Plum Crazy RT at the dealer here with the 2015 shaker hood and stripe package...

[twonabomber]

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--i6b_UEs---/r1on6zugl5cmascevdf1.gif

[ELVIS]

:biggrin:

[ELVIS]

I look out my door and can barely see in the Challenger.

In the SRT6 ??

Those things must be the used care deal of the century...

I always tell my wife I'm gonna get one...

[twonabomber]

Yeah, in the 6. Had it in the driveway next to my J20 pickup, the roof is lower than the top of the bedside on the truck. It's like sitting on the ground. No lift on the truck, but 33 inch tires.

[VAiN]

Interesting that Dodge is getting into the supercharger game. Ford has been there since 2004. Looks like the Hemi is still a pushrod engine? Did they say what the power rating is on it? I'm curious to see how it does head to head with a GT500. From that video it didn't look too stable on the turns.

[ELVIS]

They were shooting for upwards of 700 hp...

[Kristy]

The "Middle-Aged Man Mobile" No wonder so many of you cretins like it.

[Von Halen]

There's a 2014 Plum Crazy RT at the dealer here with the 2015 shaker hood and stripe package...

There is an orange one at the Dealer where I just picked this up at.

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z94/Von_Halen/Yellowbullet/Ram.jpeg (http://s189.photobucket.com/user/Von_Halen/media/Yellowbullet/Ram.jpeg.html)

If I were to get a Challenger, and I came very close to doing it, I'd get the Shaker car, and then add the supercharger.

[Kristy]

I prefer the shaker hood.

I love the subtle changes they made, to make it more like the "71, for 2015.

It's a pile of shit.

[ELVIS]

You don't know anything, go away...

Nice truck, Von...


:elvis:

[Kristy]

Does anyone else find it odd that Smellvis would post such a car when in his miserable lifetime he'll never be able to afford one?

He can't even afford a fucking tricycle.

[lesfunk]

Looks like rolling viagra

[Von Halen]

It's a pile of shit.

Compared to what, your Prius?

[Kristy]

Compared to what, your Prius?

1. No
and
2. Fuck you

[ELVIS]

Homo can't afford a planet saving Prius ??

Boo hoo hoo...

[VAiN]

There is an orange one at the Dealer where I just picked this up at.

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z94/Von_Halen/Yellowbullet/Ram.jpeg (http://s189.photobucket.com/user/Von_Halen/media/Yellowbullet/Ram.jpeg.html)

If I were to get a Challenger, and I came very close to doing it, I'd get the Shaker car, and then add the supercharger.

The shaker is cool, no doubt.. Ford did it with the Mach I a few years ago.. 32V Cobra motor + shaker with solid rear. Good times!

What are you thoughts on the truck?

[ELVIS]

Does anyone else find it odd that Smellvis would post such a car when in his miserable lifetime he'll never be able to afford one?

He can't even afford a fucking tricycle.

I have more vehicles (running and insured) right now than you've had in your entire life, idiot...

When I was 23 years old I had all the following except the Chevelle on the road at the same time:

1970 Dodge Super Bee

1966 Plymouth Sport Fury

1969 Chevelle SS396

1989 Dodge Colt

1982 CB900F

1981 CB900C


Now shaddup loser and take that crappy broken down Mercedes back to the shop you can't afford...


:mad2:

[ELVIS]

My post has to be approved ?!?!

Fuck that noise...

Sesh isn't qualified to approve such delicate material...

[Von Halen]

My post has to be approved ?!?!



Did you get that message Elvis?

I have got to get off my ass, and get rid of this fucked up VB.

[Von Halen]

The shaker is cool, no doubt.. Ford did it with the Mach I a few years ago.. 32V Cobra motor + shaker with solid rear. Good times!

What are you thoughts on the truck?

Yeah, the '03/'04 Mach 1's had the shaker on them, I believe.

Love the truck. It is badass. Can't believe all the crazy stuff it has on it. Fucking heated steering wheel!

[twonabomber]

Pops had a Sport Fury. That was a big ol' boat. He's still got some parts for it in the attic, I have to go get those and sell them off.

[Kristy]

Homo can't afford a planet saving Prius ??

Boo hoo hoo...

Let me know when you buy one with your welfare money

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Pops had a Sport Fury. That was a big ol' boat. He's still got some parts for it in the attic, I have to go get those and sell them off.

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when our folks split up, the first time pops came to pick us up for "visitation" it was in one of these. THE GUNBOAT!!!!!

[Kristy]

Hellcat - the car for middle-aged men with tiny penises everywhere.

Buy one today!

[Von Halen]

Hellcat - the car for middle-aged men with tiny penises everywhere.

Buy one today!

Prius - The car for cross dressing faggits that like sucking middle aged men's tiny penises.

[Kristy]

What are you trying to say, Von? You drive a Prius named Hellcat?

[Von Halen]

I will run over a fucking Prius.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Malibu - The car for cross dressing faggits that like sucking middle aged men's tiny penises.

:baaa:

[twonabomber]

I will run over a fucking Prius.

I let all five of mine run at once for ten minutes on Earth Day! Eat that, you Prius drivin' hippie freaks!

[PETE'S BROTHER]

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[Nitro Express]

I will run over a fucking Prius.

Ugliest cars on the planet. The thing is the people who buy hybrids want them to look that way. They want everyone to know they are more progressive. The South Park SMUG episode was so on the money. I'm all for higher gas mileage but man. Make the car look good.

For running around, yeah, I want a practical high mileage car but when I'm in the mood and want to be King of the Hill, I want something totally offensive and annoying as hell.

[Nitro Express]

And ideas like this need to be flushed...

http://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/51/2014-chrysler-td-by-maserati-header-photo-448254-s-original.jpg

Holly fuck. Shoot it up with a 50 caliber.

[DONNIEP]

And ideas like this need to be flushed...

http://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/51/2014-chrysler-td-by-maserati-header-photo-448254-s-original.jpg

Don't tell me they're resurrecting that turd? I mean, it wasn't exactly a raging success when they did this to the LeBaron...

[Nitro Express]

Now this is a Maserati. Either the Italians are dropping the ball in car design or they are hiring designers from Playschool or Mattel. Honestly. Ken and Barbie wouldn't ride in that piece of shit.

[Von Halen]

Don't tell me they're resurrecting that turd? I mean, it wasn't exactly a raging success when they did this to the LeBaron...

Isn't that what you currently drive? :D

[DONNIEP]

Isn't that what you currently drive? :D

Hell no it ain't. I drive the Fag Catcher 2014, with rainbow colored interior.

[twonabomber]

Don't tell me they're resurrecting that turd? I mean, it wasn't exactly a raging success when they did this to the LeBaron...

LeBaron and the TC by Maserati don't share much at all.

From Allpar:


Although sharing styling cues with the LeBaron coupes and convertibles of the same period, the TC actually has relatively few components that are readily interchangable with those found on other Chrysler products. Certainly almost all body panels and exterior trim items, as well as most of the interior furnishings are unique to the TC.

[Coyote]

Now this is a Maserati. Either the Italians are dropping the ball in car design or they are hiring designers from Playschool or Mattel. Honestly. Ken and Barbie wouldn't ride in that piece of shit.

I'd say this is slightly more Maserati...
http://www.automotorblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Maserati-GranTurismo-2.jpg

[Kristy]

I will run over a fucking Prius.

With Smellvis' tricycle?

[Kristy]

http://ye-en.chevroletarabia.com/content/dam/Chevrolet/middleeast/master_me/nscwebsite/en/vehicles/cars/2014/malibu/00_Malibu.png

It's no Prius but unlike the majority of your cretins, I can actually afford a new car.

[ELVIS]

That's a rental...

What time is it due back ??

[VAiN]

http://ye-en.chevroletarabia.com/content/dam/Chevrolet/middleeast/master_me/nscwebsite/en/vehicles/cars/2014/malibu/00_Malibu.png

It's no Prius but unlike the majority of your cretins, I can actually afford a new car.

How's that shitty plastic GM interior treating you?

[ZahZoo]

Did you get that message Elvis?

I have got to get off my ass, and get rid of this fucked up VB.

phpBB is pretty easy to setup and manage... plus it's free!!

[ELVIS]

People don't actually purchase Malibus...

Those are fleet garbage...

[DONNIEP]

LeBaron and the TC by Maserati don't share much at all.

True. And if I'm not mistaken, all of the Maserati TCs were actually shipped over there, minus the body panels and most of the interior. That's one of the reasons the damn things cost so much back then. But...at least Chrysler was trying something different. Unlike Chevrolet with their bastard Cimarron of the same era.

[twonabomber]

I haven't seen a TC in years. Guy down by where I used to live has one, he had the little mom n' pop Chrysler dealer back in the early 2000's and finally closed it up but kept his Kubota dealership.

The local Chrysler/Plymouth (shows how long that's been!) dealer had a used one on his lot for a long time. They'd leave their cars unlocked, we'd stop by on the way back from the bar and check the cars out. The TC was really clean and had both tops, but stunk something horrible inside. They must not have taken the body out of the trunk.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

True. And if I'm not mistaken, all of the Maserati TCs were actually shipped over there, minus the body panels and most of the interior. That's one of the reasons the damn things cost so much back then. But...at least Chrysler was trying something different. Unlike Chevrolet with their bastard Cimarron of the same era.

:nono: same horrible idea

[ELVIS]

No way...

Not nearly as bad as the GM garbage...

[ELVIS]

How's that shitty plastic GM interior treating you?

I wonder if the loser got his recall letter yet...

[Nitro Express]

How's that shitty plastic GM interior treating you?

All cars have shitty plastic interiors now. A luxury car just has leather glued over the shitty plastic.

[Nitro Express]

People don't actually purchase Malibus...

Those are fleet garbage...



Russians like Chevrolet fleet shit. Hey. Still beats a Vaz.

[ELVIS]

No they don't...

The new Chrysler products have really nice soft touch interiors...

Of course they use plastic...nothing wrong with good quality plastic...

Government Motors Malibu plastic is a whole other story...

[Seshmeister]

Ugliest cars on the planet. The thing is the people who buy hybrids want them to look that way. They want everyone to know they are more progressive.

As I remember there were a couple of other hybrids that came out at the same time as the Prius but they had the disadvantage of looking like non hybrid models - I think there was a Honda version that was much better than the Prius.

Most offensive are the movie/rock stars that have a Prius drive them back from the airport after landing in a private jet...

[VAiN]

No they don't...

The new Chrysler products have really nice soft touch interiors...

Of course they use plastic...nothing wrong with good quality plastic...

Government Motors Malibu plastic is a whole other story...

Exactly.. hop in a shitty malibu and prepare to be underwhelmed.. especially a fleet car. There's probably a dead hooker in the trunk.

[ELVIS]

And Krust in the back seat...

[DONNIEP]

I don't normally like hybrids or electrics. But this one is bad ass:

http://s13.postimg.org/7mz65lvrb/tesla_roadster_black.jpg

[ELVIS]

I think there was a Honda version that was much better than the Prius.



There still is...

Accord Hybrid

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-79iRdqk5xgk/UchHT2Lbt2I/AAAAAAANNEQ/stmkSW1EKHM/s1600/Honda-Mugen-Accord-Hybrid-11.jpg

[DONNIEP]

There still is...

Accord Hybrid

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-79iRdqk5xgk/UchHT2Lbt2I/AAAAAAANNEQ/stmkSW1EKHM/s1600/Honda-Mugen-Accord-Hybrid-11.jpg

Lose the gay color and those pimp wheels and it'd be all right.

[Nitro Express]

Exactly.. hop in a shitty malibu and prepare to be underwhelmed.. especially a fleet car. There's probably a dead hooker in the trunk.

The most shitty fleet car I ever got stuck with was a Reliant K that another rep fell asleep at the wheel and put into a cornfield. LOL! It was a total mid 1980's government car. A slushy box with a gay bench seat up front. Every time you hit a bump it would creak. I was happy to get a Chevy Celebrity after that shit.

[Nitro Express]

Lose the gay color and those pimp wheels and it'd be all right.

I guess people bust those kind of rims all the time on New York City potholes. I guess the tire places do good business just because of that.

[VAiN]

The most shitty fleet car I ever got stuck with was a Reliant K that another rep fell asleep at the wheel and put into a cornfield. LOL! It was a total mid 1980's government car. A slushy box with a gay bench seat up front. Every time you hit a bump it would creak. I was happy to get a Chevy Celebrity after that shit.

Oh man! The K-Car! What a mid-80's shitbox that was! Not a bright spot in automotive history..

[Satan]

We keep K-cars in Hell just for the sheer torment value. AMC Pacers & Gremlins too.

Couldn't keep the Ford Pintos around.... much too flammable for this climate. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/teufel/d070.gif

[Nitro Express]

I think the most shitty plastic had to be on British cars. British Leyland wasn't exactly known for quality. Also it was obvious the bean counters were cutting costs by using the thinnest gauge of wire they could get away with. Not good when the insulation comes off your sensor wires on your Lucas fuel injection. When my nephew bought a Jaguar XJ6 I just laughed at him. Yeah it looks great but if you want that as a daily driver you might want to find a bigger sucker now. He ended up dumping $3,000 into it and unloaded it for $1500.

[Nitro Express]

We keep K-cars in Hell just for the sheer torment value. AMC Pacers & Gremlins too.

Couldn't keep the Ford Pintos around.... much too flammable for this climate. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/teufel/d070.gif

Would you believe Pacers and Gremlins now have a bit of a collectors following?

[Nitro Express]

Oh man! The K-Car! What a mid-80's shitbox that was! Not a bright spot in automotive history..

Some people loved them. I guess they actually were reliable and easy to fix. Iacocca said he asked the comptroller how much cash Chrysler had. One million dollars. The payroll a week was $2 million. He didn't have much to work with. When he went to repay the government back on it's loan he was told it would take 30 days to figure out who to write the check to. He gave President Reagan a fake check in the Oval Office for a photo Op. When he told Regean it was going to take a month to find out who to write the real check out to. Reagan just laughed. Iaccoca said he made a few million extra just leaving that money in the bank drawing interest while Ronny laughed.

Hell someone probably just pocketed the money. I think $3 Trillion went missing out of the Pentagon budget when Rumsfeld was in charge.

[Seshmeister]

When my nephew bought a Jaguar XJ6 I just laughed at him. Yeah it looks great but if you want that as a daily driver you might want to find a bigger sucker now. He ended up dumping $3,000 into it and unloaded it for $1500.

This was quite a long time ago I'm guessing...

[Nitro Express]

This was quite a long time ago I'm guessing...

It was a used car. I forgot the year but it was the older body style. The leather was in great shape. He thought he made a deal at $1,000. I used to have a Range Rover Classic. It was fine off road when it ran. LOL! No complaints about the off road handling but the differentials would break and the cheap ass Lucas binnacle drove me nuts. The speedometer was always breaking. I unloaded off on some guy in Utah who proceeded to beat the shit out of it in Moab. Jeremy Clarkson was right. It was ahead of it's time in 1970 and was a great design but the shitty attention to details foiled the vehicle reaching it's full potential. Oh well. I had my fun with it.

[Nitro Express]

Ha! Ha! A K Car collectors meet. Hell. I'm going to buy one and join the club!

[Kristy]

How's that shitty plastic GM interior treating you?

Good. Real good. Until it gets recalled.

[DONNIEP]

To hell with a K Car. I want one of these:

http://s3.postimg.org/o1gqgvtz7/truckster_2.jpg

[Kristy]

Of course. It's a lot better than the view from Smellvis' tricycle.

http://www.chevrolet.com/content/chevrolet/northamerica/usa/nscwebsite/en/index/cars/2014-malibu/photos-and-videos/interior/jcr:content/mm_gal_c2/thumbnailArea/mm_gal_item_c2_7.img_resize.img_stage._3.jpg

[DONNIEP]

Of course. It's a lot better than the view from Smellvis' tricycle.

http://www.chevrolet.com/content/chevrolet/northamerica/usa/nscwebsite/en/index/cars/2014-malibu/photos-and-videos/interior/jcr:content/mm_gal_c2/thumbnailArea/mm_gal_item_c2_7.img_resize.img_stage._3.jpg

Wow. It can fly?

[Nitro Express]

You fly on legal Colorado weed. There's probably a hooka pipe that pulls from the dash.

[Kristy]

Well, it certainty can't get great gas mileage.

[Nitro Express]

Of course. It's a lot better than the view from Smellvis' tricycle.

http://www.chevrolet.com/content/chevrolet/northamerica/usa/nscwebsite/en/index/cars/2014-malibu/photos-and-videos/interior/jcr:content/mm_gal_c2/thumbnailArea/mm_gal_item_c2_7.img_resize.img_stage._3.jpg

Rednecks are more into four wheelers.

[Nitro Express]

To hell with a K Car. I want one of these:

http://s3.postimg.org/o1gqgvtz7/truckster_2.jpg

I wonder if all eight headlights stay on when you select the high beams? With those lights and that big ass grill. That car was made for tailgating intimidation.

[DONNIEP]

I wonder if all eight headlights stay on when you select the high beams? With those lights and that big ass grill. That car was made for tailgating intimidation.

If I had one of those I swear I would drive it all the damn time. Especially to the Walmart.

[Kristy]

What Smellvis currently drives.
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/4c/b0/8e/4cb08e7e945b7682c8b6e0309b606787.jpg

[Von Halen]

I wouldn't drive a Generic Motors piece of shit if they gave it to me for free. That is the most corrupt company in America. They fucking stole our money, and then I'm going to willingly give them more? I don't think so. Only a fucking idiot would do that.

Of course, Kris-ty doesn't pay taxes, because he doesn't work, so his money never got stolen by Generic Motors. Him buying a GM product is just one welfare recipient giving back to another welfare recipient.

[Kristy]

If I had one of those I swear I would drive it all the damn time. Especially to the Walmart.

Yeah, you and ZahZoo both.

[Nitro Express]

Lieutenant I need a new ride!

[Kristy]

I wouldn't drive a Generic Motors piece of shit if they gave it to me for free. That is the most corrupt company in America. They fucking stole our money, and then I'm going to willingly give them more? I don't think so. Only a fucking idiot would do that.

Of course, Kris-ty doesn't pay taxes, because he doesn't work, so his money never got stolen by Generic Motors. Him buying a GM product is just one welfare recipient giving back to another welfare recipient.

Are you and Smellvis er...close...?

[Nitro Express]

If I had one of those I swear I would drive it all the damn time. Especially to the Walmart.



Walmart car show! Hey. Beats a tricycle.

[Nitro Express]

I wouldn't drive a Generic Motors piece of shit if they gave it to me for free. That is the most corrupt company in America. They fucking stole our money, and then I'm going to willingly give them more? I don't think so. Only a fucking idiot would do that.

Of course, Kris-ty doesn't pay taxes, because he doesn't work, so his money never got stolen by Generic Motors. Him buying a GM product is just one welfare recipient giving back to another welfare recipient.

I hear ya! Ford didn't take any money. They sold Land Rover and Jaguar to raise some cash and adjusted to the situation. GM bond holders were ripped off. Their assets were just plain stolen.

[ELVIS]

Him buying a GM product is just one welfare recipient giving back to another welfare recipient.

I just read that 90% of all GM auto loans are sub prime, so that explains the Malibu Krusty Edition...

[Seshmeister]

It was a used car. I forgot the year but it was the older body style.

Those old XJ6's were absolutely notorious.

I've made lots of heart over head decisions over the years but even I wouldn't have touched one of them.

For the last 10 years I've really fallen out of love with the 'car as a statement of who you are' thing.

If you don't have unlimited money it seems not only a waste of money but an unoriginal way to spend your cash. Maybe doesn't work so well in the US but I heard a bit of fiscal advice which is very true at least for people in their 20s/30s that you should buy the most expensive home you can afford and the cheapest car. Property goes up in value cars fucking divebomb at least here.

I've never bought a new car. I may one day just to see what it's like but I would rather buy a 3 year old car at 50% of the price and spend the difference on living and doing stuff.

Nothing worse in this world than the guy with the expensive car that means he can't afford to live...

Plus the second scratch doesn't hurt.

The not having to give a shit is a huge freedom.

I leave it anywhere and literally don't care much if it's there when I go back a day later in a taxi to pick it up. That's a great feeling.

I'd much rather have a big taxi budget than a brand new Merc but I realise that's not an option for a lot of people in the US. If I go out in the city here it costs me about $15 to get home in a cab.

[ZahZoo]

If I had one of those I swear I would drive it all the damn time. Especially to the Walmart.

I got my drivers license driving mom's 69 Olds Vista Cruiser...

http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/WinterHavenCruisin6thAnniversary2011/1969OldsmobileVistaCruiserStationWagon.jpg

[Von Halen]

I got my drivers license driving mom's 69 Olds Vista Cruiser...

http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/WinterHavenCruisin6thAnniversary2011/1969OldsmobileVistaCruiserStationWagon.jpg

Love it!

What mini-van has that kind of character?

[Seshmeister]

I got my drivers license driving mom's 69 Olds Vista Cruiser...


It's very unusual for an American to wait until their 40th birthday to get their license.

[ZahZoo]

Love it!

What mini-van has that kind of character?

Exactly... and a 455 V8...

[Kristy]

I have a V-8
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZVso128bsD4/Tp-Gz4Pt42I/AAAAAAAACvE/lOMssuSSYKY/s640/v8.jpg

[ELVIS]

They don't make V8 Maliboos...

[Nitro Express]

Love it!

What mini-van has that kind of character?

Brings back memories of going to the movies in one. The windows in the roof were cool. I loved the ones that had the back facing seat.

[Nitro Express]

Those old XJ6's were absolutely notorious.

I've made lots of heart over head decisions over the years but even I wouldn't have touched one of them.

For the last 10 years I've really fallen out of love with the 'car as a statement of who you are' thing.

If you don't have unlimited money it seems not only a waste of money but an unoriginal way to spend your cash. Maybe doesn't work so well in the US but I heard a bit of fiscal advice which is very true at least for people in their 20s/30s that you should buy the most expensive home you can afford and the cheapest car. Property goes up in value cars fucking divebomb at least here.

I've never bought a new car. I may one day just to see what it's like but I would rather buy a 3 year old car at 50% of the price and spend the difference on living and doing stuff.

Nothing worse in this world than the guy with the expensive car that means he can't afford to live...

Plus the second scratch doesn't hurt.

The not having to give a shit is a huge freedom.

I leave it anywhere and literally don't care much if it's there when I go back a day later in a taxi to pick it up. That's a great feeling.

I'd much rather have a big taxi budget than a brand new Merc but I realise that's not an option for a lot of people in the US. If I go out in the city here it costs me about $15 to get home in a cab.

The older XJ6's were good looking cars. They are just money pits. New cars are poor investments. Always have been. Older cars with some collectors value is a different story. Some of us would have done well if we sat on our late 60's muscle cars for a few decades. LOL!

Real estate can be a lousy investment. The problem with real estate is it sometimes can be difficult to sell and there are the costs of taxes and insurance. You don't buy the home you buy the neighborhood so in general buying the cheapest house in the best neighborhood you can afford is good advice. Big houses can be hard to sell but a smaller, well maintained home in a great neighborhood usually move.

Car culture is just not in the US. In places like China and Russia what people want as soon as they have some extra money is a new car. You wouldn't dare ride a bicycle in Bejing today. Your ass would get ran over!

If nobody bought new cars there wouldn't be any used ones to buy. It's always nice to have someone else take the depreciation hit and if they kept it on the maintenance schedule that's the one you want to snag.

You can get by without a car in New York City. Where you have denser populations you have better public transportation. Where you need a car is where that isn't available or doesn't work for where you want to go. Where I live you have to not only have a car but something that can get around in lots of snow in the winter. Some days I'm driving 300 plus miles just going places for work.

[ELVIS]

So Chrysler has released HP figures and the base price for the awesome SRT Hellcat pictured below:

http://preview.netcarshow.com/Dodge-Challenger_SRT_Hellcat-2015-hd.jpg

707HP !!

Base price $59,000

That's awesome...


:elvis:

[DONNIEP]

That's not gonna make the tree huggers happy...

[ELVIS]

And in other news, my wife and I stumbled onto this beautiful SRT Super Bee a few days ago...

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And today God has trusted us enough with our finances to allow it to reside in our driveway !!

Thank you, Father...

In Jesus' mighty name...

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Amen !!


:elvis:

[twonabomber]

I'm waiting for the Charger. I think I'm ready for a practical car.

Haven't seen if they are going to make a Grand Cherokee SRT Hellcat.

[ELVIS]

I'm waiting for the Charger.

See above...;)

[twonabomber]

Nice! I like that color.

Our cuntinuous improvement guy worked at Alcoa, where those wheels were made.

[ELVIS]

Dude, it's nice...

Garage kept, new tires, new exhaust, 30,000 miles...

[Kristy]

A fabled penis extender car only Dumbellvis sees as having any value.

[ELVIS]

No, a Maliboo has no value...

It's just throw away transportation...

A Super Bee has both style and class, as well as superior power and comfort...

It's also a collector car, with real value...


:elvis:

[Von Halen]

Nice! I like that color.



I like that color too.

Sweet car Elvis.

I'd love to have that Challenger Hellcat. But I'd want a shaker hood.

[Kristy]

Maybe your rich daddy will buy it for you, Von.

[Von Halen]

Maybe your rich daddy will buy it for you, Von.

Maybe

[twonabomber]

http://jalopnik.com/here-is-proof-that-a-707-hp-dodge-charger-srt-hellcat-s-1610846639

You want a four-door Dodge Charger with the 707 horsepower supercharged V8 from the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat? You're probably gonna get it. Here's why.

Our friends at Road & Track discovered the Hellcat's SAE certification filing, a document that certifies the car's horsepower and torque ratings. And guess what it says?

"J1349 Certified Power Engine Data for Chrysler as used in 6.2L SC HEMI (Hellcat) 2015 MY Dodge Challenger 6.2L SC SRT; 2015 MY Dodge Charger 6.2L SC SRT - Level 1."

Emphasis mine. That's a lot of jargon, but it's clear this engine is also meant for the Dodge Charger as well as the Challenger. It's not too surprising, given that Fiat-Chrysler alluded to a supercharged Charger in their five-year model plans.

While there's still been no official confirmation yet from the manufacturer, it definitely looks like things are headed that way.

The question, as R&T notes, is will the Charger Hellcat get the option of a six-speed manual gearbox like the Challenger has? It's never had one, and it seems unlikely it will get it here. But I certainly hope so.

Regardless of transmission, I'm eagerly awaiting America's most powerful sedan.

[Von Halen]

I think the speedo stopped at 202. The rpm's were still climbing.

I want one of these.

[Von Halen]

Motor Trend sucks, but this is a decent video.

[VAiN]

I think the speedo stopped at 202. The rpm's were still climbing.

I want one of these.



ehhh.. only kind of impressive since it's not actually moving. No way it comes close to breaking 200 in real life. I'd rather see the actual HP numbers.

[Von Halen]

ehhh.. only kind of impressive since it's not actually moving. No way it comes close to breaking 200 in real life. I'd rather see the actual HP numbers.

Fuck you! :D

[Von Halen]

That Limey calls it a SHassix! It's CHassix!

Drove 200 miles out there, beat the fuck out of it, and is driving it home.

[twonabomber]

I think the speedo stopped at 202. The rpm's were still climbing.

I want one of these.



75 isn't smooth enough to get that to 200!

[Von Halen]

75 isn't smooth enough to get that to 200!

In Ohio it probably is. In Michigan you don't want to drive anything over 50 mph because the roads are so fucked!

[twonabomber]

OH Turnpike is smooooooth and the speed limit is 70. I've been taking the Cherokee up to Toledo lately though, I need to take the SRT so I can enjoy the drive.

[twonabomber]

Road & Track says the Hellcat Challenger will make its debut at the Woodward Dream Cruise.

[ELVIS]

No way it comes close to breaking 200 in real life.

Bull, a regular SRT Charger, Challenger or 300 can do about 175 in real life with 232 less horse power...

I thanked you by mistake, BTW...

[VAiN]

Bull, a regular SRT Charger, Challenger or 300 can do about 175 in real life with 232 less horse power...

I thanked you by mistake, BTW...

No way it hits 200. I don't care about HP.

[twonabomber]

I thought the LX cars had an electronic limiter set at around 130 mph?

I think the SRT-6 limiter is set around 160 but I've only had it to 140...

[ELVIS]

I thought the LX cars had an electronic limiter set at around 130 mph?


No limiter on most SRT cars...

[ELVIS]

:elvis:

[ELVIS]

:elvis:

[Nickdfresh]

I thought the LX cars had an electronic limiter set at around 130 mph?

I think the SRT-6 limiter is set around 160 but I've only had it to 140...

Right, they're limiting it...


No limiter on most SRT cars...

Oh please :rolleyes:

[Nitro Express]

I thought the LX cars had an electronic limiter set at around 130 mph?

I think the SRT-6 limiter is set around 160 but I've only had it to 140...

I hope you have Z rated tires. I don't care what you are driving once you hit 130 MPH you start tracking in the ruts in the road and the ride gets wobbly past that. I think the fastest I ever drove on a public highway was 150. I didn't want to go past that. Going that fast you learn the road isn't as level as it looks.

[ELVIS]

Oh please :rolleyes:

You know nothing about cars...

My SRT8 and every other SRT8 I have looked into or read about is not speed limited...

Neither is a Viper...

SRT6 and SRT4 crs are speed limited...

Now shaddup...

[twonabomber]

I hope you have Z rated tires.

They are. Michelin Pilot Super Sports.

[ELVIS]

I have BFG G force Comp 2 Z rated...

[ELVIS]

BTW twona...

I love this friggin' Super Bee, dude...

Just changing all the fluids, I've learned to love and appreciate it more and more...

It's simply a well built car from every standpoint, and people smile when they see it coming...

And it's showing 22.4 mpg on the highway at 70mph...

Not bad at all...

[twonabomber]

I like to hear that people are into their cars. Too many settle for boring appliances.

I don't have a fuel economy thingie but I know if I drive it hard I use more gas. :D Drove it to Advance to pick up some parts for my Cherokee and noticed I don't have 53,000 miles on it yet. It'll be ten years old in '15, maybe it'll have 55k on it by then.

And I bought another J truck the other day. Not keeping it long, the bed is better than mine so it's gonna get swapped and sold.

[Nickdfresh]

I hope you have Z rated tires. I don't care what you are driving once you hit 130 MPH you start tracking in the ruts in the road and the ride gets wobbly past that. I think the fastest I ever drove on a public highway was 150. I didn't want to go past that. Going that fast you learn the road isn't as level as it looks.

Just don't ever drive on them in snow...

[Nickdfresh]

You know nothing about cars...

:handjob:


My SRT8 and every other SRT8 I have looked into or read about is not speed limited...

Oh, okay. I guess Chrysler doesn't mind the liability from retarded hicks then... :rolleyes:


Neither is a Viper...

SRT6 and SRT4 crs are speed limited...

Now shaddup...

The Vipers were freaks that weren't "thought out", most everything else is electronically "limited" to one degree or another, so dummies don't blow their engines and they meet some semblance of U.S. emissions...

My, the resident preaching Christian sure drives some assholes cars though... :)

[Nitro Express]

I like to hear that people are into their cars. Too many settle for boring appliances.

I don't have a fuel economy thingie but I know if I drive it hard I use more gas. :D Drove it to Advance to pick up some parts for my Cherokee and noticed I don't have 53,000 miles on it yet. It'll be ten years old in '15, maybe it'll have 55k on it by then.

And I bought another J truck the other day. Not keeping it long, the bed is better than mine so it's gonna get swapped and sold.

I just read the government is going to have to increase the fuel tax because cars have become fuel efficient to the point where there isn't enough tax revenue to cover the cost of maintaining the roads. Also I can remember LA in the 1970's where the sky was just a haze from the car emissions. Last time I was there you could see the San Gabriel Mountains all the way from the deck of the Queen Mary in Long Beach. You never could in the 1970's due to pollution.

Cars aren't cheap and not everyone lives the same lifestyle. Some need SUV's to deal with snow and off road conditions. An SUV full of people gong down the highway is still more fuel efficient than having to take two economy cars to haul the same load.

People still love cars and in places like China and Russia where people typically never owned cars in the past buy a new car as soon as they have the money to do so.

People love cars even with all the problems they tend to cause. It's having the freedom to go where you want to go and an individual identity. You can tell a lot about a person by what kind of car they drive.

[Nitro Express]

BTW twona...

I love this friggin' Super Bee, dude...

Just changing all the fluids, I've learned to love and appreciate it more and more...

It's simply a well built car from every standpoint, and people smile when they see it coming...

And it's showing 22.4 mpg on the highway at 70mph...

Not bad at all...

The original Super Bees weren't well built. I kind of shake my head seeing what some of those muscle cars go for at auction. They were cheap built cars with big engines marketed to the younger crowd. I'm sure the manufactures made pretty good money on them because there sure wasn't much to those cars and the trim was always cheap.

[ashstralia]

I'd love another muscle car, but for my circumstance the diesel landcruiser is far more practical.

[VAiN]

My SRT8 and every other SRT8 I have looked into or read about is not speed limited...


This is actually true. Things like gravity and physics will limit your top end. They'll also keep you looking at the rear of my 5.0 as I blow your heavy 4-doors off. :D

[ELVIS]

The original Super Bees weren't well built.

Oh that's bull crap too...

I had a 1970 383 4 speed Super Bee and terrorized the streets with it for ten years...

It was very well built and solidified my opinion on the superiority of Chrysler engineering...

Stop sounding like Dickforbrains...

[ELVIS]

This is actually true. Things like gravity and physics will limit your top end. They'll also keep you looking at the rear of my 5.0 as I blow your heavy 4-doors off. :D

Don't run your mouth, bring it on...

[VAiN]

Don't run your mouth, bring it on...

Someday I'll be driving through your state.. I'll keep an eye out. You still owe me that subway sammich from a couple of years ago.

[ELVIS]

Not a problem...;)

[Nickdfresh]

Oh that's bull crap too...

I had a 1970 383 4 speed Super Bee and terrorized the streets with it for ten years...

It was very well built and solidified my opinion on the superiority of Chrysler engineering...

Stop sounding like Dickforbrains...


Fuck you, faggy-pants! I was balls-out in a Hemi 300C today you pussy. I'm a fan of Chrysler engineering actually...

[Nitro Express]

Oh that's bull crap too...

I had a 1970 383 4 speed Super Bee and terrorized the streets with it for ten years...

It was very well built and solidified my opinion on the superiority of Chrysler engineering...

Stop sounding like Dickforbrains...

Nothing wrong with Chrysler engineering. They were the premier engineering automaker in the 1960's. The engines and drivetrains were fine. The rest of the car was built on the cheap to keep the costs down so daddy could buy one for junior to drive to school or take to college.

[Nickdfresh]

They make some excellent stuff, the 3.6L Pentastar engine is a V6 class leader...

[Nitro Express]

These old Iacocca Chrysler ads crack me up. I remember waiting for the MTV premier of Van Halen's Jump video and before the video aired was a Chrysler minivan commercial. The revolutionary new vehicle. I never could figure out why they put that ad on MTV before a Van Halen video. Not exactly the mini van demographic.

[ELVIS]

The rest of the car was built on the cheap to keep the costs down so daddy could buy one for junior to drive to school or take to college.

Yeah, that's good...

I like bare bones cars, like the Road Runner...

[Seshmeister]

Pretty much the only car that Chrysler marketed here in the last decade has been the PT Cruiser.

A guy across the road bought one and whenever I passed him it had that awkwardness of trying to get the right expression on your face when you walk past some poor unfortunate person who had a thalidomide kid. You don't want to look negative and make them feel worse but also anything positive just makes you look false.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/06-08_Chrysler_PT_Cruiser.jpg/1024px-06-08_Chrysler_PT_Cruiser.jpg

[Nitro Express]

The Prowler was even worse. The design staff designed these modern retro cars and management managed to actually put them into production. Most ideas like that fortunately never make it past the concept car stage if they even make it that far.

[Von Halen]

The Prowler was even worse. The design staff designed these modern retro cars and management managed to actually put them into production. Most ideas like that fortunately never make it past the concept car stage if they even make it that far.

You must be cum drunk. The Prowler was badass, and still is. It still brings a premium price on the open market. The problem with the Prowler had nothing to do with looks. It was the fucking V6. They should have put a Hemi in it. They should have offered several versions, like they are doing with the Challenger. A Hellcat version of the Prowler would have set Chrysler apart from anyone else at that time. More than the Viper ever could have dreamed of doing.

[Seshmeister]

Wow I've never seen one of those before.

Mad but cool...comparing it to the Cruiser thing I posted it shows that there is a fine line between stupid and clever. :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/'01-'02_Chrysler_Prowler_(Orange_Julep).JPG

[Seshmeister]

You must me cum drunk.


http://www.empireonline.com/images/features/100greatestcharacters/photos/25.jpg

[ashstralia]

Hehe...

The 300c's sell well here.

[Von Halen]

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/3150/1481/20373240001_large.jpg?v=1

[Von Halen]

http://www.empireonline.com/images/features/100greatestcharacters/photos/25.jpg

I have no idea what that means.

[Von Halen]

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2684/4121/31709560001_large.jpg

[ashstralia]

Roll Kristy over and wake him up... :)

[Seshmeister]

I knew he wouldn't get it, he's never seen any of them. :)

[ELVIS]

The Prowler was even worse.

You must get high on lawn clippings...

http://montrealmusclecars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20140312_132709-700x450.jpg

[ELVIS]

Next, you non car girls will tell me they were pitifully slow due to their V6 and automatic transmission...




:killer:

[Seshmeister]

The automatic transmission would slow it down, it won that race because it was lighter.

[Seshmeister]

0-60 in seven seconds is not that fast for an aluminum car at that price.

In the late 90s I had a FIAT that was a lot faster... :)

[PETE'S BROTHER]

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[Von Halen]

12026

I had a '71 Challenger.

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z94/Von_Halen/Roth%20Army/545.jpg (http://s189.photobucket.com/user/Von_Halen/media/Roth%20Army/545.jpg.html)

[Kristy]

You should have kept that car.

[Von Halen]

You should have kept that car.

Well, when my wife's health started failing, and the economy took a dive, I had to sell it. I'll get another one, or something similar, one of these days.

[Kristy]

Wife or the car: should have went with the car.

[Von Halen]

By the way, that '69 Pontiac in my neighbors garage, is still sitting in that exact spot. The guy makes $200k a year, and still says he's going to restore it some day. He never will. He's had it since he was 16, and he's 60.

[Kristy]

Now that is a car!
Muscle Car Of The Week Video #38: 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 426 HEMI Mr. Norm's from MuscleCarOfTheWeek on Vimeo.

[Von Halen]

Wife or the car: should have went with the car.

Well, I could have. She died.

[Kristy]

So sorry.

[Von Halen]

Now that is a car!
Muscle Car Of The Week Video #38: 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 426 HEMI Mr. Norm's from MuscleCarOfTheWeek on Vimeo.

One of 58 with the 4-speed. Damn. Love that car.

[ELVIS]

Typical retard...

[Von Halen]

Typical retard...

To whom are you referring, E?

[Kristy]

One of 58 with the 4-speed. Damn. Love that car.

Didn't he say Dodge built only 71 of those monsters? Either way, it beats Trollvis and his tricycle.

[Von Halen]

Didn't he say Dodge built only 71 of those monsters? Either way, it beats Trollvis and his tricycle.

71 total. 58 with the 4 speed.

I'd be interested to know how many with the Shaker hood. I have the books around here somewhere that tell all that shit. The Galen Govier books.

[VAiN]

Next, you non car girls will tell me they were pitifully slow due to their V6 and automatic transmission...




:killer:

That's not a stock Prowler.. in stock trim it's a 14 second car in the 1/4. Maybe the Vette driver fell asleep.

[Seshmeister]

We should rename this the mid life crisis thread... :D

[ELVIS]

We should rename this the mid life crisis thread... :D

I'm not at mid life...

[VAiN]

I'm not at mid life...

How long do you plan on staying on the planet? To me mid-life is about 40 if you're lucky.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

How long do you plan on staying on the planet? To me mid-life is about 40 if you're lucky.

elvis is predestined by his immortal lord and savior to live to 118 years old...

[ELVIS]

How long do you plan on staying on the planet?

As long as God allows it...

Hopefully 120 years...;)

To me mid-life is about 40 if you're lucky.

Nah, no such thing as luck...




:elvis:

[ELVIS]

elvis is predestined by his immortal lord and savior to live to 118 years old...

I can live with that...;)

[VAiN]

120 would be agreeable... my perception of time has changed a little since I crossed the 40 line...

[PETE'S BROTHER]

120 would be agreeable... my perception of time has changed a little since I crossed the 40 line...

yeah but... after your 80s those last forty years are not bombdiggity

[VAiN]

yeah but... after your 80s those last forty years are not bombdiggity

I don't know about that.. You can say whatever you want, you don't wipe your own ass anymore and, if you're lucky and lose your mind, you get to meet new people everyday.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

I don't know about that.. You can say whatever you want, you don't wipe your own ass anymore and, if you're lucky and lose your mind, you get to meet new people everyday.

:019:

[Seshmeister]

I'm not at mid life...

No you're OFL.

Old For Louisiana... :)

[ELVIS]

I know, and I'm not from this dump...

[chefcraig]

I had a '71 Challenger.

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z94/Von_Halen/Roth%20Army/545.jpg (http://s189.photobucket.com/user/Von_Halen/media/Roth%20Army/545.jpg.html)

One of the five best movies, fucking ever...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA4ymmXa8rs

[ELVIS]

This looks like very much like my long gone 383 Super Bee...

http://www.streetsideclassics.com/images/inventory/cha/774/774e.jpg


:killer:

[ELVIS]

:elvis:

[ELVIS]

:killer:

[Kristy]

Ghey.

[twonabomber]

Charger Hellcat supposedly being introduced tomorrow...

[Von Halen]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/13/una7ugar.jpg

The motherfucking Franken-Buggy has the new engine in it, and is back on the road!

[DONNIEP]

That sumbitch is Bad Ass!!! Now, get out of that jungle you live in and move some place where you can drive it year round!

[Von Halen]

That sumbitch is Bad Ass!!! Now, get out of that jungle you live in and move some place where you can drive it year round!

I know! I'd love to! Get me a job and I'll move down there!

[ELVIS]

Get me a job...

I thought you voted for Obomba...

[ELVIS]

I like this pic...

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1032/4731937634_e2cc6f871d_z.jpg

:lookie::lookie::lookie::lookie::lookie::lookie:

[Von Halen]

I thought you voted for Obomba...

No, but you did!

[ELVIS]

Nope...

Ron Paul...

[ELVIS]

What's those VH things on the back of your buggy ??

Just kidding, did you make those ??

And is that an 1835 or some popular size or stock ??

[Nitro Express]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/13/una7ugar.jpg

The motherfucking Franken-Buggy has the new engine in it, and is back on the road!

It won't be long before you are putting twin Webers on it.

[Von Halen]

What's those VH things on the back of your buggy ??

Just kidding, did you make those ??

And is that an 1835 or some popular size or stock ??

I had them made. We molded the lenses into the body, and then laid these bezels over them.

It's a 1641.

[Von Halen]

It won't be long before you are putting twin Webers on it.

No. Considered it during the build, but don't want to screw with tuning them. It's a cruiser.

[ELVIS]

A single 2bbl carb is more than enough for an engine like that...

Duals are for show and extreme performance...

I grew up on old VWs...

[chefcraig]

:elvis:


http://i60.tinypic.com/npmb1t.jpg


http://i57.tinypic.com/53qogl.gif

[Von Halen]

I have that race set Chef!

Finally a sunny evening to go for a cruise. I may take it up to the Woodward Dream Cruise tomorrow night.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/14/anare6yz.jpg

[DONNIEP]

Man that paint really pops in the sunshine. That sucker puts Ed's old clapped out Van Hauler to shame.

[twonabomber]

It's dry enough to drive, or did you float it part of the way? :D

[Von Halen]

It's dry enough to drive, or did you float it part of the way? :D

It's dry now! Freeways just opened back up.

[VAiN]

That buggy is awesome! My first car was a 73 Super Beetle.. those cars are fun and easy to work on. It must be a blast on the highway!

[VAiN]

I like this pic...

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1032/4731937634_e2cc6f871d_z.jpg


That's sharp.. what are the paddle shifters like? Can you wind it out?

[Nitro Express]

A paddle is something you spank a hooker's bare ass with. They don't belong on cars. Holy shit people. If you are going to drive a high performance car learn to fucking shift a stick. The manufactures are making these things like game consoles because Joe Public can't shift.

[VAiN]

A paddle is something you spank a hooker's bare ass with. They don't belong on cars. Holy shit people. If you are going to drive a high performance car learn to fucking shift a stick. The manufactures are making these things like game consoles because Joe Public can't shift.

I'm not disagreeing.. I've never driven a paddle shift.. No idea what that's all about.

[Seshmeister]

It came from F1 and is meant to be the best of both worlds, I've never had one either.

I just got a car with an electronic emergency brake for the first time and I like it.

[VAiN]

It came from F1 and is meant to be the best of both worlds, I've never had one either.

I just got a car with an electronic emergency brake for the first time and I like it.

What's an electronic emergency brake?

[twonabomber]

Chargers don't have manuals now, to think that the SRT Hellcat would was a stretch.

None of the hi-po Mercedes AMG cars are manuals. I can't keep up with shifting on mine when I get on it.

[Seshmeister]

What's an electronic emergency brake?

Here it's called an electronic handbrake.

It's where you press a button for your emergency brake in a stick shift car?

It's weird how all the words for car stuff are different between US English and proper English, like trunk(boot), fender(bumper), hood(bonnet) etc etc.

If everything between the two versions of the language was like cars I wouldn't be able to understand half the posts here... :)

[Nitro Express]

I'm not disagreeing.. I've never driven a paddle shift.. No idea what that's all about.

It's like a game console for a video game. It's like like going from the mechanical slot machines where you pulled the handle to the new boring ass ones where you just push a button. You click the paddle one way to up shift and the other way to down shift. There's no fun things like matching the revs and shifting without clutching and all that. You lose a feel for the car.

[Nitro Express]

That buggy is awesome! My first car was a 73 Super Beetle.. those cars are fun and easy to work on. It must be a blast on the highway!

I have a 73 Standard Beetle. Just had it repainted. Now I have to put the thing back together.



Check this out. These guys are pretty fast.

[Nitro Express]

Let me guess. The hand brake is a butt plug.

[ELVIS]

Back on topic...




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[ELVIS]

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[ELVIS]

That's sharp.. what are the paddle shifters like? Can you wind it out?

No paddle shifters...

It's a five speed auto with manual mode, which I like...

I rarely go past third gear...

But it shifts strictly at 6000 RPM whether in manual mode or not...

That sucks because the peak 425hp happens at 6250, supposedly...

As soon as I get my hands on a Diablo or Predator I can raise the shift points to 6250 or even 6450...

But even being the larger Charger at well over 4000 lbs, this thing is a beast on the street...

It fries the tires at will but hooks up great with the traction control on...

Amazing, really...


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[ELVIS]

Chargers don't have manuals now, to think that the SRT Hellcat would was a stretch.



The Hellcat is available with a manual...

[twonabomber]

Challenger, yes. But Charger won't be. Supposedly the floor pan doesn't allow it.

[Seshmeister]

Back on topic...




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I like the engine sound but why even bother with those rear seats.

Short of IED victims who could possibly use them?

[twonabomber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ipd3yEYmWA#t=54

[VAiN]

I like the engine sound but why even bother with those rear seats.

Short of IED victims who could possibly use them?

That's how it is with these 'pony' cars.. My backseat is only good for putting a few bags of groceries on. Whoever draws the short straw has to sit in the back and on the passenger side.

[VAiN]

Here it's called an electronic handbrake.

It's where you press a button for your emergency brake in a stick shift car?


Hmm.. not familiar.. I still have a mechanical handbrake lever. I never use it though, I park the car in gear.

[VAiN]

No paddle shifters...

It's a five speed auto with manual mode, which I like...

I rarely go past third gear...

But it shifts strictly at 6000 RPM whether in manual mode or not...

That sucks because the peak 425hp happens at 6250, supposedly...

As soon as I get my hands on a Diablo or Predator I can raise the shift points to 6250 or even 6450...



I have a Pro-Cal Ford Racing tune waiting to go into my car. It's a 'premium fuel' tune so I can only use 91+ octane gas - which I do anyway.. Ford claims an additional 60 ft. lbs. of torque at 1500 RMP. It really wakes the car up down low. Also have a set of GT500 mufflers waiting to go on as well.
I just put $2k of Steeda suspension in to the car and wow what a difference that made.. it stays flat in turns and there's no more wheel hop.

Here's some before/after:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25477321/before_after.jpg

Billet Lower Control Arm with Relocation Bracket
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25477321/lca.jpg

[ELVIS]

Challenger, yes. But Charger won't be. Supposedly the floor pan doesn't allow it.

Yeah that's true...

But they could change it...;)

[twonabomber]

Maybe the next gen? Not sure how many buyers they'd get, and with no future SRT Chrysler 300's, that cuts the market down further. The police Chargers run column shifts but will still get the five-speed autos instead of the new eight-speeds.

Chevy is going to offer a manual in the SS. Between that and the easier to mod LS motor, that could sway some guys toward SS and away from Charger.

[ELVIS]

Repent !!

You've inflamed Mother Mopar !!

Blasphemy !!


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