The Challenger has a different personality than the Camaro. Dollar for dollar, the Camaro is a better deal performance wise, but only if you get the 6 speed Camaro as the auto seems to lose a LOT of power to the rear wheels. The Challenger is more "old school" muscle car where as the Camaro is more sport car.
I originally planned to buy a Camaro. Drooled over them for 6 months. I loved the look of the Challenger, but wasn't wild about Dodge, and felt the price was a tad high. However, when I went to put my deposit on a Camaro in February, the dealer wouldn't let me use a Supplier Discount even though GM said it was fine. The other dealers I visited were marking the Camaro up $5K.
So, I went and test drove a Challenger. LOVED IT. Then the dealer told me it was on a special program for Employee Price, $1000 cash back, and 0% financing for 48 months. BOOM, that's all it took. I told them to get me an orange one and the rest is history.
Everytime I take the thing out, I get stopped, or people follow me into parking lots to ask me about the car and comment on it. It's been a great vehicle and honestly doesn't feel as heavy as it really is while driving. I've made several upgrades just to give it a more sinister appearance, but those also helped with the handling and other aspects. However, I don't think it really matters as I don't plan on racing the thing. I just cruise around and enjoy it.
So far with just an intake and exhaust I'm at 348RWHP and 373RWTQ.
