Dodge Challenger Hellcat
04-02-2019, 06:12 PM
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Dodge Challenger Hellcat
OK, wrong forum, wrong manufacturer, wrong everything but you guys are my brothers so I'll ask...
My wife and friends call me 'transaction boy' because I like to rotate my cars way too often -- not that I am considering parting with my beloved w204. But I AM considering picking up a 2016 Hellcat since they have come down in price to a reasonable level and can be had with under 10,000 miles for +/- $45K.
I don't know why but I am fixated on driving this car. 700 freaking HP. 700! That's just sick. I am obsessed.
So what say you fellas? Anyone done it? Talk me into or out of it please :-)
My wife and friends call me 'transaction boy' because I like to rotate my cars way too often -- not that I am considering parting with my beloved w204. But I AM considering picking up a 2016 Hellcat since they have come down in price to a reasonable level and can be had with under 10,000 miles for +/- $45K.
I don't know why but I am fixated on driving this car. 700 freaking HP. 700! That's just sick. I am obsessed.
So what say you fellas? Anyone done it? Talk me into or out of it please :-)
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04-02-2019, 06:42 PM
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
1) charger is cooler and faster
2) they're totally different
I'm sure most the comments below me are going to hate on Mopar vehicles but the fact of the matter is that the challenger and c63 are very different vehicles
Agility - C63
Straight line - hellcat
I'd have both :/
2) they're totally different
I'm sure most the comments below me are going to hate on Mopar vehicles but the fact of the matter is that the challenger and c63 are very different vehicles
Agility - C63
Straight line - hellcat
I'd have both :/
04-02-2019, 08:57 PM
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I was in the same boat as you. The Hellcats are bad azz fast straight line but are a huge car.
If if you are after performance two choices for you.
1) Pit a blower on your AMG
2) Buy a used C7 Z06 Vette as a toy car
I have my AMG sedan and also have a C6 Vette convertible that is modded.
If if you are after performance two choices for you.
1) Pit a blower on your AMG
2) Buy a used C7 Z06 Vette as a toy car
I have my AMG sedan and also have a C6 Vette convertible that is modded.
04-02-2019, 10:42 PM
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The Challenger RT I had was no Hellcat but the car is BIG. Main reason that I sold mine and bought a SL550 a few months later. It handled reasonably well but not well enough to keep. That said, driving a 707 HP street car for a while would be a hoot.
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04-03-2019, 02:50 AM
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hellcat is a hot boy car.
i like things a little more low key.
even if it isn't faster than a hellcat, it's faster than the 5.7 hemi and that's all that matters
i like things a little more low key.
even if it isn't faster than a hellcat, it's faster than the 5.7 hemi and that's all that matters
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04-03-2019, 09:58 AM
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04-03-2019, 10:17 AM
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I was in the same boat as you. The Hellcats are bad azz fast straight line but are a huge car.
If if you are after performance two choices for you.
1) Pit a blower on your AMG
2) Buy a used C7 Z06 Vette as a toy car
I have my AMG sedan and also have a C6 Vette convertible that is modded.
If if you are after performance two choices for you.
1) Pit a blower on your AMG
2) Buy a used C7 Z06 Vette as a toy car
I have my AMG sedan and also have a C6 Vette convertible that is modded.
04-03-2019, 01:58 PM
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I pulled on a couple 392's with just my bolt ons. Not sure if they were modded or not (probably not) but the W204 definitely can pull on the 392's.
04-03-2019, 02:22 PM
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Other then the performance there is nothing about the Hellcat that I think is cool or even close to attractive. Interior is cheap with the quality issues of Dodge I would not touch it. As a car to have as a toy to take to the drag strip there is no better option out there. Also, the amount of tuning you can do to it as well. DD no. Drag/Track car yes.
Did not know they were going for so cheap thou. Sub $45,000? Already?
Did not know they were going for so cheap thou. Sub $45,000? Already?
04-03-2019, 03:05 PM
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Other then the performance there is nothing about the Hellcat that I think is cool or even close to attractive. Interior is cheap with the quality issues of Dodge I would not touch it. As a car to have as a toy to take to the drag strip there is no better option out there. Also, the amount of tuning you can do to it as well. DD no. Drag/Track car yes.
Did not know they were going for so cheap thou. Sub $45,000? Already?
Did not know they were going for so cheap thou. Sub $45,000? Already?
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04-03-2019, 03:36 PM
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I personally love the look of Challengers. They just look so ****ing mean especially in all black. Ever since I seen LL Cool J pull up in one in NCIS LA I've always had an itch to own one but whenever I sit in one I can't get past how much I don't like the interior. So I don't think I'll ever own one but I might rent one while on vacation if I ever need a rental.
04-03-2019, 04:46 PM
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It's a badass car with some serious HP stock. Buy what you like and don't worry about what people think. Always haters out there with every reason to throw shade.
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04-03-2019, 08:59 PM
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
More daily-able than the comparable ford or chevy
People are making 1000HP easy with these. Isn't 707 enough though
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04-04-2019, 08:29 AM
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2010 C300 4MATIC........ 2011 C63 AMG.............. 2015 CLS400 4MATIC.....
Sit inside one irl...we can get pictures of differently optioned vehicles any day
Not like the w204's dash isn't plastic :/
Not like the w204's dash isn't plastic :/
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04-04-2019, 02:05 PM
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Yeah, that was sarcastic don't worry :P
It's so easy to make that power with them, who wouldn't?
It's so easy to make that power with them, who wouldn't?
04-04-2019, 03:02 PM
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For pure horsepower for dollar I think its a pretty slammin deal. The chassis and rest of the car is not near a C 63, but I think if you want a visceral power monster why not? I drove a scatpack and it was pretty entertaining, They are very different cars, but anything with a big V8 has to be a little fun, and they look evil in black.
