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

[mleist89]

hi, my name is morgan and im new to this site. 1969 charger all the way!!!

[Ponch ®]

hi, my name is morgan and im new to this site. 1969 charger all the way!!!

blah..69's arent real chargers because they have that funny thing in the middle of the grille and lack round side markers!

EVERYONE knows only 68's are real chargers.

[ITSA426]

Unless you own both you're just speculating as to how close the new Charger is to being a "real" Charger. In the 80's a tiny little re-shaped omni called the shelby charger came out and I didn't think of it as a real Charger. Then my wife bought one with the shelby package and the turbo it had decent power but it came from the front wheels! It had a hatch back, but according to you guys it's a real Charger because it had only two doors. Not in my book, a real Charger can hang the back end around a corner, tires ablaze, and without the ebrake on.

I drive my 08 just as hard as I have ever driven my 68 and with the exception of straight line excellartion and the nostalgia factor, the new one beats it in all other areas. Cold air and Diablo tuned it shocks many new and old mustangs regularly. My 68 Charger was marketed as a family performance car with seating for five. My 08 is just a badass family sedan.

MaMopar decides what is a real Charger and what isn't so you just have to figure out how to deal with it. Love it or hate it, it's a Charger. Seems like DodgeCharger.com would be the place where all things Charger are celebrated, loved and respected. Doesn't seem like thats the case in this thread.

I hope I don't run accross a new 6.1 Charger with twin turbos because my 540hp 440 will not be enough.

Sounds like some of you guys might be using rotary dial phones with the line split for dial-up service. Can't you embrace just a little bit of the modern era? We have Hemi and R/T and rear wheel drive again just go with it man. Or are you jealous that there is a new generation of gear heads who get to run up and down woodward in rearwheel drive muscle cars? I'm really one of the lucky ones I can go modern or old school just depends on what keys I grabjavascript:void(0);

When i started the thread, my point was that the new charger owners(for the most part) no nothing about the charger heritage. They think the charger was created in 2005 and there was no such thing as a 2 door charger, nor do they care. I checked out a new Hemi charger and did not like it, so i bought a Impala SS.

So do we tear into the history of the huge Imapla SS sedan or just start a new thread?  Wasn't the Impala once available as a four door and even a station wagon?

[Ponch ®]

Unless you own both you're just speculating as to how close the new Charger is to being a "real" Charger. In the 80's a tiny little re-shaped omni called the shelby charger came out and I didn't think of it as a real Charger. Then my wife bought one with the shelby package and the turbo it had decent power but it came from the front wheels! It had a hatch back, but according to you guys it's a real Charger because it had only two doors. Not in my book, a real Charger can hang the back end around a corner, tires ablaze, and without the ebrake on.

I drive my 08 just as hard as I have ever driven my 68 and with the exception of straight line excellartion and the nostalgia factor, the new one beats it in all other areas. Cold air and Diablo tuned it shocks many new and old mustangs regularly. My 68 Charger was marketed as a family performance car with seating for five. My 08 is just a badass family sedan.

MaMopar decides what is a real Charger and what isn't so you just have to figure out how to deal with it. Love it or hate it, it's a Charger. Seems like DodgeCharger.com would be the place where all things Charger are celebrated, loved and respected. Doesn't seem like thats the case in this thread.

I hope I don't run accross a new 6.1 Charger with twin turbos because my 540hp 440 will not be enough.

Sounds like some of you guys might be using rotary dial phones with the line split for dial-up service. Can't you embrace just a little bit of the modern era? We have Hemi and R/T and rear wheel drive again just go with it man. Or are you jealous that there is a new generation of gear heads who get to run up and down woodward in rearwheel drive muscle cars? I'm really one of the lucky ones I can go modern or old school just depends on what keys I grabjavascript:void(0);

When i started the thread, my point was that the new charger owners(for the most part) no nothing about the charger heritage. They think the charger was created in 2005 and there was no such thing as a 2 door charger, nor do they care. I checked out a new Hemi charger and did not like it, so i bought a Impala SS.

So do we tear into the history of the huge Imapla SS sedan or just start a new thread?  Wasn't the Impala once available as a four door and even a station wagon?

shhh...don't tell him it's a Caprice!

[ITSA426]

Metro's Old Car Price Guide lists Impala 4d Sed and 3 seat station wagons from 1958 thru at least 1985.  I guess Chevy was building Impala 4 doors before the Dodge Charger was a concept car.  I better go check our 67 396 Impala convertible in the shed and make sure it has the right number of doors.

[jb666]

I've purchased an Impala SS , a Taurus SHO and an 06 Charger RT. The SS and SHO were brand new when I got them. Awesome machines, but what I NEEDED at the time was a "family car", because putting my daughter's in the back of my '70 Formula was a bit difficult at times...

They served their purpose, but left a lot to be desired in the end... I LOVED the ride of the 06 Charger, but it was a dog. All I did was tune it, put exhaust on, a CAI, and sell it... It was probably one of my shortest owned cars.. But I could never knock the ride.

To date, my Impala SS was the best 4 door car I've ever owned.. Until a tech at the Chevy dealership totaled it with 5500 miles on it. 

[Back N Black]

So do we tear into the history of the huge Impala SS sedan or just start a new thread? Wasn't the Impala once available as a four door and even a station wagon?

Impala always made a 4 door, so no suprises. basically i liked the Impala over the charger. 

[ITSA426]

That's why it's a good hobby. Each one get to to choose their favorite, for any reason they want.  You don't even have to own it to enjoy it.

[mauve66]

Unless you own both you're just speculating as to how close the new Charger is to being a "real" Charger. In the 80's a tiny little re-shaped omni called the shelby charger came out and I didn't think of it as a real Charger. Then my wife bought one with the shelby package and the turbo it had decent power but it came from the front wheels! It had a hatch back, but according to you guys it's a real Charger because it had only two doors. Not in my book, a real Charger can hang the back end around a corner, tires ablaze, and without the ebrake on.

I drive my 08 just as hard as I have ever driven my 68 and with the exception of straight line excellartion and the nostalgia factor, the new one beats it in all other areas. Cold air and Diablo tuned it shocks many new and old mustangs regularly. My 68 Charger was marketed as a family performance car with seating for five. My 08 is just a badass family sedan.

MaMopar decides what is a real Charger and what isn't so you just have to figure out how to deal with it. Love it or hate it, it's a Charger. Seems like DodgeCharger.com would be the place where all things Charger are celebrated, loved and respected. Doesn't seem like thats the case in this thread.

I hope I don't run accross a new 6.1 Charger with twin turbos because my 540hp 440 will not be enough.

Sounds like some of you guys might be using rotary dial phones with the line split for dial-up service. Can't you embrace just a little bit of the modern era? We have Hemi and R/T and rear wheel drive again just go with it man. Or are you jealous that there is a new generation of gear heads who get to run up and down woodward in rearwheel drive muscle cars? I'm really one of the lucky ones I can go modern or old school just depends on what keys I grabjavascript:void(0);

[Ponch ®]

Impala always made a 4 door, so no suprises. basically i liked the Impala over the charger.  

which Impala "SS" was it? The overgrown taxicab Caprice version, or the newer FWD Meter Maid / Mall Cop special?

[Back N Black]

Impala always made a 4 door, so no suprises. basically i liked the Impala over the charger.  

which Impala "SS" was it? The overgrown taxicab Caprice version, or the newer FWD Meter Maid / Mall Cop special?

My Mall Cop special would blow the doors of your grandpa grocery getter Charger, all 4 doors.  

[MRCHARGER]

Impala always made a 4 door, so no suprises. basically i liked the Impala over the charger.




which Impala "SS" was it? The overgrown taxicab Caprice version, or the newer FWD Meter Maid / Mall Cop special?

My Mall Cop special would blow the doors of your grandpa grocery getter Charger, all 4 doors.




I had to drive my grandma's impala to Cheboygan, it was an awful car. The impala couldn't blow the doors off my Ram Van. If an impala ss could blow doors off of anything people would run them out on woodward and they don't.

There are some guys who own an old Charger and then there are Charger guys, it's pretty clear where we stand. I've owned every generation of Charger except the first (would love a 67) and wouldn't drive anything else.

[Back N Black]

Impala always made a 4 door, so no suprises. basically i liked the Impala over the charger.




which Impala "SS" was it? The overgrown taxicab Caprice version, or the newer FWD Meter Maid / Mall Cop special?

My Mall Cop special would blow the doors of your grandpa grocery getter Charger, all 4 doors.




I had to drive my grandma's impala to Cheboygan, it was an awful car. The impala couldn't blow the doors off my Ram Van. If an impala ss could blow doors off of anything people would run them out on woodward and they don't.

There are some guys who own an old Charger and then there are Charger guys, it's pretty clear where we stand. I've owned every generation of Charger except the first (would love a 67) and wouldn't drive anything else.

There is a big difference in a V6 and a V8 impala.

[ITSA426]

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[TK73]

Impala always made a 4 door, so no suprises. basically i liked the Impala over the charger.




which Impala "SS" was it? The overgrown taxicab Caprice version, or the newer FWD Meter Maid / Mall Cop special?

My Mall Cop special would blow the doors of your grandpa grocery getter Charger, all 4 doors.




I had to drive my grandma's impala to Cheboygan, it was an awful car. The impala couldn't blow the doors off my Ram Van. If an impala ss could blow doors off of anything people would run them out on woodward and they don't.

There are some guys who own an old Charger and then there are Charger guys, it's pretty clear where we stand. I've owned every generation of Charger except the first (would love a 67) and wouldn't drive anything else.

There is a big difference in a V6 and a V8 impala.

Yep, from what I recall the SS used an iron head LT1 engine...  Buick did a Roadmaster version also, a friend has one.

So, can an LT1 engined SS barge blow the doors off a Ram van?

[Ponch ®]

Impala always made a 4 door, so no suprises. basically i liked the Impala over the charger.




which Impala "SS" was it? The overgrown taxicab Caprice version, or the newer FWD Meter Maid / Mall Cop special?

My Mall Cop special would blow the doors of your grandpa grocery getter Charger, all 4 doors.




I had to drive my grandma's impala to Cheboygan, it was an awful car. The impala couldn't blow the doors off my Ram Van. If an impala ss could blow doors off of anything people would run them out on woodward and they don't.

There are some guys who own an old Charger and then there are Charger guys, it's pretty clear where we stand. I've owned every generation of Charger except the first (would love a 67) and wouldn't drive anything else.

There is a big difference in a V6 and a V8 impala.

more torque steer? 

[200MPH]

i have to admit the car is growing on me !