A Charger commercial

[RD]

I do not remember exactly what Trevor Creed stated when he said something akin to the new charger will not be associated with the chargers of old due to its ability to stand on its own feet (or sumpin like that, in the ballpark anyways).

well, i just seen a commercial that showed an 06 in an auction environment similiar to the barret-jackson auction where guys where highlighting the cars features and you hear "charger" and "hemi" in the background.  obviously this is to reference it to the older chargers who are getting the high dollars at auctions.

So where did that initial claim by Trevor Creed seem to go since these commercials are out?  I mean, they are riding on the older chargers credibility and worth obviously, since the new "thing" has nothing to tie it to lineage at all.  There is no pedigree to it, yet DC is trying dreadfully hard to provide one.

Not a "06" flame, but really a Trevor Creed and DC flame here.

[Ghoste]

I'm sure ole Trev meant what he said when they told him to say it but after the car didn't explode out of the sales gate, they decided to use any trick they can to sell it and the retro trick worked once with the Hemi bit, so...

[martinihenry]

Speaking of the Hemi bit, an acquaintance at work, who reads the Wall Street Journal from cover to cover, told me about an article he read about Chrysler and the new Hemi. He indicated that Chrysler makes approximately $5000 of profit on each Hemi they sell. Has anybody heard anything to this effect?

[Ghoste]

I hadn't but it wouldn't surprise me.  It's only available in higher end models and I'm sure there is a lot of other equipment you have to order to get it.

[hemihead]

Alot of guys still don't get it... The wrapper may say Hemi but it isn't really one.lol

[Drache]

[AKcharger]

Who had the pic of Trevor Creed dressed up in a Nazi Proaganda poster for the other site...that was great!

[KMPX2]

The new Mustage shows them what fools they are.

[RD]

Who had the pic of Trevor Creed dressed up in a Nazi Proaganda poster for the other site...that was great!

actually that was me who made that pic.  I saved it somewhere, just cant find it 

[bull]

Who had the pic of Trevor Creed dressed up in a Nazi Proaganda poster for the other site...that was great!

actually that was me who made that pic.   I saved it somewhere, just cant find it  

I'll post it when I get home unless someone beats me to it. But yea, it's quite obvious to anyone who isn't in complete denial that Trevor Crud is a two-faced, lying sack of steaming refuse. Furthermore, 10 different kids with crayons could design better-looking cars than him.

[TheGhost]

Meh.  For a new car, the Charger is pretty decent looking.  Compared to most every new car made, the damn thing is a beauty queen.

[Ghoste]

It could have been so much more though.

[TheGhost]

It could have been so much more though.

Could have, but isn't, and no amount of crying, complaining, or bitching will change that fact.

[MoparYoungGun]

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[RD]

It could have been so much more though.

Could have, but isn't, and no amount of crying, complaining, or bitching will change that fact.

hey, you could pull that pickle out of your azz now.  he was making a statement, not an attack. 

[Ghoste]

No, I would have to be honest and say there was some attack there.  Albeit, much less vehement than a few months ago.  I'm tired of fighting and to a certain extent, I agree with Ghost.  However, I would add to his statement that no amount of bitching will change it but poor sales might.  Assuming it does poorly and I have no intention of making that prediction.
At the end of the day, I don't like the styling of the car and some people do and it's all absolutely okay.

[TheGhost]

It could have been so much more though.

Could have, but isn't, and no amount of crying, complaining, or bitching will change that fact.

hey, you could pull that pickle out of your azz now.  he was making a statement, not an attack. 

As was I.  My comment wasn't directed at him, more at some other members....

[ChargerBill]

Regardless of wether you like it or not, I STILL haven't seen many of them on the street and I don't think it'll break any sales records this week, year, century. In fact, I don't even think it has come close to expected or projected sales...

The other day my daughter and I were driving along and she points and says "Look dad, the new Charger". I look over and sure enough in the lane next to us about 2 car lengths ahead is the new Charger. But then we got along side it and finally passed it and discovered, NOPE, it's a Galant...and THAT is exactly why the car isn't selling. Stick THAT in your pipe and smoke it Trev...moron.

[TheGhost]

Regardless of wether you like it or not, I STILL haven't seen many of them on the street and I don't think it'll break any sales records this week, year, century. in fact, I don't even think it has come close to expected or projected sales...

We just had an R/T pull through the drive-through at KFC today.  Still haven't been down to the dealer to see if the SXT is still there or not.  Too busy working.

[Brock Samson]

i wonder if thetre isn't some kinda' reason why the gallant and char... errrr. sedan look the same?... after all, mitsu and DCX are sharing some stuff for some time now... 

[bull]

It could have been so much more though.

Could have, but isn't, and no amount of crying, complaining, or bitching will change that fact.

Isn't it funny how the Mustang fans complained about the Probe replacing the Mustang and they were heard and yet we Charger fans start "crying, complaining, or bitching" and we're ignored? Perhaps you're focusing on the wrong group of people here, Ghost. Maybe the real Charger fan is not the problem. Maybe it's a bunch of cocky. obstinant foreigners who know nothing of the concept of American nostalgia whom you should focus your effort on and try changing their minds instead of the minds of those who've grown up with a love for this car and want something better than a Chagnum. Or you could continue settling for the mediocrity we've been handed and go around shrugging your shoulders and saying, "shut up you guys, we get what we get."

[bull]

By the way, in all honesty, I have yet to see an '06 "Charger" on the road. Even during a trip to California a month ago there were none to be seen.

[Rocky]

Regardless of wether you like it or not, I STILL haven't seen many of them on the street and I don't think it'll break any sales records this week, year, century. in fact, I don't even think it has come close to expected or projected sales...

We just had an R/T pull through the drive-through at KFC today.   Still haven't been down to the dealer to see if the SXT is still there or not.   Too busy working.

I saw a SXT at the burrito truck the other day.  It was silver, and some redneck kept looking twice as it was pulling out.  Other than that it looked like any other car.

[Ghoste]

There are about two on the road around here now.  The dealerships aren't even hawking them very hard anymore.  They were up front for a while but now are buried in the lineup.
Interestingly, or maybe not, DCX advertising has taken a new twist here.  In Ontario, Canada beer is sold through a nice little monopoly setup formerly known as the Brewer's Retail and now renamed the Beer Store.  Anyway, the carts they supply for you to bring in your empties have a slot in their for advertisers to hawk their wares.  Sure enough, the current ad is a Charger Unleashed one.

[BigBlackDodge]

By the way, in all honesty, I have yet to see an '06 "Charger" on the road. Even during a trip to California a month ago there was none to be seen.

Same here....................the only place I see them is at the dealership.

BBD

[BB1]

This last month 20 mustang to 1 Charger   

[bull]

 

[RD]

pic

i love that picture!!!! LOL bwhahahahahahaha.

[ChargerBill]

The dealerships aren't even hawking them very hard anymore.   They were up front for a while but now are buried in the lineup.

Hey Ghoste, I noticed the same thing just yesterday...they aren't even in front of the dealership anymore. I wonder what's going on....I mean seriously, shouldn't they be trying to sell thses things as hard as possible?

Hey 20 Mustangs to 1 Charger says it all, but if dealerships are stuck with these Albatrosses because of Creed and DCX's stupid design and decision to make a 4 door Charger then where is the justice in that? I can't imagine too many of the dealerships liked the '06 Creeder any more than many of us do...why should they be stuck with a bill for a POS they were forced to put on the lot and can't even sell?

[ChargerRob]

 

[General Ryan]

Its real simple;

He's an idiot!

[TheGhost]

It could have been so much more though.

Could have, but isn't, and no amount of crying, complaining, or bitching will change that fact.

Isn't it funny how the Mustang fans complained about the Probe replacing the Mustang and they were heard

That's the thing.  THEY were heard.  WE aren't.  DCX does not care what we think.  We don't represent a majority of possible sales.  So, we play 2nd fiddle, sadly.  Complaining about the 06 Charger will accomplish nothing more than adding to your postcount, and hijacking threads.  Seriously, you don't still believe that DCX will immediatly change the Charger, just because we don't think it's all that it could be, do you?

And, if you think about it, will ANY new car ever truly live up to the classics?  Not in my mind.  The new Mustang sure doesn't.  It looks the part from the outside, but the interior sucks.  To me, there will never be a Charger as good as the 66-74s, so I might as well not expect one to be made.

[Big Lebowski]

  The '06 fans say 11,000 Chargers have sold so far. So they proudly claim that it will meet the 66,000 Charger goal. The funny thing is, the year long period for counting how many Chargers have sold will be an 18 month period? So that's cool, the year is now 18 months long. Right on.  

          BTW, anyone hear any rumors about Dodge asking Nascar for a new nose on the race car Charger?

[Silver R/T]

lmao

[AzraelsCharger]

None have sold here; or not enough to actually be seen on the roads. And since I almost always end up stuck in traffic when I go to work; I should see at least one.

Plenty of Magnums and 300s; not a single Charger. 4 of the new Mustangs at my work alone; including a Saleen. Possibly more depending on who comes in while I'm not looking.

I've looked at the new Mustang (I'll be in the market early next year); and I wouldn't even begin to purchase that thing. The interior is a far fall from my Camaro's; and I despise my Camaro's interior. Sadly; nothing DCX has will even begin to catch my interest as much as the Mustang. But Hyundai has the '06 Sonata, GM the Monte Carlo and Impala, which are all top contenders for what I'll buy come time.

[bull]

It could have been so much more though.

Could have, but isn't, and no amount of crying, complaining, or bitching will change that fact.

Isn't it funny how the Mustang fans complained about the Probe replacing the Mustang and they were heard

That's the thing.   THEY were heard.   WE aren't.   DCX does not care what we think.   We don't represent a majority of possible sales.   So, we play 2nd fiddle, sadly.   Complaining about the 06 Charger will accomplish nothing more than adding to your postcount, and hijacking threads.   Seriously, you don't still believe that DCX will immediatly change the Charger, just because we don't think it's all that it could be, do you?

And, if you think about it, will ANY new car ever truly live up to the classics?   Not in my mind.   The new Mustang sure doesn't.   It looks the part from the outside, but the interior sucks.   To me, there will never be a Charger as good as the 66-74s, so I might as well not expect one to be made.

I'm not necessarily talking about immediate changes because there's no such thing in the car industry. I'm talking about continued pressure on the company so when they do finally change the platform they change it for the better. As far as I know that change will come in '09. Part of my hope is that they won't royally screw the Challenger up so they will finally understand that retro muscle has a market, as if the new Mustang isn't clue enough. Also that they will do something worthwhile with the Charger, assuming the disappointing sales numbers don't ruin the name forever. I've talked to several people about the '06 "Charger" and not one is excited about it. Most are disappointed. So if we allow DCX to continually slide on this issue they will naturally assume everything is hunky-dory. So, I continue sending them emails once in a while about the '06 "Charger" just to let them know how I feel. 

And so what if the Mustang's interior sux. The reason they are selling is because "It looks the part from the outside" and people want to have a brand new piece of the past without having to restore a classic. The difference is that Ford understands the concept of American nostalgia while the Germans running DCX don't care. My job as a consumer is to make them care. No matter what the product it is our job to offer feedback about products to the companies that produce them. This is not a foreign concept in America. Give up on it if you want but I happen to think it's a worthwhile effort as long as the morons continue to use the Charger name in vain.

[69bananabeast]

any one heard of the new of the '06  radio commercial ?    Plays Nazareth - Son of a B   in the background , but its all choppy and some guy is rapping in it     

[TheGhost]

any one heard of the new of the '06  radio commercial ?    Plays Nazareth - Son of a B   in the background , but its all choppy and some guy is rapping in it     

So THAT'S who sings that song.

[69bananabeast]

'eh ?  yankin my chain?

[TheGhost]

'eh ?  yankin my chain?

No.  I've been wanting to download that song, but, for the life of me, I couldn't remember who sings it.

[69bananabeast]

Im only 19 and know that         

[martinihenry]

Plenty of Magnums and 300s; not a single Charger. 4 of the new Mustangs at my work alone; including a Saleen.

Saleen, isn't that a brand of Shampoo? Oh, no, wait, that's the stuff they use at hospitals to clean out wounds.

[Ghoste]

Actually I think you have all seen lots of 06 Chargers on the road.  It's just that they are so family sedan looking that they blend in with the rest of the traffic.

[BigBlackDodge]

Actually I think you have all seen lots of 06 Chargers on the road.   It's just that they are so family sedan looking that they blend in with the rest of the traffic.

That could be..............

BBD

[dodgecharger-fan]

There are about two on the road around here now.   The dealerships aren't even hawking them very hard anymore.   They were up front for a while but now are buried in the lineup.
Interestingly, or maybe not, DCX advertising has taken a new twist here.   In Ontario, Canada beer is sold through a nice little monopoly setup formerly known as the Brewer's Retail and now renamed the Beer Store.   Anyway, the carts they supply for you to bring in your empties have a slot in their for advertisers to hawk their wares.   Sure enough, the current ad is a Charger Unleashed one.

And The Beer store and Harvey's are given one away.

I guess that's one way of getting them off of the lot.


I have seen a few on the road. There were 4 at MOPARFest this past weekend, but MOPAR brought 3.

I've seen a TON on car carriers.
I work in Brampton, where they are made, but I live down near the Canada - U.S. border in Niagara. The road I take to work is the main route for the carriers to bring them to the Eastern U.S. The carriers used be load after load of 300's then Magnums, then a mix, then just Chargers, now it's a mix of all three. I didn't see as many single loads of Chargers than I saw of any of the other two. ( I once saw 19 loads of 300s in about a 20 mile drive..)

I have to admit that I am on the fence on this car. If it were called anything else, I'd have no issue with it at all, but I'd probably not have much interest in it either... I would be looking at it or whatever else they had at the end of this year when it's time to hand in the leased Taurtoise. If I had to go out and buy a car for work right now, I'd have a hard time not looking at it as a viable option. I'd just rip off the badges when I got it.

It's a good car - just not a great looker with regards to what it could have been. It's nice enough relative to what's out there.

Back on theme with regards to the butt-monkies at DCX - they've further screwed things up with the packages they put together - R/T, Daytona R/T etc..
They should have left bad enough alone and waited to release the SXT and leave at that. Carry on with the ES and SE stuff they've done with the LH platform. Instead they've gone against the "We won't pay homage to the past" credo and used the names that we associate with the cars of the true muscle era.

[69charger2002]

you know what, for a while, i was pissed.. but now i'm over it. the car sucks and that is that.. to be honest, if they ever wake up and sell a "retro-charger" of course i'll buy one, but i'm not gonna lose sleep over it. they would never replace my 68-70's anyway.. and truthfully that's probably partly why they are increasing in value so fast(old ones that is). i got my hopes up, they got shot down. it's all good. DCX sucks now.. old school mopar lives forever
trav

[RT DAVE]

Four 06 chargers in my subdivision and no new mustangs...   The people that live in my neighborhood fit the demographic that dodge is marketing to, however... 

[BigBlackDodge]

Four 06 chargers in my subdivision and no new mustangs...     The people that live in my neighborhood fit the demographic that dodge is marketing to, however...  

Thugs?


BBD

[TheGhost]

Four 06 chargers in my subdivision and no new mustangs...   The people that live in my neighborhood fit the demographic that dodge is marketing to, however... 

Thugs?


BBD

You lost me....

[Steve P.]

I have noticed 2 on the road, BUT one of them had a dealer tag on it.....

[bull]

Come to think of it, I lied. I did see two Chagnums at the Woodburn Mopar Nationals last month and I assume they got there via the highway. I didn't actually see them on the highway, they were on the track turning mid to high 14s and 15s in the quarter.