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  1. writerguy

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    #1 writerguy, Sep 13, 2005
    Have one here at the office this week, Dark metalic charcoal Nicely done leather/cloth interior and a 6.1 Hemi that is deep and lusty like an obscene phone call... They just dropped it off yesterday, half a tank gone already..... More to come
     
  2. Choptop

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    #2 Choptop, Sep 13, 2005
    I hate you.

    in a good way. :D

    I will take consolation in that my hair is longer :D

    Found an interesting tidbit on the Magnum the other day... AWD option (dont htink you can get it with the SRT pacakage, but avail for lower trim levels).

    Pretty cool really.

    particularly where skiing isnt too far away.

    Way to go Dodge.



    Do I smell a 4x4 wagon shoot out?
     
  3. writerguy

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    #3 writerguy, Sep 13, 2005
    Wouldn't touch an AWD dodge with a ten foot pole
    No it is not going to be in SRT 8 Trim... But on a side note I also have the 06-MX5 don't call me a Miata
     
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    #4 Johnny Bravo, Sep 13, 2005
    That almost has me sold right there. :D Too bad they don't offer it with a manual transmission though. :( Sounds like a kick butt family hauler/grocery getter either way.
     
  5. Choptop

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    #5 Choptop, Sep 13, 2005

    why wouldnt you go near a AWD Dodge?
     
  6. writerguy

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    #6 writerguy, Sep 14, 2005

    WOW um well THEY have never done one... That works. the MBside knows how to do it but hell I don't wanna be the guinea pig

    2 years down before I would even think about it
     
  7. Doody

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    #7 Doody, Sep 14, 2005
    if they just lifted the 4MATIC stuff out of the parts bin, i don't see why there'd be any huge risk.

    if they rolled their own, of course....

    doody.
     
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    #8 Auraraptor, Sep 14, 2005
    I would bet money they would. I mean, they took the old E platform didn't they.
     
  9. writerguy

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    #9 writerguy, Sep 16, 2005
    Well It is fast stops well and corners well for a big hunk

    thirsty U BET YA but 6.1l that makes growling sounds when spanked is gonna be thirsty. Now the biggest things i found wrong with the orig 300c/Magnum have been rectified (brakes slushyfeeling steering) but at the expense of shuving a block under the hood.... Every time you blip the pedal to hear that sound the dollars in your wallet disapear.
     
  10. k wright

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    #10 k wright, Feb 1, 2007
    I just rented one of these monster cars. I can't believe how well it corners. You can actually set the car in a corner. 4000 pounds.

    Saw one with the new front end in Detroit and have got to get rid of the Subie for one of these. Really needs a manual transmission.
     
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    #12 jerseydriver, Feb 1, 2007
    i like them

    but i prefer the charger SRT-8
     
  13. Choptop

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    #13 Choptop, Feb 1, 2007
    depending on some biz deals... if I have some left over cash I'll be picking up an AWD R/T Magnum pretty soon. Ohhhh, and a 1963 Galaxie wagon.

    love them wagons.
     
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    #14 DetailGuy, Feb 1, 2007
    Congrats! I had the chance to really get on and drive a Charger SRT-8 and thought holy crap the handling surprised me the most!!! I thought the car would be a greased up roller pig on turns but stayed flat when pushed.
     
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    #15 JOEV, Feb 1, 2007
    Hope you get a Challenger when they come out...looking forward to hearing your impressions.
     
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    #16 Minch00, Feb 2, 2007
    I have an 06 Magnum R/T RWD if anyone has any questions. It's obscenely quiet and refined until you put your foot in it. Which for me is every few seconds. I'm also amazed at how smoothly it shifts gear, you can barely feel it. Most of the time you only realize it because the RPMs dropped and the glorious sound went away :D
     
  17. k wright

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    #17 k wright, Feb 2, 2007
    Fantastic. I've searched for hours looking for a link like that. I knew somebody would make a kit for this car.

    Thanks very much.
     
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    #18 Dino Martini, Feb 2, 2007
    If Dodge had any confidence in their AWD system, they would offer a manual with the AWD caliber. But they dont.
     
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    #20 k wright, Feb 3, 2007
    Wow, I'm glad that I looked at this site it makes me want to....

    write a prescription for a clue to the site owner. Thank God he doesn't have the cash for a Ferrari, can you imagine the website he would generate after buying and owning an Fcar?

    ken
     

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