charger/challenger confusion

[Bens340]

so whats the deal? i recently picked up a newer challenger and it gets some attention at the pump, but for the most part everyone says hey good looking charger! is it the 2 door vs. 4 door thing confusing people or just ignorance? i cant imagine people confusing the two vehicles back in the day.. did they? heres one of the "charger"

[birdsandbees]

No confusion with my wife's.. I made her get the stripe! 

[JR]

It's been happening since the original cars were new.

Don't sweat it.

[68X426]

Easier to say two syllables than three for the dimwits.

My Road Runner gets called Charger more than you would think, even someone looking at the logo will say "I did not know that Road Runner made a Charger back in the 60s".  Wow. 

You can go this route:

[BDF]

Yup, darn good looking Charger you have there! 

[Kern Dog]

People are idiots. They live their lives operating their minds on cruise control instead of thinking their way through the day.

[Fred]

You can say that again. They may as well have been born without a brain. They sure don't use them as intended. Are they just to lazy to think? Or does it hurt too much!
How do they manage to get through life?
Beats me.

[ACUDANUT]

Some people say "Charger, Challenger" same thing.  
I say yea "Corvair, Chevelle, Camaro, Corvette " same thing.

[Nacho-RT74]

You are lucky! is amazing when my car has being called Mustang, Malibu or even Maverick!

[cdr]

My 68 Charger gets called a Challenger all the time, 

[ACUDANUT]

You are lucky! is amazing when my car has being called Mustang, Malibu or even Maverick!

A Maverick ? Good Lord 

[JR]

I get "Dodger" alot also.

[odcics2]

Statistics say that 1/2 the folks are of average intelligence or below.   

 

[BDF]

You are lucky! is amazing when my car has being called Mustang, Malibu or even Maverick!

I'd give them a break if English was their 2nd (or not existant) language!     

[Bens340]

hahaha i usually just let it go considering the majority of guys now a days cant figure out how to put air in their own tires..but im glad im not the only one.. btw my 73 did get called a mustang once, that i did not let slide.

[68X426]

my 73 did get called a mustang once, that i did not let slide.

Oh hell no!   Bust their knee caps for that.

[Kern Dog]

hahaha i usually just let it go considering the majority of guys now a days cant figure out how to put air in their own tires..but im glad im not the only one.. btw my 73 did get called a mustang once, that i did not let slide.

I did that at a car show once just to get some laughs. Redding CA 2008. They have a big festival every year, "Kool April Nights."
I was walking the show car field with the wife. As usual, there was a crowd of people walking around. I saw an orange 71 Charger and said..."THis is a really nice Mustang."
It was great. Everyone walking nearby stopped walking and looked at me as if I was naked doing Jumping Jacks. Most had a WTF expression. I laughed and laughed and MOST got the joke.
It is a lot of fun being annoying.

[timmycharger]

My 68 Charger gets called a Challenger all the time, 

Same here. I've had my car for almost 20 years and my father in law still calls it a Challenger 

[Fred]

Mine gets called a Charger. They don't know what year it is but they know it's a Charger.

[Kern Dog]

Are there many Challengers in Australia? If not, that works to your advantage.

[Fred]

I would guess there are slightly more Challengers than Chargers in the country but I think it's a pretty close call.

[challenger70]

My 68 Charger gets called a Challenger all the time, 

Damn I was hoping when I started driving my Charger people would get it right, everyone calls my Challenger a Charger....or Mustang ....or Camaro

[alfaitalia]

I doubt that would happen over here....mainly because I've never seen an old style Challenger on the road in the UK .....so nothing to confuse a Charger with!

[Homerr]

Nice 'Cuda!

What we talkin about?  


Edit: I posted this 'Charger' chase the other day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYDZbOutkpA

[tcs69rt]

It's a combo of ignorance. Dodge screwing the pooch and making the Charger a 4 door and the average clown who wants to tell you all about the 318 HEMI 6 pac that their inbred cousin had in his 1965 Charger SS. 

[68X426]

It's a combo of ignorance. Dodge screwing the pooch and making the Charger a 4 door and the average clown who wants to tell you all about the 318 HEMI 6 pac that their inbred cousin had in his 1965 Charger SS. 

Now that's funny. 

Especially funny because I thought I was the only one who had one of those.  Mine was made by Carroll Shelby himself.

[HPP]

Most people see cars as a utility device. A small percentage know that cars can be cool, but are clueless about specifics. All Dodges are Chargers, all Ford are Mustangs, and all Chevys are Camaros.  At least they give a passing crap about it, even if they get the name wrong, instead of giving you grief.

[ACUDANUT]

 VERY TRUE " Most people see cars as a utility device ".
Most folks could really care a less about a car, or your car.

[timmycharger]

VERY TRUE " Most people see cars as a utility device ".
Most folks could really care a less about a car, or your car.

Yup, I think of this every time I drive my Charger and see the idiots around me either not paying attention, cutting in front of me, tailgating etc.   I try to give myself a few car lengths on the highway since my car doesn't stop on a dime and of course 2 people squeeze right in front of me. 

[Ponch ®]

People are idiots.

Nope. They just dont care or its not important enough a thing for them to know.

If I posted a pic of two refrigerators w the brand/name plates blacked out, you probably wouldnt know which is which.

Does that make you an idiot? No, but perhaps theres some refrigerator enthusiast somewhere to whom your "ignorance" is an outrage.

THIS  

Most people see cars as a utility device. A small percentage know that cars can be cool, but are clueless about specifics. All Dodges are Chargers, all Ford are Mustangs, and all Chevys are Camaros.  At least they give a passing crap about it, even if they get the name wrong, instead of giving you grief.

[Kern Dog]

Ponch, your arrogance is showing.
People ARE idiots. (If you can't see the joke in this, move on)  WE/they go through life operating on 5% of our brain. They spend too much time on facebook, instagram, watching "Reality TV", they are self absorbed and monopolize conversations by talking mostly about themselves and rarely do good deeds for another person. They cut you off in traffic, wait until the last moment to merge, borrow things without returning them and If you do not agree, chances are that YOU are one of those idiots.
Moving on...

[alfaitalia]

Lol...like we say here "Amongst every group of friends, including yours, there is one idiot ...if you don't know who it is...then it's you."

[Mike DC]

  
"Why do so many musclecar guys call my ride a 'Celica'?  It's a Celica SUPRA!  They are such idiots!"  

[Kern Dog]

We say that over here too.
Every group of people has that one person that they do not like. If you like everyone, maybe it is YOU that is the person in question.

[Ponch ®]

Ad hominem attacks, the refuge of the thoughtless.

[Kern Dog]

I can dig through google and cherry pick words most people do not use....It wouldn't make me any smarter. Sound familiar?
The topic was about how the common person has a habit of MIS-identifying these cars. I had an opinion and YOU wrote as if your word was the only valid one to ever be considered. That is arrogance. If you cannot see that, it shows a lack of humility which also can be described as arrogance. Take note and make changes. If you were joking, your delivery is not easy to follow.

[F8-4life]

Even to some car guys(read chevy/ford people) all mopar cars are dodges.

[Kern Dog]

I did read somewhere that some people look at their cars as being nothing more than an "appliance" like a washer, a dryer or a fridge. They use it to do a job and only worry about it if it breaks.
Along those same lines, a man wrote of how odd it would be if you happened upon a guy as passionate about washing machines as we are about cars.
This model XYZ was state of the art when it was new. To this day, no other model has an wash program as effective.
THis over here is an ABC. It has the rare scrub-o-matic vertical agitator that actually  moves up and down instead of twisting like a screw.
I bought THIS one last year, It is a one of 213 FTX Suds-Matic. It does not have the cleaning power of the XYZ but the motor that drives the drum spins at 1.5 times the average speed. It darn near dries the clothes enough to wear at the end of cycle. They only made 213 of these, they are pretty rare.

[Ponch ®]

I did read somewhere that some people look at their cars as being nothing more than an "appliance" like a washer, a dryer or a fridge. They use it to do a job and only worry about it if it breaks.
Along those same lines, a man wrote of how odd it would be if you happened upon a guy as passionate about washing machines as we are about cars.
This model XYZ was state of the art when it was new. To this day, no other model has an wash program as effective.
THis over here is an ABC. It has the rare scrub-o-matic vertical agitator that actually  moves up and down instead of twisting like a screw.
I bought THIS one last year, It is a one of 213 FTX Suds-Matic. It does not have the cleaning power of the XYZ but the motor that drives the drum spins at 1.5 times the average speed. It darn near dries the clothes enough to wear at the end of cycle. They only made 213 of these, they are pretty rare.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-used-to-take-it-as-a-given-that-an-interest-in-vehicl-1464717649

[ACUDANUT]

WHITE PEOPLE, OR A WHITE KID. I AM OFFENDED. PLEASE REMOVE YOUR DUMB ASS VIDEO. IT'S RACIST.

[alfaitalia]

Lol.....I'm not sure if you are joking or not. I hope you are. There is enough PC BS in the world. .......and I don't think many would describe it as racist!

[ACUDANUT]

 You know me. Just f-ing around and stirring the pot.. No hate here.
Peace to all.  Make Love, not War.

[alfaitalia]

 

[BDF]

I did read somewhere that some people look at their cars as being nothing more than an "appliance" like a washer, a dryer or a fridge. They use it to do a job and only worry about it if it breaks.
Along those same lines, a man wrote of how odd it would be if you happened upon a guy as passionate about washing machines as we are about cars.
This model XYZ was state of the art when it was new. To this day, no other model has an wash program as effective.
THis over here is an ABC. It has the rare scrub-o-matic vertical agitator that actually  moves up and down instead of twisting like a screw.
I bought THIS one last year, It is a one of 213 FTX Suds-Matic. It does not have the cleaning power of the XYZ but the motor that drives the drum spins at 1.5 times the average speed. It darn near dries the clothes enough to wear at the end of cycle. They only made 213 of these, they are pretty rare.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-used-to-take-it-as-a-given-that-an-interest-in-vehicl-1464717649

That was a good 'read', I'd really like to get my wife one of those "very loud green" washers.
The "fun" one that spins 20% faster than when it left the factory!

[Ponch ®]

WHITE PEOPLE, OR A WHITE KID. I AM OFFENDED. PLEASE REMOVE YOUR DUMB ASS VIDEO. IT'S RACIST.

#Snowflake alert! Need a #triggerwarning? A #safespace?

[Kern Dog]

Ponch, that link must have been what I meant. Thank you. It really does make you see what we must look like to non enthusiasts! 

[67tbird]

My '72 has been called a Torino twice, didn't see that coming since it is orange.

[darbgnik]

Ponch, that link must have been what I meant. Thank you. It really does make you see what we must look like to non enthusiasts! 

Or what my tech geek/ gadget chaser buddies seem like to me, and I'm in my 30's........

[HPP]

My '72 has been called a Torino twice, didn't see that coming since it is orange.

My '68 Road Runner was identified as a Torino, twice, on separate occasions, by different people.

[JR]

Ponch, that link must have been what I meant. Thank you. It really does make you see what we must look like to non enthusiasts! 

Or what my tech geek/ gadget chaser buddies seem like to me, and I'm in my 30's........

That's funny, I was just about to mention that computer guys are having this exact conversation about people who don't know every spec of their PC. Or how to write code.

It's why I don't really care if people call my stuff by the wrong name. Not everyone is a car guy, I get it. I can't tell them the specs of my smartphone, they can't tell me what model year or engine is in their own car. Different strokes for different folks.

One thing that does puzzle me is, when people approach me to talk about the Charger, and then immediately try to B.S. me.

Last summer I stopped at a gas station, and a ponytailed guy in his early 30s approached me with the usual "Nice car!" stuff. He was friendly and all, asked what engine, what year, the usual stuff, and seemed like a straight dude. I answered them, joked around with him, and thought all was well until he started telling me about his ride he left back home in Texas.

"What is it?" I asked. Without hesitation he said "It's a 67 Road Runner with a 454....."

I'd like to think he was joking with me, but he gave me every sign he was serious. And actually trying to sell me that lie.

Ill never understand that behavior.

[Mike DC]

 
"I once caught a fish this big."

"She was that smoking hot." 

"My old car was that fast." 


It's just people being people. 

[6pkrtse]

My newer 2012 Challenger seems to always be called a Challenger by everyone when someone says "nice Challenger". The women all love it & comment on it. It seems most women today know more about cars then the average men now days. (Us car dudes are not average).

My older cars on the other hand. My 70 Charger has been called a nice Road Runner, Chevelle, Nova, Super bee because of the stripe & everything else over the years.

[Ponch ®]

My newer 2012 Challenger seems to always be called a Challenger by everyone when someone says "nice Challenger". The women all love it & comment on it. It seems most women today know more about cars then the average men now days. (Us car dudes are not average).

My older cars on the other hand. My 70 Charger has been called a nice Road Runner, Chevelle, Nova, Super bee because of the stripe & everything else over the years.

I used to get Nova or Torino a lot when I had a 3rd Gen Charger. 

Nowadays with the Satellite, these are the names (in order) that it gets called: 1) a Charger (that's cool) 2) Coronet (its a reasonable mistake) 3) Roadrunner (Im flattered) 4) Galaxy (I kinda get it, I guess)

[ACUDANUT]

  Ponch, your "White People" video is getting Old and Offensive.   What if we show a video of a Bunch of Mexicans/Blacks acting like kids. ?  It's not funny.

[JB400]

He'd just fine something else that would offend you even worse.

[Ponch ®]

He'd just fine something else that would offend you even worse.

[440]

Where's the white guilt?

[ACUDANUT]

 I am just tired of Political correctness.  If your White and post something Racist, you are doomed.  Does not seem to work the other way.
All I want is Peace. 
BTW, Ponch is the one who stole this thread.

[Ponch ®]

Ok ok you win
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This:

[ACUDANUT]

Yea, Real mature.