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Umm, you have probably never handled 16" wide, 36-inch trail tires on steel wheels, let alone 24.5s (as on tractor trailers). In comparison, the dainty tires and wheels on a Challenger are a joy to place on the tire machine and balancer.

Well, a stick does give you time to find the correct gear while they sing "Last car to pass, here I go". Meanwhile, the A8 just went.

Uh, huh...suuure. Jealousy will get you nowhere.

I'm getting used to that, unfortunately. Ram duallys, for example, came with (optional) Alcoa wheels until '16, then Ram switched to Chinese copies. And yes, there is a difference, at least visually. How they differ in strength, I don't know.

Yeah, the after-the-fact thought entered my mind, too. Let's just hope they weren't on the car when they got bent.

Buy it, put an automatic in it, and enjoy the profit when you sell it.

So those were OE wheels, that came on your car as delivered? Man, I used to have faith in whatever came stock, but I guess those days are over, too. Well, steel wheels I always expect a bit of run-out from, but not aluminum. This makes me want to throw my '18's stock wheels on the balancer and...

That perfectly describes rock crawling. But I don't use my Challenger for that, since the Jeep does it much better. But it won't accelerate anything like my automatic Hellcat.

Okay, you started out saying it wasn't balance, which it turned out to be. Then I pointed out that I put my tires and wheels on the balancer as soon as I get a new (or new to me) vehicle, to avoid dealing with vibration issues and to find problems like what you described. Guess I missed the the...

And now you know why I balance the tires on a new vehicle as soon as I get it. Yes, the Challengers come with better balance than, say, a Ram, but it's still usually not very good.

I admire those of you who can handle a Brownie box. I'd like to try some time...as long as it isn't my vehicle.

I missed that. Now it all makes sense. Well, more sense.

They are fun to drive, for sure. But not quite in the same way as a Challenger.

I dunno. But if it does happen, I'll pluck it out of the garage with the crane. That's easy enough. And by the way, when I feel the urge to not accelerate or drive fast, I take the Peterbilt instead. Its 18-speed satisfies my need for rowing gears.

Yeah, well, I only have one road to pick from here by the house. And during peak hours (which is summer, tourist season), there are times when I have to wait at the stop sign for a vehicle to go by. And the automatic is still quicker.

Yeah, the manual does give you time to smell the roses, doesn't it? Not only slower, but not even available with 797 hp. Then again, that stick shift does gives you something to do while putsing along in the slow lane, right?

I'm happy to report that my '18's exhaust is much louder than my girlfriend's Redeye is. Also, the blower is louder on the '18. Happy, because the '18 is mine.

To avoid the Christmas rush, I got our production sheets on the 25th. Turns out that both cars are one-of-ones. That makes them two-of-two, right?

Yeah, but it does say "No hassle, no pressure...ever". That has to be worth something.

I'm sure glad I'm not using your dealer. Customer Care doesn't even have access to much of what the dealer can pull up...if it's a somewhat competent and willing dealer.