Newer challenger's
Now on to my Ram. This used to ruffle some SRT10 owners feathers when I was on DodgeTalk years ago. Probably not anymore. I bought a brand new 2005 1500, V6, 6-speed, air cond., cruise, cd player, manual windows and door locks. September 05, they offered employee pricing and rebates. That left $14,388. I planned to lower it a little, change wheels and tires, then drive it. I never intended to go this far but this is what I ended up with.
Complete SRT suspension front and rear including the 4.56 Dana 60 (brought that 3.7 V6 to life). All the SRT body mods including front belly pan and brake cooling ducts. SRT leather seats, SRT instrument panel, starter button panel, and racing style pedal covers. The only aftermarket part was the combo u-joint to connect the Dana 60. No 500hp gas sucking engine that I don't need. 16mpg city, 20mpg hwy. And I have loved it for 17 years. To this day, I never see another truck and wish I had it instead.
This is the very thing I don't like about American car marketing. In my opinion, with the Challenger, it is pretty much all about wheels, tires, and stance. A base Challenger looks very base. I don't want that. An R/T looks like in the middle just like it is. Then the SRT group looks top of the line but it is way more expensive than I will pay. So... I don't buy any. Why not make them all look the best? They could be badged for different performance levels which I don't care about.
Now on to my Ram. This used to ruffle some SRT10 owners feathers when I was on DodgeTalk years ago. Probably not anymore. I bought a brand new 2005 1500, V6, 6-speed, air cond., cruise, cd player, manual windows and door locks. September 05, they offered employee pricing and rebates. That left $14,388. I planned to lower it a little, change wheels and tires, then drive it. I never intended to go this far but this is what I ended up with.
