Any experience with Dodge Charger SRT8?

[tracy]

I am thinking about buying a new car for my daily driver. The Charger SRT8 seems like a pretty good price performance value. Does anyone have experience with it on here?

Thanks,
-Tracy

[JamesJ]

Fast... I have driven the Charger and the magnum. They are also a great value for the $ If you purchase it new try to buy it from the dealership you will do your service at...

[Datsbad]

I am thinking about buying a new car for my daily driver. The Charger SRT8 seems like a pretty good price performance value. Does anyone have experience with it on here?

Thanks,
-Tracy


I have been thinking of buying a SRT8 Magnum wagon. They sure do seem worth the money . Let me know how you make out .

[camaro_kyle]

I don't have any experience with the Charger or SRT8, but I did have the pleasure of driving my friends Hemi Magnum from San Clemente to downtown LA last night around 2am, and was definitely impressed by the power. I have ridden in it many times, but once you drive it, you can really feel the power. I am now trying to talk my dad into buying a new charger since he is kinda looking for a car. I was a little skeptical about the get up and go of the engine, since they run on 4 cylinders until you get on it and all 8 open up (forget the proper term), but I couldn't tell once I drove it. Sorry I can't be anymore help. Hopefully someone has more firsthand knowledge on the SRT8.

[JamesJ]

MDS multi displacement system. I would not say that it runs on 4 until you get on it, its more like when you are at idle or not accelerating it has the ability to cut down to 4. Which the SRT8 does not have :thumbsup:

[camaro_kyle]

My bad, should have done my research before blabbing my mouth off. But I can attest for the Hemi's power, and will say that the SRT8's look badass!

[tracy]

I have to say I really like how they look as well. I have looked at one at a dealership and even sat in it but have not driven one.

The thing that surprised me is that the dealer that I visted in San Jose, CA was marking theirs up $10K over MSRP :willy: ...I really complained and said I could buy a BMW for that...ultimately, the sales manager appeared and said they would deal with me when I was ready. Apparently for every 40 non-SRT8s they get in they can get 1 SRT8.

So, MSRP on a well optioned Charger SRT8 is around $43K...Normally, I would not pay MSRP for a car but I would in this case I think. But $53K, I would really have to think about that.

-Tracy

[slownova]

do you want anything done to it aftermarket? we can do rims audio/video exaust, chip, or anything else you want and have the bank finance you in your loan payments. or if all you want is a stock one, let me know and i can get it for about MSRP. we already did for one person that lives in cali. but to answer you, yes they are very nice, well ballenced cars.

[tracy]

Well, I went and bought one. I found one for sale by an individual car collector who ordered it, took delivery, drove it a few times and then needed to make room for another Bentley or Range Rover. In any event, it still has paper tags and only 198 miles.

This car is amazing. I have always been a GM kind of guy when it came to american cars and I have been driving a BMW 5 series for my daily driver for the past few years...I have never owned a Chrysler product.

My hat is off to the Chrysler SRT design team. I picked the car up in San Diego and drove it back up to the Bay area (about 450 miles) yesterday and I still cannot wipe the big grin off my face :D . The car very fast, very responsive and well balanced. While the car will run a 13 second quarter mile factory stock but it really shines on the highway at high speeds in traffic. Accelleration from 80 mph to 130 is downright scary and there is plenty more where that came from. (not that I tried that of course :_paranoid )

The fit and finish of the car are superb, and it was completely comfortable for 7 plus hours of riding.

For a little over $40K, this is one heck of a ride.

Thanks for all of the input. I honestly have no complaints about the car so far.

Slownova,

I am interested hearing about aftermarket parts for the Charger SRT8. Is there something you can point me at?

Thanks,
-Tracy

[rockdogz]

:ttiwop:

Sounds cool, let's see it!!

[rwhite692]

That sounds nice, what color is it?


I will eventually have to replace our '01 300M which so far has provided 171K miles of trouble-free service... Good luck with your new ride! :thumbsup:

[KillaCamaro67]

id like the magnum more with the 300c front end..

http://www.dodgeboy.net/news/300c/images/300Cwagon_side_front3_jpg.jpg

http://www.dodgeboy.net/news/300c/images/300Cwagon_side_front1_jpg.jpg

but this is pretty hot tho..

http://www.motordesktop.com/wallpaper/conceptcars/Dodge%20Magnum%20SRT8%20Concept%202003%20-%201024x768.jpg

http://auto.mielofon.com/dodge/magnum/magnum_srt8_05.jpg

heres some pics so we can enjoy whats left of this thread :D

[tracy]

Here arethe pictures of the SRT8 Charger from the ad. I will have to take some better high res photos. It looks great. It has the front windows tinted to match the rear ones (not actually legal in CA) but worth it.

-Tracy

[rockdogz]

Wow, that looks awesome!!
:eek: :eek:

[tracy]

It really is awesome...especially for the money. I get lots of looks and thumbs up at stop lights. I continue to be thrilled with the car...

-Tracy

[slownova]

what do you want? the chips are in thier final development stages, Mopar performance has a cold air intake for it, (which IMO is the best out right now) there are a few diffrent exaust companys out there. we just put exaust on one and it dynoed 383rwhp/377rwtq and it ran a 13.47 @ 106 with a ton of wheel spin and heavy 22s. glad you like the car.

KillaCamaro67- we are just pulling our magnum out of the shop with a 300C front end on it. it also has lambo front doors and suicide back doors. i'll post so pics of it when we get it back. oh yea its also candy orange...

[camaro_kyle]

Slow, yeah please post pics of the magnum, I know my friend will be very interested to see what a tricked out Magnum can look like. You know, getting other people to spend money on their cars is almost as fun as spending money on your own cars. :D

[KillaCamaro67]

KillaCamaro67- we are just pulling our magnum out of the shop with a 300C front end on it. it also has lambo front doors and suicide back doors. i'll post so pics of it when we get it back. oh yea its also candy orange...


whoooh!

cant wait to see it!.. not many runing this setup..

[mdprovee]

Congrats on the find...I am looking into one of those for our next car.

[slownova]

i have a couple before pics of it. like i said it now has a 300 front end, a new stereo set up and 24in rims that look smaller then the 22s haha.... i'll take some pics after its finally painted and buffed. this is it before someone hit it causing the new stage of mods...
http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL539/2669873/5329820/93127128.jpg

also here is a charger we built for Ahman green of the packers.. wearin the nebraska colors for his college...
http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL539/2669873/5329820/117738105.jpg

here is another college themed car for tony fisher, notre dame if you couldn't figure it out...
http://www.rsinnovates.com/images/web%20pics/notre.jpg

also, check out the site of some of the cars, its not 100% done so don't hold us to it...
http://www.rsinnovates.com/index.html

[Beast2831]

I drive the Hemi charger at work! First Police package Chargers in the Great state of TEXAS! perfect all around police car! Fast, turns on a dime, and looks killer. I would also like to get one for my wife know that I drive one at work. LOVE IT! Good luck with yours..Be careful of the radiator hose rubbing the radiator. We had one of the cars burst the hose! Still beats the impala and crown vic any day :thumbsup:

[V8TV]

We shot a piece on the Magnum SRT8... this version contians the show opening sequence, so the Magnum segment is about :35 seconds in or so... we really liked the car.

www.v8tv.net/V8TVMagnumSRT-8Small.wmv