How Do You Drive Your Charger?

[Brock Samson]

  This is just for fun...   

Driven Hard and Put Away Wet?
Or, A Future Chick Magnet?..
         (or, as in 71 Challenger's case a Man Magnet.) Did anyone figure they'd use it any different then It is actually being used?..
Post up if you can think up any other Categories that might apply to your ride for example, if it's still a "work in progress" how do you hope to use it?.. You can Vote in multiple Categories BTW but I'm curious about your Charger's use mostly.

[metallicareload99]

When ever I can

[Ghoste]

Mine is used pretty much how I anticipated it would be.  It's a toy but not a show poodle.

[1BAD68]

I drive mine as often as I can but living in Wisconsin and knowing how quick salt can eat metal, it gets parked in November and wont come out until April/May and then its driven as much as possible.

[PocketThunder]

I drive mine as often as I can but living in Wisconsin and knowing how quick salt can eat metal, it gets parked in November and wont come out until April/May and then its driven as much as possible.

I'm with this guy.  Minnesota is the same.    

[Sublime/Sixpack]

I drive my Charger for enjoyment, also to keep everything working well (it likes to be exercised), and to ease my big block, four speed, MOPAR craving 

[tan top]

when i first got it 20 years ago ..... beat on it every chance i got  ,  for a couple of years  but only in the dry    ... then   put it into storage & never saw daylight  for 10 years ,  then spent  hundreds of hours doing a nut & bolt resto ..over 3 years .. now comes  out in good weather only    ...still not  finished though  , can always find something to buy or do  damn money pit  

[squeakfinder]

Haven't been driving it for the last few weeks because of the weather. But I try to get it out about once a week when the weather is decant.

As far as it being a future chic magnet... well, it seems to have more of a knack for attracting men  

[NYCMille]

Example...

Nice day today in NY, so I took the Charger into Manhattan, picked up a buddy at work then drove around NYC for 3 hours showing off for the tourists.

Otherwise I drive it almost daily as long as there is no snow on the ground (tried that once and it wasn't too much fun). It's my track car, my rally car, my therapy car and my beat the hell out of it for sh*ts & giggles car....   

[69bronzeT5]

I voted shelf in the garage because it's the closest thing to what it is...but then I saw "A Money Pit Possibly Completed in the Next Month to Ten Years". BINGO!


BUT when it's done, I'll be driving the balls off it....exactly what it was built for! It'll be basically what Mike said...my track car, my rally car and my fun car.

[Hemidoug]

You forgot one....I drive it like I stole it! (and I do!!!!)

[Tilar]

I put "A Money Pit Possibly Completed in the Next Month to Ten Years". Well, it definitely won't be done in a month, but I hope maybe a couple years or less. I've had it 22 years and have yet to see it move under its own power. But at least I'm getting things geared up to where I can get this thing in the garage now.

[71ChallengeHer]

  This is just for fun...   

Driven Hard and Put Away Wet?
Or, A Future Chick Magnet?..
         (or, as in 71 Challenger's case a Man Magnet.) Did anyone figure they'd use it any different then It is actually being used?..
Post up if you can think up any other Categories that might apply to your ride for example, if it's still a "work in progress" how do you hope to use it?.. You can Vote in multiple Categories BTW but I'm curious about your Charger's use mostly.

Very funny ,Brock.    I don't need a Challenger for that. 

[71ChallengeHer]

You forgot one....I drive it like I stole it! (and I do!!!!)

Yes, you do , Doug. And you do it well.  

[SFRT]

Like a dirty nasty little pony. If something breaks I can fix it.

[kingjoop]

they call me the multiplier  love to drift.. also break stuff down alot, but he... let the boy have some fun 

[Hemidoug]

You forgot one....I drive it like I stole it! (and I do!!!!)

Yes, you do , Doug. And you do it well.  

Thanks...I'll bet Shelby will always remember her first ride in a Hemi car.... 

[69bronzeT5]

You forgot one....I drive it like I stole it! (and I do!!!!)

Yes, you do , Doug. And you do it well.  

Thanks...I'll bet Shelby will always remember her first ride in a Hemi car.... 

Doug, do I get a ride too when I come to Carlisle?

[Hemidoug]

Sure...if the car gets there this year...still without a motor and I have my doubts it will be done by then...I blew my wad getting the bodywork on my 71 completed...I don't see me even getting to it much before late spring...

[NYCMille]

damn... Doug, you and I need to meet up... I need a ride in a HEMI car!

[Hemidoug]

damn... Doug, you and I need to meet up... I need a ride in a HEMI car!

That's funny...I need a ride in a Daytona doing 150 on a straight away..... Trade ya! (for rides that is)

[71ChallengeHer]

You forgot one....I drive it like I stole it! (and I do!!!!)

Yes, you do , Doug. And you do it well.  

Thanks...I'll bet Shelby will always remember her first ride in a Hemi car.... 

Doug, She will never forget it. She had a blast.  But thanks, now she wants a Hemi   

[Brock Samson]

   Option 1:  (5 votes)
   Option 2:  (27 votes)
   Option 3:  (17 votes)
   Option 4:  (3 votes)
   Option 5:  (0 votes)
   Option 6:  (6 votes)
   Option 7:  (15 votes)
   Option 8:  (1 votes)

Most of the votes range from daily driver to sunday car, three are racers so 50 or so runners...
and 20 plus are projects or planters,..  No-one cops to a trailer queen... 
I know it's not too scientific since many members have a great many Chargers in various states of tune and dissrepair, this was just for fun. If anyone can come up with a more accurate method of determining our Chargers use,..  post up..

[Ghoste]

Buddy, the best way I've found so far of determining my Chargers use was to go for a drive and see how I feel when I get home, if I feel great (which is pretty much every time) then my Charger was used... well!   

[defiance]

Only in my dreams so far (with a few very short exceptions...)

[Joshua]

My Charge had been my DD for a loooooong time, and if I were to come upon hard times, it will be again.....
Everywhere I go is full bore....
I might as well remove the throttle pedal and install a toggle switch...either idle or full throttle........that's how I roll......

[BB1]

Money pit. 

[69chargerboy]

At this point, I've pushed it more miles than I've ever drove it! Actually I never drove it......

[Rolling_Thunder]

used to be my daily drive to high school until it was disassembled for a quick paint job...    5 years ago...           but she's going together now...    and I plan on driving the piss out of her when she's done...     Planning on driving her to Tempe, AZ this year...        gotta get the Charger and the Satty done within the next two years...    then off to boot camp   

[bordin34]

Mine will be a daily driver, right now I manually shift the auto trans around 5,000rpm and drive it like I stole it, just no tire spin and when other people are in the car I drive conservatively in Drive. And I rarely shift out of first unless I am going above 45, those 2.45 gears are great.

[Green71R/T]

My charger is the best stress reliever I know of. Unfortunately it is parked from October to May but even just working on it helps me relax.I usually drive the snot out of it! :drive:As for being a money pit,it is nice to have a hobby that you can at least recoup some of what you put into it.

[Todd Wilson]

Salt is all over the roads now in Kansas. Neither Charger will see the road for at least 2-3 more months.


Todd

[Neal_J]

Occassional Friday drive to work.  Too many things that need work and/or make the car less than fun to drive more often (e.g.m starts about 50% of the time, non-power drum brakes, crappy radio).  I guess I need to find some time and fix this stuff.  Make that my New Year's resolution~!

[SFRT]

been driving it every day except during the storms last week. I cant resist terrorizing the yuppies...its so much fun.

[six-tee-nine]

At this point, I've pushed it more miles than I've ever drove it! Actually I never drove it......

Same for me.... I'll just have to hang in there but sometimes i get a  feeling.

[Martian R/T]

Usually whenever life permits, between wife, kids and work there never seems to be enough time left to drive the Charger, and forget about working on it.

[b5blue]

My car has paid her way (and it shows).With 3 teens, I repair what I have to to keep it going.The running gear is good but the springs and T bars are tired, as is the converter.The B body is an amazing platform,rugged,and reliable in every respect.Many times in the past that car hung together long enough to get me where I had to go.Once the kids are up and running on there own I look forward to fixing some rust,painting and putting an interior back in.   

[Nacho-RT74]

daily driver, and not, not a Chick magnet...at least not the ones I like!!!!! ( at this moment I feel more like at the end of the video of the brittish Fifth Gear TV show about the Charger )

and Brock, for the way and cool Jackie is, SHE REALLY DOESN'T NEED A CHALLENGER!!! I can testify personally!

Dunno about her daughter... she looks cute, but shy

[440charger68]

my 68 is a daily driver, rain, wind, sleet or snow im driving it. Keeping the muscle car spirit alive hahaha

[aone415]

"I live my life on quarter mile at a time" - Vin Diesel

[moparstuart]

not driven it yet , but ken did hard     

[bigred68]

Occasional Friday drive to work.  Too many things that need work and/or make the car less than fun to drive more often (e.g.m starts about 50% of the time, non-power drum brakes, crappy radio).  I guess I need to find some time and fix this stuff.  Make that my New Year's resolution~!

AMEN BROTHER
The money I'd need to spend on my car to make it as comfortable and reliable as my daily driver. wow. But, that's part of the fun, mystique of owning (and driving) these beautiful cars!!

[BlueSS454]

Mine is put away for the winter, but it's a toy, not a daily driver and not a trailer queen.  I took it to a few local shows, and at least 1 cruise night a week.  I do trailer it when it's far away though like more than 50 miles away and only for the reason that it breaks down everytime I take it more than 20 miles from home.

[WingCharger]

Who daily drives?

That would be a sweet driver. 318 3-spd get okay mileage.

[AKcharger]

I drive it like a "Grandpa" ...ay least that's what she tells me. She on the other hand drives it like a manic! 


Perhaps I'd beat on it more if it wasn't me who had to fix it and spend the $$$!

[triple_green]

I shift it manually to hear the engine rev.(loose hemi mufflers) I will also "spin" the tires whenever it is "safe" to do so.

My charger loves the cool air. I took it out for spin today 35 and mostly dry.

3X

[69bronzeT5]

damn... Doug, you and I need to meet up... I need a ride in a HEMI car!

Doug, I'm coming to Carlisle in 2010. You have tons of time.


Mike...I need a ride in an Angry car

[General_01]

I will drive mine to work quite a bit more than years past, weather permiting, and on weekend cruises. I slacked off the last few years, but my work hours have changed such that I won't be driving in terrible traffic to and from work. Plus the newness of the stroker will have me wanting to drive that car as often as possible. 

[challenger70]

Very carefully with 4 wheel drums, bad shifter, and no seatbelts currently

[GL0169]

EVERY DAY - ALL THE TIME - VERY HARD - FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS - AND HAVING FUN

[500hp_440]

pedal to the metal!!!
but that because she's on jack stands in my garage, its not easy to get her moving 

[elanmars]

as often as possible! it's KIND of a daily driver and has been for the past year-had I known it was going to be that way, I probably would have gone for a 318 car instead of a 400! 'cause of all that traveling back and forth between home and school, gas prices were brutal for me during the summer.

not that the 400 isn't fun...