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Originally Posted by RLHMARINES
I would wager that if GM did not plan to bring this NEW Holden Commodore SSV here as a Chevy SS, there would be clamors to burn GM's management team at the preverbal stake for having such a great car in the land of the down under and not for our consumption. If its' good enough for Holden, well then Its more than good enough for me. Holden has more than enough clout in my books when it comes to providing fun high performing sports sedans to the world for GM's export rwd market.
A 300C or Charger may be a little more expressive in the higher trim models but that pig of a chassis is still a decade or more older Mercedes E300 that Daimler donated and we all know how the previous G8 GT beat the Chrysler twins before in packaging and performance. My co-worker has a Charger R/T and he is now replacing the engine due to valve train failure and he is not some one who mods his cars or abuses them at all, but he has experienced numerous problems with his car since purchasing it new a few years ago. Take that with a grain of salt since it is second hand account of issues from a guy who normally keeps his cars well past the pay off period. He is looking for a new rwd V8 sedan to fit his 6' 4" frame in with comfort. He bought his Charger after the G8 GT was out of production here in the states.
I would love one with a LT1 power plant or something a little higher up in the power range. And make mine in Cyber Grey or whatever the C7 Vette grey is.
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Funny my Charger has been perfect this past year since I bought it, not one problem even with the new 8 speed auto. Same for my 2005 Dakota, and my 2005 SRT-4, none have ever had any warranty work done, solid and reliable. Also never had problems with my 1995 Dodge Stratus 5 speed, it had over 100k miles and still got 42mpg on the hwy the day I sold it to a friend who's mom needed a car and was down on her luck. Would you like to hear about the Chevy's I've owned that lived in the shop? Every car maker has a few bad cars that make it out of the dealership, I don't hold it against Chevy that my last 2 were constantly in the shop or stranded me in parking lots across the town. From having owned 4 Dodges and 3 Chevy's in the last 20 years, my Dodge's were far superior in build quality. Now if Chevy could give this car the LT1 and a decent exterior it might sell some vehicles but looking at this SS and comparing it to an SRT8 or even a 6 cylinder Charger like my own it doesn't look as good to me. The Charger exterior in pure sexy and the new interior's on the 2011's are far better than this SS. My problem is my wife liked the Charger so much she took it and now I have to find a car for myself, right now it is between the SRT8 if they could get the 8 speed auto in it or the Camaro SS if they can get the LT1 in it. Tried sitting in a Mustang GT but don't fit, knees kept hitting the steering wheel, needs telescoping feature bad like the SS and Charger.