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Old 09-01-2012, 10:05 AM
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Here she is! 2012 Challenger SXT . The V6 actually has decent torque, I was pleasently surprised. This will be the wifes DD.







Fully loaded, Nav and all the goodies. Interior is way ahead of GM, IMO even nicer than the Caddy .Better quality all around.

What possessed me to have 2 black cars I will never know, but the challengers we liked and were in our range were all black Oh well.

Matches the Z good



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Good choice!
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Very nice stable mate
Old 09-01-2012, 10:15 AM
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Thanks guys. Got a pretty good deal also being last day of the month, and holiday weekend.
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Nice dd for wifey. Congrats Frank.
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Nice addition. When detailed Black is best.Would love to have a 392 or '13 gt 500 to keep the Z company.
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Beautiful choice!
My wifes daily is also a Challenger R/T 6spd with 3:92 gears.We've had it almost 2yrs,very solid car for sure!

Enjoy!

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Can't beat the Challenger body lines..Good Choice..
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Originally Posted by tim414
Nice dd for wifey. Congrats Frank.
Thanks Tim
Originally Posted by y2krtaf
Beautiful choice!
My wifes daily is also a Challenger R/T 6spd with 3:92 gears.We've had it almost 2yrs,very solid car for sure!

Enjoy!

Thanks, yea we looked at some R/T's and I think if I had the Vette paid off already we might have gotten an RT, or even SRT

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Can't beat the Challenger body lines..Good Choice..
Thanks, yea the more I see the car in person, and now driving it, Love it. It is fun to drive. Like I said, pretty decent throttle response and torque for a V6
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Challenger is sweet, that's for sure. Just wish it had full instrumentation and dual zone climate control.
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Nice choice.
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Of the rebirth of the muscle cars....I think the Challenger is the best looking one.
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Nice, we just bought my wife a 300C AWD luxury series. She loves the Challenger but no AWD option, plus two doors. GM can learn a few things from Chrysler/Dodge. Their new V6 is also a real good engine, a lot smoother than GM's 3.6 V6.
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I'm actually considering an RT for my daily driver as my 99 Suburban is starting to show it's age. Also considering Camaro SS. We'll see.
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Originally Posted by lebvette
Of the rebirth of the muscle cars....I think the Challenger is the best looking one.

Originally Posted by phileaglesfan
Nice, we just bought my wife a 300C AWD luxury series. She loves the Challenger but no AWD option, plus two doors. GM can learn a few things from Chrysler/Dodge. Their new V6 is also a real good engine, a lot smoother than GM's 3.6 V6.
Agree , looking at the interior of this car compared to what GM is making , GM is behind big time
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Very cool. Love the new Challengers.

Compared to the old days, the V6's today ROCK!
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