New Car

[Rolling_Thunder]

Well guys - ended up selling my convertible Satellite project. Just didn't have the time / space / money to complete the project - especially since I am shipping out in 2 months.

So...     

I ended up buying a brand new 2013 Dodge Challenger R/T

it is a 5.7L Hemi, 6 speed manual transmission, 3.73 Limited Slip

Spent 3 months looking for this exact car - happy I finally found it.

[Ghoste]

Good deal. 

[69rtse4spd]

Stay safe & thank you for are freedom. .

[histoy]

How about some pictures?

[myk]

Pictures!

[Paul G]

T T I U W O P

[Rolling_Thunder]

[Bob T]

Noice 

[ws23rt]

  There is something about these cars that reminds me of the 68-70 Chargers.
It is a lasting body style that will always look good.

[Rolling_Thunder]

Well - I'm not going to lie and say the car is no fun....     

It is a great overall built car...    I've driven literally hundreds of different cars from VWs to Ferraris and I would say this is an excellent all around car.  The fastest? no.  Most comfortable ?  no     Cheapest?  Hell no     but....    a great all around vehicle that gives great performance with a price tag that wont break the bank too much. 

I mean MSRP on this bad boy was a hair over $33K  -   

I got 27mpg on my trip back from Las Vegas with the cruise set to 75mph and occasional jaunts at over 90mph...       Drove the strip and messed around town when I had gotten home. A/C going the whole time.   

I would think 29/30 mpg would be possible with a tender foot on the highway.   

Complaints: Lack of interior color options. Lack of ability to add factory performance pieces (ie. mustang you can order a Brembo brake kit for any GT model - challenger requires you to buy an SRT8)   The instrument cluster is antiquated with old style green dot rear outs -  not terrible but no means technological current. Wheels / Tires - factory rims aren't exactly cool looking - but thats why there is an aftermarket.

The challenger is well balanced but porky at 4100+ lbs.


PS - I couldnt imagine this car with an automatic....    IMO this car requires a 6-speed.

[myk]

Is that the only wheel/tire option on the R/T?

[JB400]

Is that the only wheel/tire option on the R/T?

There are other options available, but they pretty much well look similar except for a Torq Thrust type wheel for the classic editions.

[SRT-440]

Congrats!! Very nice! 

[Supercharged Riot]

niiiice man.  I was gunna get a black r/t for myself!

...but I ended up buying a new truck 

[Ponch ®]

Sweet   You should roll it down to the Beach Burger meet tonite!

I think a lot of the "fun" with these cars is the aftermarket and all the mods you can keep doing to them. Im going on 6 years w my charger and still not bored with it.

PS - I couldnt imagine this car with an automatic....    IMO this car requires a 6-speed.

tell me about it...our Challenger is an automatic and...well, you know. Thing is, at the time it was intended to be Mrs Ponch's daily and she did not want a manual (women!). Now its MY daily driver and wish I could .

[Rolling_Thunder]

Hell I might just have to run down there.

[Lord Warlock]

congrats on your new ride,  I know you'll enjoy it, i've loved mine for the past three years.  Six speeds are fine, but the auto's really do pretty well too.  Got my first auto in 20+ years, mainly to drive in daily traffic to and from work. 

[ws23rt]

When I bought mine it had to be a 6sp. A few times I have been in stop and go traffic where an auto would have been nice but I don't use it for that kind of driving much.
These are great all around cars.

[Rolling_Thunder]

Yeah -  I'm still young and the clutch isn't that bad...   already sat on the 405 parking lot with it - didn't mind the 6 speed...   

The autos are solid performers for sure but just not my thing...     

[myk]

Is that the only wheel/tire option on the R/T?

There are other options available, but they pretty much well look similar except for a Torq Thrust type wheel for the classic editions.

The only wheel/tire 'combo I've seen from the factory that I like are the SRT ones.  One would think that they would make that available as a dealer installed option or whatever but oh well...

[69bronzeT5]

Congrats man!!!! Mine is an automatic however it's a 2008 and they only offered automatics in that year....but being a numbered edition, it makes the automatic worth it I also do A LOT of city driving so 6 speed would kill me. I do sometimes wish it was a 6 speed though and I will admit I was pretty set on buying a 6 speed when I was first looking. I wouldn't consider any automatics until my girlfriend's dad showed me mine. I took it for a drive and fell it love, even with the automatic. I also got it for a screaming deal so I wouldn't say no I have been looking at 6 speed conversions for it one day so I get my 6 speed while having a numbered car but I'm worried it may screw up the value or be a giant headache.

[FJ5WING]

stop worrying about value if youre driving that everyday! Youre killing value with every mile. go ahead and hack that floor pan.

[myk]

stop worrying about value if youre driving that everyday! Youre killing value with every mile. go ahead and hack that floor pan.

AGREED.  You guys have cars that have the sex appeal of the muscle car era with today's driving technology; drive them and enjoy them.  Let the historians worry about value when and IF that time ever comes-life is too short...

[charger_fan_4ever]

I have to say i wasn't crazy about the new challengers when they 1st came out, but they have since grown on me. I would love to have this in the garage.

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/3889003980.html

$34k for a 6 speed plum crazy srt8 with 12k miles.

[Lord Warlock]

AGREED.  You guys have cars that have the sex appeal of the muscle car era with today's driving technology; drive them and enjoy them

In this case i agree also,  One collector car is enough for me, as it is I'll probably be fiddling with the charger till i'm too old to do much, plus I expect to add one of my dads cars in the future.  I have no expectations with future values of the new challengers,  I bought it to enjoy it, and to drive it, probably about as long as i drove the stealth, or the mustang before that, around 9 years.  After that it will likely be stored out back with the others for occasional use.  I'll have to add a carport to the garage, the challenger will do fine under a temp roof...unless i go gonzo and just remove one side of the screened in back porch and make it a 2nd garage. 

The R/T has several wheel options available, my classic has the heritage wheels which resemble torque thrust or cragar S/S wheels.  They don't fit over the calipers on the srt8 so they're forced to use different wheels.