Hey guys i started looking into guys since ill get my Driver license soon, i started looking into cars in the last couple of days and Dodge challengers made me fall in love.
So i looked at some dodges Online (Used). And it got me thinking why are they so cheap compared to other cars?
#Buying Dodge Challenger
dawn oracle
lean belfry
Generally speaking, there’s a bajillion of them as Dodge has been cranking them out for 20 years. Tons of supply so the prices trend lower as a result. Plus, they’re mechanically simple, not a lot of complexity. Lastly, not a lot of demand as a sizeable chunk of the population dislikes them for one reason or another. You’re going to get a lot of folks in here illustrating that last sentence.
dawn oracle
Generally speaking, there’s a bajillion of them as Dodge has been cranking them ...
What do you think the max km i should i get on a dodge?
lean belfry
If this is your first car, get a v6 model; and you should look for the nicest V6 model you can find for your budget. Definitely get one of the 8 speed ones if you’re getting an automatic, I forget what year they switched but around 2015ish I think. The mileage can be a bit of a mislead, in that a well maintained 100,000km car (with records of said maintenance) is better than a 60,000km car with no maintenance and/or records.
tight cedar
If this is your first car, get a v6 model; and you should look for the nicest V6...
Oh God not a pentashit, then again insurance would murder him
dawn oracle
Oh God not a pentashit, then again insurance would murder him
Fuck i complety forgot about Insurances
Is it high on the dodge?
lean belfry
Oh God not a pentashit, then again insurance would murder him
Bingo. And really, post 2015/16 give or take, they were fine. Not a fantastic engine but Dodge finally figured out how to build them mostly correctly.
lean belfry
Is it high on the dodge?
Yep. That’s why, given your age, I’m suggesting the v6 version.
dawn oracle
I got a dumb ass question can you install Paddle shifter into any car?
light chasm
I got a dumb ass question can you install Paddle shifter into any car?
not really
not all cars are wired for it, i know my friends g37 its as simple as buying the trim piece and the paddle module but not as simple on other cars
light chasm
Is it high on the dodge?
really depends on the trim but its gonna start high, my 16 year old friend has a 2018 scat pack and its like $800 for him to insure a month 😂
even a v6 will be expensive
raven lily
really depends on the trim but its gonna start high, my 16 year old friend has a...
16 with a scat pack
What parent
light chasm
16 with a scat pack
yup
analog inlet
Dodge challengers don’t have paddle shifters?
analog inlet
16 with a scat pack
And a horrible first car at that
raven lily
And a horrible first car at that
Not even just that. To much damn power for a kid
Too dangerous
analog inlet
Tbh I wouldn’t even say TOO much power
Its easy to learn how to use the power properly, but the problem is its RWD….
If he spins and he will with that power, hes fucked
tight cedar
Dodge challengers don’t have paddle shifters?
Some do
raven lily
Tbh I wouldn’t even say TOO much power
Bro you’re mad. For a 16 year old that is too much power
When I was in high school, we were drifting around in FB RX7s and that had what 130 hp and I knew how stupid we were
So I can’t imaging me at 16 with 400hp
tight cedar
So I can’t imaging me at 16 with 400hp
16 at 300hp, 18 with 400, both trucks but 400hp diesel is full of sketch
Slam the throttle around a corner and drifting 6000lbs
raven lily
16 at 300hp, 18 with 400, both trucks but 400hp diesel is full of sketch
Curious how old you guys are lol
tight cedar
Curious how old you guys are lol
21 and calmed down a little
raven lily
21 and calmed down a little
Figured that much lol. When I was growing up. Most cars didn’t have over 200 HP
tight cedar
Figured that much lol. When I was growing up. Most cars didn’t have over 200 HP
I mean I'm sitting in 157hp rn
raven lily
I mean I'm sitting in 157hp rn
Noice
analog inlet
Bro you’re mad. For a 16 year old that is too much power
well I'm looking at probably a base model and it has 300 horsepower, thats not a lot
raven lily
well I'm looking at probably a base model and it has 300 horsepower, thats not a...
What a time to be alive when people think 300 is not a lot of power
Just because there are cars now more common with a lot of power doesn’t mean that 300 or more isn’t a lot of power.
analog inlet
I've rode around in my friends CLS53 a lot of time and its really not that scary
coming from a person who basically uses my C300 as a track car on the street I could handle it quite well
raven lily
I've rode around in my friends CLS53 a lot of time and its really not that scary
And I’ve driven a C63 with just about 600hp. Still stand by when I say it’s a lot of power lol
analog inlet
Its just RWD that it super hard to handle
the CLS53 was very manageable when I was basically street racing, but when I rode his C7 zo6 it was pretty scary
just lose traction 24/7
its really just RWD making the biggest difference
tight cedar
What a time to be alive when people think 300 is not a lot of power
Not in that boat it's not
raven lily
raven lily
My 03 silverado can run with the SXT
My favorite gen of GM
tight cedar
yeah if u ask me 5.1 0-60 is not that fast
That's not the SXT right?
light chasm
So I can’t imaging me at 16 with 400hp
my first car had 380hp
rwd, manual
im 17 with 430hp now
wheel numbers
my car does 0-60 in like 3.9-4 seconds
kid wit the scat always romping on his shit in the band lot when his shit cold asf 😭
light chasm
when are people gonna invent a better metric than 0 - 60 for how good a car is
60-130
0-60 benchmarks are 💩
analog inlet
when are people gonna invent a better metric than 0 - 60 for how good a car is
0-60 and quarter mile
0-60 is only bad metric for RWD cars
tawny yew
how
tight cedar
how
ain't no way a 8.7 is hanging with a 5.1, yet my silverado is on their door the whole way
0-60
tawny yew
ain't no way a 8.7 is hanging with a 5.1, yet my silverado is on their door the ...
I'm sleep deprived so please dumb this down for me
Are RWD cars inherently slower to 60, or something
tight cedar
I'm sleep deprived so please dumb this down for me
By 0-60 my truck should be nowhere near them, but it will sit door to door next to one
tawny yew
ah right
tight cedar
8.7 0-60 actually staying next to a 5.1 is impressive, but my 8.0 ram will blow its doors off
tawny yew
yeah cars can't be boiled down to numbers very well
light chasm
Are RWD cars inherently slower to 60, or something
yes
lean belfry
Are RWD cars inherently slower to 60, or something
I can’t tell from the context of the discussion, if it’s RWD vs FWD you’ll generally get better results in RWD because weight shift to the back wheels gives more traction to the drive wheels, but if it’s RWD vs AWD then AWD has the traction advantage so it generally gets off the line quicker
analog inlet
Are RWD cars inherently slower to 60, or something
yes
dawn oracle
really depends on the trim but its gonna start high, my 16 year old friend has a...
huh what???
What i put it on my mothers name and make my self as a second driver?
lean belfry
That’s a conversation you should have with your mother and your insurer. Sometimes it helps the price, and some carriers know what you’re doing 😆
sturdy vale
Hey guys i started looking into guys since ill get my Driver license soon, i sta...
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light chasm
huh what???
SXT/GT will be much cheaper to insure than R/T, Scat Pack, and Hellcat
dawn oracle
SXT/GT will be much cheaper to insure than R/T, Scat Pack, and Hellcat
They really cheap too, what do you think insurance could cost for it? (IN EU)
A Dealer is selling Dodge GT with 2k km on it for like 30k
dawn oracle
That’s a conversation you should have with your mother and your insurer. Someti...
My mother would put it under her name but she doesnt wanna talk abt it alot cuz of the hp
rotund condor
no dont you will get so many points