Hellcat Shopping

[motorhead]

Anyone else get permission from their spouse to do this? We figure the bottom is going to fall out of the market with the Demon coming and now may very well be the time to act in order to get one in decent condition. 

Hopefully we can get rid of the TBSS and move into a manual trans, low option, Challenger.  As both of the girls are now in forward facing car seats this opens a world of opportunity for vehicle selection.

I kind of want a white one.

[Be4u]

Do it! Hell yeah!

[TexasT]

I think they are cool, but id rather have a Camaro. Z/28 or zl1 and you couldn't get me to have a manual in my personal vehicle. Hellcat is cool though. They move and sound real good .

[Steve Wood]

Not sure you are going to have much option with regard to options.

They are really nice cars, tho.  And compared to the competitors, they are really comfortable to go down the road in.  The manual is not so quick, but is probably more fun on an open patch of asphalt.

[daveismissing]

Not following the logic - after the bottom drop out the price goes down? why buy before?

[Steve Wood]

Pretty sure the Demon is such low level production that it will have any effect on Hellcat pricing.  the Hellcat is much better for everyday driving

[motorhead]

I literally got the "feel free to start looking" speech on the way in to work this morning. I doubt it will happen this summer as we are still recovering from the wagon build (talk about project cost over runs) - so we have some time to see what is going to happen with the market.

The idea here is to get a nice GT car for long road trips (not involving us picking up furniture from the in-laws like this past weekend), so maximum performance/track readiness is not a requirement.  I do really like the idea of a 1LE Camaro as well (would make for a better auto-x car).

I am pretty convinced that the Hellcat market is due to burst, and not just because of the Demon, because both the US and Canadian markets are saturated with the things.  And at 49K-65K each that is a lot of overhead siting on the lots; there are numerous unsold 2016s waiting (we are 3/4 the way through the 2017 MY too).

Vanishing Point dreams - I have them.

[nocooler]

Cool car - I just don't like to have that much capital tied into something with 4 wheels. If I did - ecobeast raptor all the way!
 

[Steve Wood]

Cool car - I just don't like to have that much capital tied into something with 4 wheels. If I did - ecobeast raptor all the way!

Our friend, William Avila, works for a Ford dealer.  He sold several raptors this past month.  You can spend a 100k for one of those damn things

[nocooler]

I know it's insane- the older v8 ones are still out of my price range.

[daveismissing]

[Scoobum]

My final toy is gonna be a Z06. Bullet proof engine and silly gas mileage with the 6 speed. Got 40 G's to blow on one. Not sure what year that will get me. Keeping the GN to race.

[1 RARE T]

For that king of scratch, I'd buy a real car.


One that does everything better.

[motorhead]

For that king of scratch, I'd buy a real car.


One that does everything better.

What car is that?

I know that a Hellcat isn't the best all around car, but it does have the most appeal to me.  I really like the looks of the Challenger, it has all of the right pieces in place (power, brakes, handling, etc) has good aftermarket support, it is built in my hometown (completely surprised I never worked in the plant),  and I get employee pricing on parts through a buddy (so servicing it might suck less in the long run).

[motorhead]

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