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Hmm, I'm still in break-in hell and haven't been able to do much more than 85 mph, and certainly no full throttle fun, but the Lie-O-Meter claims 14.7 mpg now. It'll need fuel real soon, so then I'll have an actual mpg figure. The one thing that surely hurts mileage is the low gearing. It feels...

If the looks are more important than the performance, why don't we all drive V6 Challengers and Chargers? Besides, putting a set of those huge Hellcat logo stickers on the sides should take care of the "stands out" part. For cheap. I guess we have two completely different takes on this. On one...

In our case, a first time Mopar owner (Redeye) is now about to trade in her '18 Porsche Macan Turbo for a Trackhawk. Why? She likes the larger cargo capacity, but the main reason is the Hellcat engine.She wouldn't give a Grand Cherokee a second thought if it wasn't for that engine. Atypical...

This thread may just have cemented the deal. After me getting a Trackhawk, my girlfriend has been wanting to order one, too. Why do I like it? Because I can drive it when I can't drive the 'Cat. Another huge plus is that it looks (almost) like any other Grand Cherokee. Especially after removing...

Hmm. My wife left when she realized that the garage I was having built was going to be larger than the house.

It has happened a couple of times, but the funniest was when I sold a vehicle (maybe six months after buying it) and that was the first time my girlfriend noticed it. Always parked in plain sight, too. In all fairness, that one was camo. On the other hand, the other five I still have are OD...

At least I'm consistent. I prefer both Challengers and women to be narrow.

Hmm. I would have pegged the acceleration, cornering, and speeding graphs. In the wrong way, unfortunately. Well beyond "poor", to be specific. On the other hand, I'd have a good grade in braking (unless I see a cop too late, or deer/elk). Where I'd score big time is phone use. No time to talk...

Just got a letter from the insurance company that I had feared; the policy for the Trackhawk. Thankfully it wasn't bad at all, under $47 per month, with the highest chunk being collision with a 1K deductible.

Yeah, but these days we know what causes them, so it's fairly easy to avoid having any. From what I understand, kids are quite costly no matter what, not only when shopping insurance.

I still find it amusing that the '18 Challenger costs me less than the '14 Ram 1500.

If I had done that, somehow, in CA I would've saved a lot of money over the years. They probably stopped offering that option, though.

Yeah, I could put it in the Pete I suppose. Usually only drive that one a couple of times per year. And not overly fast. My problem is that while many of my vehicles also sit for weeks (and the Challenger for months now), when I do drive them the red flags would pop up like a fireworks display...

Nope, still wouldn't work for me. I could put their little spy gizmo in a vehicle I only drive on the property, but those aren't insured anyway. The other alternative would be to put it in my Ram 3500 tow vehicle. It'd give me the best possible score, but not a good one. I'd be fine with the...

Yes, I have installed a few aftermarket stereos. But I can proudly say that later I have also removed about as many. Once a vehicle is truly fun to drive, and driven accordingly, I don't think there's any need for music. I don't really hear the radio in the Challenger when on a good road. But...

Agree. When I first learned about it I cracked up. It wouldn't save me any money, but most likely it'd result in me being banned from all insurance companies in the Western hemisphere. It could work during the first 100 miles of the break-in period, though.

Yeah, I wondered how far apart we are, geographically. The Rockies do go on for a bit. Either way, it seems like you'd have to drive fairly close to here to get there.

To me, less is more. Unless it's performance.

Less money, less weight, better performance...what's there not to like??

Sounds like you could use a dump trailer (with gravel) and a tractor, Magnified. Where I lived in CA we had a section of the dirt road that was 18 degrees (not percent), but that wouldn't have kept a Hellcat out, had they existed then. But the angle at the intersection with the paved road sure...