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Originally Posted by Blownhotrodder
Please show me how the srt8 is $10k more cause I dont see it. To compare a camaro to the srt8 you would first have to order a 2SS with the RS package which should come out to around $35k+. That way you get the leather seats, heated seats, steering wheel controls, and the HID headlamps the srt8 comes with standard. Also add alittle extra for the stripes on the maro that the srt8 comes standard with along with the little fuel door cover that the srt8 comes standard with. And oh yea the maro doesnt even offer a GPS system which the srt8 does.  What about the cool VIDC that comes standard on the srt8 which displays 0-60, 1/4 mile, 1/8 mile, G Force meter, braking distance, and a timer.Does the maro offer that? How bout the keyless go push button starting system?  Brushed alum. foot pedal covers. And from my research the srt8 is about 170lbs heavier. Wow, big diffrence. They probably based that for the camaro on the stripper 1SS anyway. Fact is there will be far less srt8 challengers built than the camaro. Im sure theres more to post in this regard but like you im too lazy to look. You can get a manual srt8 for about $43k and with the rebates coming and the fact the cars been out for alittle, you should be able to do alot better than that. Which closes the gap even more.  |
I seriously considered an SRT8 Challenger along with the Camaro 2SS/RS I plan to buy. I had two issues with the Challenger from a purchase perspective:
Price - YIKES at $44K I was quoted locally and just confirmed by building my own on Dodge's site to have everything you listed. Now add sales tax to that and I'm WELL OVER $45K - more like $50K for the car OTD. A comparable Camaro 2SS RS is MSRP at $37K OTD.
WARRANTY - One of the big things that drew me to the Challenger to begin with was the lifetime power train warranty Dodge now offers. Let's be be really honest with ourselves on this one. Out of the big 3, Dodge is really the bottom of the barrel when it comes to quality. Everyone pretty much knows that deep down, and Dodge has the most issues and shows the worst performance on any of the quality testing I've seen. That's not a stab at Dodge, it's just fact.
The SRT8 DOES NOT have a lifetime power train warranty like their other vehicles do. The R/T Challenger does, but NOT the SRT8. That was a deal breaker for me, along with the price.
Now, I think it's great Dodge is going to offer these discounts on the Challenger,
however the SRT8 is excluded. So you're back to comparing apples and oranges again since a Challenger R/T is NOT the same as even a 1SS Camaro, much less a 2SS RS.
Dodge obviously believes the SRT8 will sell on it's own, without discounts, and without the lifetime warranty. I guess time will tell on that one, but with a 12-13 MPG city rating, and a 22MPG HWY, along with the price, along with the warranty I doubt it. Once the middle of summer is here and there are still SRT8s sitting on dealer lots they will likely get included. The sad thing is that will INSTANTLY depreciate everyone's SRT8 who bought about MSRP down to that level and they'll have taken a bath on the price.
Just my 2 cents no change for your 5.