Hellcat Shopping

[Forzfed]

Like I always tell people, get what you want!  I posted a while back seeing them advertised here for $79K, so I'm sure you can do better than that.  Let us know how you make out!

[motorhead]

Just got a call back from our insurance broker: $870-879/yr depending if it is a 2015 or 2016/17 MY. Canadian dollars.

[daveismissing]

Only cuz your postal code is the middle of no-where

[Steve Wood]

that is not bad at all!  imo

[motorhead]

Only cuz your postal code is the middle of no-where

Haha! True.  But, nobody is forced to live in the GTA.

[Just a Six?]

Good Luck shopping Mike. I grew up on Mopars so the older ones bring back a lot of memories.   

[Shimy87]

Couldnt you pick up a 13 or 14 low mile challanger and add a procharger and other  improvements and end up with a faster/better car for quite a bit less $$$     plus the fun of doing it 

[motorhead]

Couldnt you pick up a 13 or 14 low mile challanger and add a procharger and other  improvements and end up with a faster/better car for quite a bit less $$$     plus the fun of doing it 

Still not a Hellcat.

I have other cars that I can fart around with.  I want something that drives perfectly stock and stomps on everything around it.  The TBSS is that vehicle now, but is getting long in the tooth.

[Forzfed]

Couldnt you pick up a 13 or 14 low mile challanger and add a procharger and other  improvements and end up with a faster/better car for quite a bit less $$$     plus the fun of doing it 

There is a couple of guys in town with twin turbo SRT 7.2 liters.  One guy dynoed 1325hp at the rear wheel.

[Scoobum]

Yeah, a guy at Joes track at Napierville showed up with one with a ton of mods. Ran a 13.x. Hellokittys are the laughing stock in these parts.

[blown1]

 two of my  friends have them, one white, one gray.
 they love em!  but at 4200+ lbs, it NEEDS that much  HP to be fast,

they both said  not  a poor mans toy, as tags (in Kalif) and ins  are ballistic!

( owners are Neil Stewart, and Lou Czarnota) ( yes, THAT Lou!)

[motorhead]

Yeah, a guy at Joes track at Napierville showed up with one with a ton of mods. Ran a 13.x. Hellokittys are the laughing stock in these parts.

I could change that impression pretty easily.

[Just a Six?]

No matter what car & power it makes if the driver has little to no experience it usually runs slow, but the same car with a Good driver can be putting other guys on the trailer. Just because they have the $$ to spend on 600+ HP cars I would bet most have little to no track days. Give Mike a half dozen weekends to sort out the car & you might have a new found respect for them.


Don't get me wrong I Love my car & have had so many great weekends at the track but I would also enjoy a few track days with some of these newer high HP cars. The Tech & the Ride must be complete night & day from an 87.

[motorhead]

No matter what car & power it makes if the driver has little to no experience it usually runs slow, but the same car with a Good driver can be putting other guys on the trailer. Just because they have the $$ to spend on 600+ HP cars I would bet most have little to no track days. Give Mike a half dozen weekends to sort out the car & you might have a new found respect for them.


Don't get me wrong I Love my car & have had so many great weekends at the track but I would also enjoy a few track days with some of these newer high HP cars. The Tech & the Ride must be complete night & day from an 87.

Thanks for the vote of confidence! 

FWIW, when we took the unproven TBSS on Drag Week last year there was a lot of shit talking that happened about its performance out of the box (mid-13s, slower 60' short times), over the course of 9 passes (nine passes) I tuned and drove the truck into the 11s and pulled 1.6 60's.  There was no redaction of earlier comments - but, the naysayers were silenced (I think it is still the 7th quickest/fast SBE AWD full weight truck in North America?).  Natasha's (effectively) stock LS1 Camaro smashed the confidence of many heads, cam, intake cars (and supercharged cars) with just a tune, exhaust, and gears.

The driver/owner is the difference.

So if you are telling me that I can slide into a 10 second car that has all the amenities that a modern car should have, a warranty, is safer, and just looks wicked - what would keep me from pursuing one?  The stigma of "buying" it? 99% if that is envy.

[good2win22]

I say if you have the change and that's what tickles your fancy, then go for it!