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Originally Posted by LS1owner
didnt buy yet...but this SRT8 thing isn't gonna happen new. If I have them work a deal for something like a dealer demo, who knosw where its coming from, who has driven it, etc..its just a little too risky for 50k....I can have a vette swapped to local dealer tomorrow afternoon...the SRT8 would have to come from 5-10 states over and who knows how long its been there etc. Too bad because I think the SRT8 Jeep makes the most sense.
How is your SRT8 Chally?
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I know what you mean about dealer demos, ultra low mileage returns, repos, etc... they all set off their own warnings to me... I think a 'Vette is a great car, with great performance for the price. I have driven well powered cars on ice, snow, etc when I lived in Wichita, Kansas... and I don't recommend it unless it has all four corners pulling...
I don't know what your best course of action would be right now. Buying any thing new with plans to trade it in two years is buying into a lot of depreciation if you go through with it. Have you thought about keeping the Camaro just a bit longer until the new (rumored) 500+ Jeep SRT8 comes out... whenever that will be. The predictions have been all over the place, from Nov 2010 to early 2012 (?!?). There have been sightings of camo'd 2011 GC SRT8s, based on hood bulges, etc under the camo... so it might be sooner than many expect.
Or, alternately, wait for the 2011 GC SRT8s to come out and pickup a clean earlier model from a motivated seller who has to have the latest model. BTW, have you looked at the wild Jeep SRT8 racing videos on YouTube? There are tons of videos of Jeep SRT8s running amazing quarter mile times and top end speeds (270-300 KPH (not MPH))... a lot are obviously modded, but there are stock ones as well.
I have been thoroughly pleased with my 2009 SRT8. It drives better than any vehicle that I have ever owned... in every category. Even now, with quite a few roaming the streets locally, the Challenger still gets a lot of attention... I think its looks
and that distinctive exhaust tone draw the attention. It may not be the quickest of the three new musclecars, but it was exactly what I wanted... and waited over 30 years for Chrysler to build again. Excellent styling, great performance (Mid 13 Sec Quarters/160+ Top End/.90+ G Cornering), room for four adults, ample trunk space, and more amenities than I could ask for. Virtually everything is standard on the Challenger SRT8, leaving only four options to pick from for my 2009 TorRed Automatic car. I went with the F1 Supercar tires and the 6CD/13Spkr Sound system upgrade... I did not want the other two, the NAV/MyGiG (My Garmin works fine) or the Sunroof (don't want a hole in the roof, and can't give up the headroom).
I have owned the Challenger for 19 months now, and had my first problem with it two months ago. The dash start button for "Keyless-Go" did not start the car on a 100 degree day... turns out this is a known problem with a software flash fix. All I had to do was pop the start button out and use the key fob as a key to start the car.
If the new 6.4L Hemi Challenger SRT8 does have output of 500+ HP, I will have to find a way to buy one... likely by selling some of my old Mopars.
Allen