OT: My new ride, Grocery Getter on Roids |
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OT: My new ride, Grocery Getter on Roids |
kckoch |
Apr 18 2007, 11:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 16-March 06 From: West Palm Beach, FL Member No.: 5,731 |
So back in 2002, I was at the Oralndo Car show, and Dodge had a couple of concept cars. One that knocked me on my feet was their station wagon with the hemi.
Today, we all know this as the Magnum, and although I enjoy driving my H1, I couldn't help but be drawn to the SRT line from Mopar. Packing 425hp out the door, a couple of enhancements and your screaming fast. My birthday was Friday, and after about a year of concentrated full tachtical discussions with my wife, I finally broke my wife's spell, walked into a dealer, and purchased the Dodge Magnum SRT-8. I'm sure I will get flack for buying a Dodge, and even more for buying a station wagon, but this car is fun. I drove across the state over the weekend, and got caught behind 9 cars driving 55 in a 60. One tap of the pedal, and "whoosh" passed all 9 and hit 140mph without waking up my wife sleeping in the passenger seat. Magnums have not done well on the lot's, in-fact you can still find 0 mile 2006 Magnum SRT-8s at dealers. Aside from my 914/6, everyday cars are typically a losing investment, so who cares about re-sale value, this car is fun! Let the teasing commence! |
cnavarro |
Apr 19 2007, 04:00 PM
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Cylinder Guru Group: Members Posts: 472 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Chicagoland! Member No.: 49 Region Association: None |
Sweet car. My best friend's mom had one for driving to and from their ranch. Got lemoned though for a defective transmission and various other components even after being repaired 3 times in 24,000 mi. They got every dime back after almost two years of driving it and a call from the CEO with a personal apology. They ended up getting the viper pickup as a replacement at a steep discount :-) They don't do an AWD SRT/8 unfortunately. I might have bought one if that was the case over my wife's current 4motion w8 passat.
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kckoch |
Apr 20 2007, 07:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 16-March 06 From: West Palm Beach, FL Member No.: 5,731 |
Sweet car. My best friend's mom had one for driving to and from their ranch. Got lemoned though for a defective transmission and various other components even after being repaired 3 times in 24,000 mi. They got every dime back after almost two years of driving it and a call from the CEO with a personal apology. They ended up getting the viper pickup as a replacement at a steep discount :-) They don't do an AWD SRT/8 unfortunately. I might have bought one if that was the case over my wife's current 4motion w8 passat. Wow, good to know. The transmissions are Damler from the AMG line. Mine's been smooth. Good to know that Dodge cares. Was her's a SRT8? |
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