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Re-Charged

StealthSpeed3

StealthSpeed3

Charge THIS!!
As most of you who follow me on Facebook know I traded in the MS3 yesterday for a 2008 Dodge Charger and are wondering why I would do such a thing.

It was a matter of personal preference and feeling like it was time to move beyond the 'pocket rocket' phase and back into the big sedan. I wanted something with more room, more powah, still easy to modify if the urge so desired, and RWD. With the V8 the common thing i heard the most was fuel economy, and being RWD it'll suck in the snow. Fuel Economy for the Chargeris 15/23. the Speed is 18/26. So I'm losing a bit of Mileage by going to a V8. That was expected. The whole RWD & snow thing...Snow tires + traction control + weight over the rear wheels = I think I should be fine.

Picklz - you were right, it's 340. thought it was 380 Stock. Guess my goal will be 400.


I'm sure most of you don't care about the pics, but for those that do...





 
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FunK73

New Member
Auto RWD in the snow is... tricky. But you should be ok. Problem is with the brake balance being mostly up front, itll lock the front wheels while the rears are still getting pushed by the automatic, thus no steering. But with snow tires you shouldn't notice it much. It'll be fun for a while though, trust me. I whip the shit out of the van in the winter, no TCS in that baby and shit brakes too lol
 
AJ

AJ

110 HP of FURY!
Haters will be haters, if you like it don't worry about about it, casue they don't have to drive it, you do.

Personally I'm not a fan for the $ when I think about other options out there, but I had people saying the same thing when I paid what I did for the Miata. So just enjoy it!
 
Workdawg

Workdawg

NARWHAL
If you don't mind sharing, how'd the trade work? Someone found the autotrader link to that car yesterday and it was listed at 19k, and I find it hard to believe anyone would be paying that much for a used MS3.

You must have gotten a pretty sweet deal.
 
dmention7

dmention7

Hater
AJ said:
Haters will be haters, if you like it don't worry about about it, casue they don't have to drive it, you do.

Personally I'm not a fan for the $ when I think about other options out there, but I had people saying the same thing when I paid what I did for the Miata. So just enjoy it!
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+1

But be prepared to be asked "That thing gotta hemi in it???" on a regular basis. lol
 
Picklz

Picklz

SUDO Make me a SAMCH
I second a couple of things in this thread - the main thing being drive what you like and as long as your happy with it that's all that matters. I do agree for the $19-20k price there are a TON of cars I would have looked at first, but if this was the right one for you more powa to ya.

I don't know anything about mods on that Hemi and how it responds, if your shooting for 400 crank that 'should' be easy if there is tuning options out there - your working with the same displacement as the LS1 and it's pretty easy to get those to 450-500crank, with it being mopar and an auto I'd be concerned about the transmission though. Full exhaust with LT headers and an intake is FTW w/ a V8. Heads/Cam if you have the cash.
 
StealthSpeed3

StealthSpeed3

Charge THIS!!
i got 13K for the Speed3, after tax/title/license it came out to a remainder of roughly 7800. Payments are $164.xx/mo for 16 months. Out of the cars that i drove the last few days this was the one that put the biggest grin on my face. When i was going for a test drive the traction control was off...just about getting sideways getting onto 35W gave me this big shit-eating grin. Even though it's an auto it still flies. With taxes this year i'm going to go for the 27mo warranty option so i have a little extra security if something does go wrong .

I made a shopping list last night of what i want to do - intake, tint, exhaust, headers at some point, tooning, and tasteful exterior stuff (projector headlights/LED tails/HIDs)

And no big rims, sticking with the black rims that i have. A drop is also on the list.
 
Picklz

Picklz

SUDO Make me a SAMCH
I hear Termi Cobras and C5 Z06's get sideways pretty easy and are around the same price - oh and have a man pedal also - just sayin lol.
 
mndsm

mndsm

I'M OFFENDED!
StealthSpeed3 said:
i got 13K for the Speed3, after tax/title/license it came out to a remainder of roughly 7800. Payments are $164.xx/mo for 16 months. Out of the cars that i drove the last few days this was the one that put the biggest grin on my face. When i was going for a test drive the traction control was off...just about getting sideways getting onto 35W gave me this big shit-eating grin. Even though it's an auto it still flies. With taxes this year i'm going to go for the 27mo warranty option so i have a little extra security if something does go wrong .

I made a shopping list last night of what i want to do - intake, tint, exhaust, headers at some point, tooning, and tasteful exterior stuff (projector headlights/LED tails/HIDs)

And no big rims, sticking with the black rims that i have. A drop is also on the list.
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Far be it from me to make financial decisions for you.... but I seem to remember on more than one occasion things like, your internet getting shut off, and you not having a fiver to buy a BCS at porkys. As someone who's been in that position before, I'm curious as to what your plan is for that car payment, in the event that something unexpected comes up. Maybe you've got a secret stash, but statements like "waiting for my taxes to get the extended warranty" suggests to me this may not be in your best interests.
 
mndsm

mndsm

I'M OFFENDED!
Picklz said:
I hear Termi Cobras and C5 Z06's get sideways pretty easy and are around the same price - oh and have a man pedal also - just sayin lol.
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Cobras make supercharger noises too.


mmmmmmmm supercharger noises.......
 
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