Thoughts on "new" chally after seeing it "in the flesh"

[dads_69]

Seen two of them at the car show this past weekend, black and orange. I followed behind the orange chally later on same day, it looked like a fat chic w/short legs driving down the road.
And for the price, I don't think so.

[Magnumcharger]

I finall got to see one in real life, at the Atlantic Nationals in Moncton last month.
It is a Canadian 500 SRT (?), in orange, and was being used as a rolling billboard for A&W restaurants.
There was nobody "guarding" the car when I stopped by to check it out....so I hopped in for a quick "seat check".
Well it fit my fat ass like a glove!
So I'm on the "lovin' it" side of the fence.

[Magnumcharger]

A couple more shots...

[FastbackJon]

I'm 24 and do all right as an R&D engineer. I'd love to have a Challenger as a daily driver, but at gas around $4 a gallon and all those years of monthly car payments ($500 a month over 5 years for the $30,000 R/T), no way. So I went out and bought a very nice used mechanically sound '94 Nissan that gets 38 mpg combined city/highway for $3,000 cash. With the additional $150 a month in gas savings I'm definitely coming out ahead overall.

[moparstuart]

I'm 24 and do all right as an R&D engineer. I'd love to have a Challenger as a daily driver, but at gas around $4 a gallon and all those years of monthly car payments ($500 a month over 5 years for the $30,000 R/T), no way. So I went out and bought a very nice used mechanically sound '94 Nissan that gets 38 mpg combined city/highway for $3,000 cash. With the additional $150 a month in gas savings I'm definitely coming out ahead overall.

but you would look much cooler in the challenger     but i'm cheap too so i know where your coming from !

[Mike DC]

 
I'd take the $30K and build another vintage B-body for a daily driver sooner than anything else. 




And I wouldn't buy a $30K 440 Charger either.

I'd try to buy a $20K smallblock car and then spend the other $10K on making it actually work.  Overdrive, A/C, weatherstripping that works, all modern wiring, etc.   

[Drache]

No idea how much the sunroof is.

$950

Well my '09 Challenger was "MSRP As Configured:    $44,680"   

[RT DAVE]

 
I'd take the $30K and build another vintage B-body for a daily driver sooner than anything else. 




And I wouldn't buy a $30K 440 Charger either.

I'd try to buy a $20K smallblock car and then spend the other $10K on making it actually work.  Overdrive, A/C, weatherstripping that works, all modern wiring, etc.   

Some of us have more time, skill & patience than others.  I have none of those so I wouldn't take up that task.  I know, I'm a sissy...   

[Chargen69]

I saw something cool today and thought I would share. I guess this would be the place to share it.
Jeremy

to the future "back in the day" pic