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Originally Posted by Speedy1975

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.

We seem to have some inconsistencies surround whether or not the SRT is part of this new deal...