[Lord Warlock]

Before the R/T, i was driving a supercharged 04 mustang cobra, the new shelby was identical inside to the car i'd been driving for 8 years (in room, maybe not comfortwise) Shelby cost more than an srt8 did, and while i would take a shelby none of the GT's currently available drew the lust for a new ride.

I've owned camaros, imports, multiple ford mustangs, and several mopars over the years. The new camaro did not excite me, i thought it looked fine, just wasn't impressed with the interior, it felt cramped to sit in just like the mustang did. When i sat in the challenger, it felt like a larger car inside and was comfortable, and had fairly good visibility out the sides and front (rear was limited) I had waited for dodge to build the new charger for years, only tobe disappointed with the four door design, and even if the body didn't look bad, it did not fester in me to buy a new charger, even though i had a 69 R/T charger in the garage already.

The challenger however had very interesting looks, enough queues from the past to make it interesting, a good suspension, capable power, and lots of options available to make driving a new car entertaining. It fit the whole family on trips across the state (teenagers in back seat) it came in a dramatic color (DY Yellow with black R/T stripes) it had 2000.00 worth of free mopar accessories included, and it had wheels that i liked enough so I wouldn't want to swap them out anytime soon. The one i selected had a few options i originally didn't want and wouldn't have ordered if i had gone that route, but the dealer discounted it enough so the options i didn't care for were basically free. I paid less than what i would have paid for one without the sunroof, HID's or NAV. Getting those included made the car much more fun to drive and i'm glad i have them now.

I was due to drive another mopar, every 10 years or so i buy another mopar, and i'm glad of the choice i made this time. In this case, i chose to buy my first new car ever, after 13 cars over the years, it was my only new car for myself. Its supposed to last me 6 to 10 years, and after that i hope i can store it alongside the other paid off hobby cars (also Dodge R/T's) I've made a few changes to make it more comfortable, a little different than the rest, and more functional, but nothing radical that will jeapardize a warranty.

 

[Lord Warlock]

The positive reaction you tend to get from others, like random drivers at stoplights tends to reinforce that you made a good decision. Even after driving it on the same roads for a year now, it still gets people to react positively. I expect comments at shows, i don't really expect them at stoplights. But with all the unique cars i've had over the years, i've never had the verbal comments from anonymous and non enthusiasts that this one draws.

The R/T may not be the HP king of the street, but its still a blast to drive and just as fulfilling performance wise as previous faster cars. And it didn't cost that much different than a new car would have from the other makes a few years back.