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Originally Posted by frank99ta

I put my name on the list a while back, and the dealer finally called me today. So, I went down there to test it out. First off, my daily driver is a 2005 Corvette. I've had an 05 and 07 GT and 2 04 GTOs, so I have a lot to compare to. Now for the info. Of course, the car is a very large car but very roomy inside with plenty of room. I would say there is more cabin room up front than my wife's Tahoe. The seats were very comfortable and the fit amd finish was very nice. The car I drove was loaded with the sound system with the sub that sounded awesome. The shifter felt more comfortable than I thought it would based on how it looks. I would say it was in just the right spot where you could rest your arm on the glove box and still be able to shift. Like the mustang, it has the tilt and telescope wheel which was pretty comfortable but didn't go down as low as I would have liked. Now, I have to say it.. I hate the steering wheel. It felt huge and seemed like it didn't fit the flow of the interior. It was big and flat, like it belonged in a school bus. So, I got the seat situated and everything was in the right place and felt very comfortable. So, on to the test drive. The car has a very nice rumble to it. Dodge did an excellent job with the exhaust for a stock car. The clutch was a smoothe as butter. Most of the newer cars clutches have a very limited range where the car will engage.The clutch to me felt old school and had a wide range to engage the clutch. It went in with ease and the gearbox shifted very smoothely. The throw between shifts was fairly close and the car rode smoothe. Overall, the car, to me rode like a cadillac and shifted smoothe as silk. This is my first test drive in a hemi, and it was a very nice motor. Now to answer the power question everybody wants to know. Off the line, I would say the weight drags it down a little. Once it gets rolling, it'll get up and go. From 0 to 60, the mustang felt quicker, but that may be from the weight of the challenger. For the average person, the car is plenty fast. Definitely quick enough to get into plenty of trouble. I really like the car and enjoyed driving it. The sticker was 37k. For me, the enjoyment of the vehicle is weighed against what I have to pay for the vehicle. At 37k, IMO, its over priced. I would buy a GT for 27k, and enojoy it even more because I saved 10k. However, if I could buy a Challenger for 29 or 30, I would buy it over the mustang because its a nicer better with better quality. For right now, I'm keeping the vette. When you compare the performance of the vette to the challenger, there is no comparison. The salesman was very nice and I told him to call me when he gets an SRT in. Maybe that will be more my speed.

Nice writeup...but you can buy a Chaly for 29-30k...we just did 28k for our 5.7L!