Buy a Hellcat RedEye or C8 Z51 ?
08-08-2019, 07:25 PM
#62
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Thread Starter
Tough call man. Hellcats are really cool cars, look great, and VERY comfortable. Obviously the C8 is going to "handle" better, have better skid pad g #s, blah, blah, blah. That cornering stuff matters much more to some of us but lets face it nobody here is going to be making a living racing any of these cars.
BTW, what kind of discounts are you seeing on Wide bodies and Redeyes?
BTW, what kind of discounts are you seeing on Wide bodies and Redeyes?
dodge is giving 10 dollars cash back for every horsepower on all challengers . redeye is 797 = $7,970
08-08-2019, 09:57 PM
#64
Instructor
After watching SavageGeese's review of the Redeye it makes sense to have it if you are living in a rural area with not many curvy roads.
(If you catch my drift.
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(If you catch my drift.
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08-08-2019, 10:12 PM
#66
Race Director
When shopping for my first home, a wise person said to seek the cheapest home in a nice neighborhood; don’t fall for the spectacular home in a mediocre neighborhood. Unless you must have a tiny rear seat in a well over two-ton car, get the Vette!!!
08-08-2019, 11:03 PM
#68
Melting Slicks
If my objective is to win on the quarter mile, I'm taking the Dodge. If its to win at time trials, C8. If its doing neither, its pointless to ask anyones opinion because it is all subjectuve at that point.
FWIW, I also think FCA has the best interior and infotainment system of the big three.
08-08-2019, 11:05 PM
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I always thought the Challenger was a great car..............if they would have made a 7/8 scale model of it. It's just too big, too heavy.
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08-21-2019, 12:08 AM
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If one really needs to ask this question then they're better off getting the other car!! Not in the same league!! Filet Mignon vs. Sirloin and that's putting it Kindly!
08-21-2019, 04:08 AM
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08-21-2019, 08:32 AM
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Unless things have changed at Fiat, Mopars interiors suck.
08-21-2019, 10:18 AM
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08-21-2019, 10:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FringbirdAloha
A car is not an investment.
Not to argue, but plunking down $60k, $70k or even $80k on a car and watching it depreciate for 3-5 years before it levels out, usually at 50%-60% of MSRP, and then waiting 20 years for it to get back to what it might have cost new, but in dollars that are 20 years from now is not an investment.
Put that $$$$ in an investment vehicle that gains and not loses, and watch the interest grow it into more than what you started with is a solid investment.
Look at C6/ZR1 prices.........they were $115k-$120k cars and are worth $58k-$72k now, that is a substantial loss, and they are not climbing in price, they are stable, but not going to net you a 10% ROI yearly.
I drive them, I don't look at them, why put a car in a bubble and never use it, to not drive it is a shame, just get a picture, hang it on your garage wall, its a better use of the garage.
Now a Porsche, a Ferrari, an exotic that costs upwards of $200k or more, yeah you might have a shot, but factor in carrying costs, insurance, property taxes, etc, its still a loser financially, anyone with $200k to pay cash for a car is not worried about the costs, average guy with $200k invested can earn a decent ROI easily of 2 or 3 times inflation.
Originally Posted by FringbirdAloha
A car is not an investment.
Not to argue, but plunking down $60k, $70k or even $80k on a car and watching it depreciate for 3-5 years before it levels out, usually at 50%-60% of MSRP, and then waiting 20 years for it to get back to what it might have cost new, but in dollars that are 20 years from now is not an investment.
Put that $$$$ in an investment vehicle that gains and not loses, and watch the interest grow it into more than what you started with is a solid investment.
Look at C6/ZR1 prices.........they were $115k-$120k cars and are worth $58k-$72k now, that is a substantial loss, and they are not climbing in price, they are stable, but not going to net you a 10% ROI yearly.
I drive them, I don't look at them, why put a car in a bubble and never use it, to not drive it is a shame, just get a picture, hang it on your garage wall, its a better use of the garage.
Now a Porsche, a Ferrari, an exotic that costs upwards of $200k or more, yeah you might have a shot, but factor in carrying costs, insurance, property taxes, etc, its still a loser financially, anyone with $200k to pay cash for a car is not worried about the costs, average guy with $200k invested can earn a decent ROI easily of 2 or 3 times inflation.
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