I think the 4 door Chargers are wining the popularity contest!

[Back N Black]

In the last couple of weeks cursing in the charger, I chatted with a few 4 door guys and they sort of snubbed the old 2 door Chargers. Having a coffee with a couple of friends that I have not seen in years and one of them mentioned that he had a charger. Wow that's awesome me too, what year? And he said 2009, what year is yours? I said 69 and they had a puzzled look on their face. We finished our coffee and went outside to look at the Chargers, They had a quick glance at my Charger and walked over to the 09 Charger, started going on and on about the gadgets and features. I jumped in my Charger, did a big old burn out and left!   

[Tilar]

Style overrides glamor and gadgets anyday.

[FLG]

 They don't get any  with there new rides do they?

Plus,

We all know real chargers only have 2 doors, and no fancy cup holders either.

[gschmidt211]

And you didn't have to turn the traction control off to do that burner when you left.

[1969chargerrtse]

Understood, but think about it if the scene was of a bunch of 69 cars out there and you were the 4 door Charger guy?  It's fair game. Same thing if you were with a bunch of Pinto people. You were the right guy with the right car among the wrong group of people in the wrong cars.

[twodko]

What FLG said...........loudly! Real Chargers have 2 and only 2 doors. These new 4 door abominations are lowly, butt ugly sedans and purchased by people who are "wanna-be real Charger" owners. They snub our cars because they know we own the real deal...... IMO.

Tom

[375instroke]

Cup holders.  Remember when cars had ash trays?  My '62 Cadillac has 7.  The guy in Mad Men drives one, and they use every one of those ash trays.  I can't think of one gadget I want in my Charger.  WTF is with doors that won't open or shifters that can't be moved when you want.  I guess the only gadget that would be nice is remote start and rear defrost.

[375instroke]

I really doubt any new Charger owners would want a first through third gen Charger.  I could see that happening with the new Challenger.  The new Charger is in name only, like the 1980's 4-cylinder Challenger and Chargers.  You're going to buy a car just for the name?

[bobs66440]

Same thing if you were with a bunch of Pinto people. 

Yeah, except there wouldn't be a burnout when they left! 

[Ponch ®]

What FLG said...........loudly! Real Chargers have 2 and only 2 doors. These new 4 door abominations are lowly, butt ugly sedans and purchased by people who are "wanna-be real Charger" owners. They snub our cars because they know we own the real deal...... IMO.

Tom

I own both, so I'm not exactly where that places me according to your criteria.

I didn't buy it for the name, I bought it because it was big, had a v8, RWD, and I liked the looks. So hate all you want!

[stripedelete]

Probably company cars..  Their other option was a Taurus or a Malibu......so they did the best they could.....

[twodko]

Why do people call a difference of opinion "hate"? My comment was about a difference of opinion........it had NOTHING to do with "hate" on any level and the inference is offensive.

Tom

[bakerhillpins]

Same thing if you were with a bunch of Pinto people. 

Yeah, except there wouldn't be a burnout when they left! 

Er well, unless someone hit them in the rear end and the gas tank exploded. 

[Troy]

In general, I have found that people looking at new cars care more about the "gadgets" than the car itself. It's apparent in the way they drive as well. Read some car reviews and you'll notice that there's usually only a paragraph about how the car actually drives (presumably it's main purpose).

I have found the same thing with cell phones - there are phones now that can work miracles but when you read closely you find that the call quality is horrible (ie the phone does everything well except what you really need a phone for).

I've said it before, people are different and have different tastes. If we were all the same we'd be a very boring bunch.

Troy

[GPULLER]

I like the new Chargers, when we were looking at new vehicles, we looked at getting one.  The new Charger didn't fit what we needed and we got a Durango.  Be cool to have a first gen and fourth.
I believe there are plenty new Charger owners out there with an old one in the garage too.  Who cares if it has 4 doors, times change, at least you can get a Hemi and they are RWD.  It makes our old Chargers that much more unique.

Hey Ponch...your Charger's sweet!   

[Vainglory, Esq.]

Why do people call a difference of opinion "hate"? My comment was about a difference of opinion........it had NOTHING to do with "hate" on any level and the inference is offensive.

Tom

These new 4 door abominations are lowly, butt ugly sedans and purchased by people who are "wanna-be real Charger" owners.

Yep, no hate there.  Just a well-reasoned, tactfully phrased "difference of opinion."

That's the ticket!

[bull]

This just provides further proof to me that other than the name, one car has nothing to do with the other. It's obvious to everyone that there was no attempt on Chrysler's part to make a new "Charger" that had anything to do with the old Charger so I'm not surprised a new "Charger" owner would act this way. The new cars were misnamed. Do a recall, R&R the nameplates with something that says Coronet or Intrepid, and the PR problems on both sides will go away.

And don't worry about that stupid "hate" label. It's been overused in the wrong context and therefore has no meaning anymore.

[Ponch ®]

Why do people call a difference of opinion "hate"? My comment was about a difference of opinion........it had NOTHING to do with "hate" on any level and the inference is offensive.

Tom

These new 4 door abominations are lowly, butt ugly sedans and purchased by people who are "wanna-be real Charger" owners.

Yep, no hate there.  Just a well-reasoned, tactfully phrased "difference of opinion."

That's the ticket!

hey, who is this guy?

[twodko]

Ponch,

"purchased by people who are "wanna-be real Charger" owners", in review, could easily be construed as offensive. I respectfully recind the above.

You're a guy whose threads/opinions carry a lot of weight with me whether we're on the same page or not. I enjoy them so keep 'em coming. We good?

Tom.

[Ponch ®]

Ponch,

"purchased by people who are "wanna-be real Charger" owners", in review, could easily be construed as offensive. I respectfully recind the above.

You're a guy whose threads/opinions carry a lot of weight with me whether we're on the same page or not. I enjoy them so keep 'em coming. We good?

Tom.

yeah, don't sweat it....we cool like Fonzie.  

I use "hate" in the context that bull alluded too - as part of the modern vernacular. As in "why y'all hatin'?"

[twodko]

We jus' gotta Rodney King.......yo.

Tom

[resq302]

Same thing if you were with a bunch of Pinto people. 

Yeah, except there wouldn't be a burnout when they left! 

Maybe a burn UP if you rear ended up when they left.   

[Wicked72]

Its nothing against the car just the name put on it... true Charger loyalty is in the roots of what the car is, and 4 is something its not. They put effort into keeping the look of the challenger yet bring it into the new age, but for the charger some douche bag threw together a car without taking a second thought into the travesty of putting the Charger name on it. Its a good looking car but its not a charger, its a dodge 4 door to me until they can come up with a different name.

[ITSA426]

I do get an occasional "thumbs up" from other driver with my 06 RT Daytona.  About as often as with any of the first gen cars that I own, or with my Rumblebee.  I bought it for the same reason I bought my very first Charger.  The new car is far more into gadgetry than the older ones simply because more gadgets are available.  The electronics in my 67 are mostly AM radio, two cigarette lighters for the five ashtrays - for the four passengers.

The 06 is faster in a straight line than anything I own except my hemi car and far better in a turn or braking.  There is a lot to be said for all the technology and safety features in the car.  On a long road trip the new car is far less work and far more comfortable and much better mpg.  The fact is Chrysler built a very good car on the LX platform.  I think there are copyright laws that require them to use/reuse the name Charger if they don't wish to lose it.  Chrysler owns the name and is free to do with it as they wish and if it's that offensive just don't buy it.

A lot of us who drove Chargers "in the day" are now loading grand-kids and groceries into the back seats and I don't mind the four doors at all.  For me it's nice to have the name.  It doesn't bother me.

By the way GPULLER the new Charger is the  sixth generation to wear the name.  (I stand corrected, I forget about the 75 & up body style even though we have an original owner car around here at shows - my fault) Let's not forget about the two door fourth gen metric car that was part of the Horizon, Omni, etc. line.  It might be nice to have one of those in a Shelby.  The owners of those are still Charger owners although that's not a B-body car either.  

I think a lot of people here own them and just don't say anything about it.  If you like that size car and it fits your needs I think it's worth a test drive.  My wife wanted another Regal but after a test drive she bought a well equipped  08 Charger SXT.  

[devilgear]

I guess i am one of the wanna bees....i own an 06 r/t....well that and a 73 charger as well...i get many thumbs up in my 06 by the way....i love both cars and so does my family...i would  much rather drive my new charger than any other sedan...a 400 hp rear wheel family car beats a prius any day of the week in my book...