How many Hellcats orders did Dodge receive?
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No idea, but its probably way less then it should of been, considering all the dealer issues people have been having, multiple threads here about people not being able to order.
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ALL of THEM. LOL
There's alot of factors that probably depressed the Challenger HC:
Order banks opened a month later than projected (probably due to the Charger HC press release/announcement.
The Charger HC introduction probably depressed the Challenger HC orders
Lack of the Cool Color Schemes like Hemi Orange Plum Crazy etc
Winter Delivery in the northern half of the U.S.
1st year production vehicle.
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I have no way of knowing and no inside knowledge like some of the people have on this forum but I don't think there are 1000 CPO in the system at this point in time for the Challenger HC. This forums poll is just over 100 vehicles and I got to think the majority of HC customers are consulting forums like this or are members of this forum. Even if half of the people that ordered are on here that only puts the sold number under 300.....its anyones guess until the first cars come off the line.
I don't think the Charger had any impact on the Challenger. I have never met a single Challenger owner that liked the Charger. I've had my SRT8 since Jul 2008 and we've met a lot of car folks and done a lot of shows. Again not a single person, including myself.
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I have never been a fan of the Charger (except for current SRT in white). My wife and I have his and hers SRTs. I knew I'd be getting my Hellcat Challenger and expected that she may get one down the road. But then they officially announced the Hellcat Charger, with the press video version in white with brass monkey wheels. Her response when I showed it to her? 'I want that. That exact one.'
So... We may end up with the best of both worlds, Hellcat Challenger and Charger.
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Adding to this post, how many were allocated and how many were ordered? Seems like allot of dealers were taking orders without any first round allocations!
Yes they are and people are paying a lot of money to get on a list that is going no where. A fool and his money.
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I always liked the Charger.
...just not the 4-door abomination available today with that name.
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There are lots of people that are the exact opposite to that
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DittoThere are lots of people that are the exact opposite to that
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Not to hijack the thread into a Challenger vs. Charger topic, but I was literally on the fence about getting one or the other SRT8 Core/Super Bee versions (I have 3 young kids, so 4 doors is attractive), but ended up getting the Challenger. It's basically just as long/big as the Charger but with two doors.
I have successfully put 3 kids booster/car seats across the back row (my kids are 3, 5 & 8) with no issues. (Well they all started tickling each other...I suppose that is an issue)
Aesthetically, I just found the Challenger just cooler looking.
This is just my opinion of course & yes all of this awesomeness (speaking of the kids mind you below in the picture) can fit in a Challenger SRT8 Core.
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I have successfully put 3 kids booster/car seats across the back row (my kids are 3, 5 & 8) with no issues. (Well they all started tickling each other...I suppose that is an issue)
Aesthetically, I just found the Challenger just cooler looking.
This is just my opinion of course & yes all of this awesomeness (speaking of the kids mind you below in the picture) can fit in a Challenger SRT8 Core.
Alex
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I was under the impression from all that I have read and heard from the people in the know, is that the first allocations where for 3 months. They would produce around 300ish cars per month. That is about 900-1000 cars for the first round. I also heard, rumor mill, that the BIG dealers did not get that many allocations for the next 3 months. If that is true, then that means that the first round HC's should be spread out. If the smaller dealers opted out along with some medium sized dealers(rural), then the dealers that have sold cars with no allocations should get picked up if there are truly problems with other dealers ordering cars.
I run an LX car club here in Ohio... the Charger has a HUGE following... I know quite a few Charger RT and SRT folks that just love their car and wouldn't get a CHallenger... because they want a 4 door car!
My guess is they cannot build as many as they could sell. The first 18-24 months I think they will sell as many as they can build for all of the gotta-have folks. My guess is the sports stars and hollywood types that love high HP cars will want to get one of these.
My guess is they cannot build as many as they could sell. The first 18-24 months I think they will sell as many as they can build for all of the gotta-have folks. My guess is the sports stars and hollywood types that love high HP cars will want to get one of these.
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Hellcat sales on this forum are tip of the iceberg. At this point it is obvious the first thousand units will not begin to soak up current demand, so any estimate of 300 sold units is way too low.
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My guess is 10,000 plus. I think every Dodge dealer in the country has at least 1 sold unit. How many Dodge dealers are there?
I know two dealers for sure one has 10 sold units and the other stopped taking orders at 14. I don't think Dodge will be able to meet demand for the 2015 model year. Time will tell!
I know two dealers for sure one has 10 sold units and the other stopped taking orders at 14. I don't think Dodge will be able to meet demand for the 2015 model year. Time will tell!
Now you can say you've met a person who was going to get a Challenger Hellcat but switched to the Charger. And if you go to the Charger forums, I'm not alone -- I even started a thread there called "Was anyone else considering a Challenger?" lol.
I love the looks of the Challenger and convinced myself that I had to have that Hellcat engine. But this car is going to be my DD and I have a couple of kids. So while the Challenger is roomy enough to work, once I saw the Charger I quickly decided that car would work better for me.
Besides it has a 204MPH top speed, compared to the 199 top speed of the Challenger. The extra speed is going to be quite practical on my commute. :banana:
That's way, way high. The GT500 sold between 5K and 8K units a year. The idea that 10K units would be sold in the first month is inconceivable. No matter how good the Challenger Hellcat is, there simply isn't that much demand for a $60K muscle car.
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There were 8,150 coupes and 2,694 convertibles sold in 2007 for the GT500.
The question asked was how many sold orders were taken so far. I don't think Dodge will be able to produce 10,000 Hellcats, but I do think Dodge's computers show there are 10,000 orders. Just my opinion.
The question asked was how many sold orders were taken so far. I don't think Dodge will be able to produce 10,000 Hellcats, but I do think Dodge's computers show there are 10,000 orders. Just my opinion.
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