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71ChargerRT

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A '13 Challenger SRT, $50000. Seems like a lot of cash for something like that... I think I'll devote my $800 a month for 73 months to my Charger, and have something when I'm done :D
 
I really dislike the packages that you have to choose when ordering a new car or truck, the days of a one of one car are long gone.

With interest it comes to over $58,000. For that kind of cash I could not only finish my Charger, I could also build my '70's Power Wagon with a Cummins and pick up a few other, uhh, toys as well as accessories for said toys.
 
If I could afford to waste that kind of money on a new playtoy (never happen) and still afford the old car(s) that I wanted, I would.

It would be nice to have a horsepower monster that is comfortable at the same time. And why not a Canadian - built modern Mopar? Only other options of that ilk come from people like Audi or *shudder* Mercedes...
 
I heard a radio ad yesterday for a new dodge ram....payments over 96 months!! You have to pay for 8 years!!

Great advice from a guy on the 1st Gen forum I'm on went something like this..."...You want to fix up your old 1st Gen? Then take the monthly payment you would spend on a new car, or a payment close to that, and spend it on your old truck for the next couple years." Couple guys actually did this....The before and after pics were amazing! They had brand new trucks in less then 2 years.
 
thrashingcows said:
I heard a radio ad yesterday for a new dodge ram....payments over 96 months!! You have to pay for 8 years!!

Great advice from a guy on the 1st Gen forum I'm on went something like this..."...You want to fix up your old 1st Gen? Then take the monthly payment you would spend on a new car, or a payment close to that, and spend it on your old truck for the next couple years." Couple guys actually did this....The before and after pics were amazing! They had brand new trucks in less then 2 years.
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8 years of payments is beyond ridiculous! My wife's ex-husband bought an '04 F150, leased it for 3 years, then bought it on another 5 year loan... If I can't afford to make the payments in 5 years (which is still unreasonable) then I'm not buying.

I totally agree Cow. Mine may take a little longer than a couple years, I haven't bought my 1st Gen yet, but that will be the way I go. I thought about selling/trading my truck for a 12V Cummins powered Dodge truck, mainly because I want to get away from all the computer controlled garbage, besides the swap into an older truck would be easier.
 
Well dunno what it's like in you guys part of the world, but around here, the guys who can afford something like an SRT challenger ain't makin' payments on it.
 
Not really sure, but since they invented fleasing I'm sure that is a majority of the ones on the road. The flease payment was still over $600. Seems like a whole bunch of money to throw away on something you won't own.
 
A good friend of mine took it in the shorts on a lease. Being all starry-eyed at the prospect of getting a brand-new truck, he didn't read the terms nearly closely enough. By the end of the lease, he was way over on mileage and there were a couple of minor things wrong with the truck. By the time it was all done, he'd paid several thousand dollars over the original window sticker.

I remember my Dad looking into leasing a car, and coming away with the conclusion that it would be the worst financial decision of his life.
 
I knew a couple people that leased vehicles, and for some reason they thought it was a good idea. One turned in his truck, found out what it was going to cost and hit the floor. The stealership made him "a hell of a deal" if he would go from his F150 to another flease on a Super Duty, they wouldn't charge him the several thousand dollars for his mileage overages. He thought he made out OK, until they did it on that truck too. It was finally repo'd when he closed his business and filed for bankruptcy, as you can see he wasn't good with financial decisions...
 
Leasing was a big thing here in the 90s. Don't see dealerships pushing it these days, although I imagine it's still and option. In-house financing seems to be much more prevalent.
 
Not A Duster said:
Leasing was a big thing here in the 90s. Don't see dealerships pushing it these days, although I imagine it's still and option. In-house financing seems to be much more prevalent.
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Yeah and that's probably how they are able to do 96 month loans....Don't think a bank would do more then 60 months.
 
thrashingcows said:
Yeah and that's probably how they are able to do 96 month loans....Don't think a bank would do more then 60 months.
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Common sense should tell you, if something costs as much as a house, it should take as long to pay it off. :(
 
Well, as much as we all hate the plastic, generic appliances that cars have become, the fact is new cars also last a lot longer. so it would be reasonable that a financial institution would amortize a loan for a longer period of time.

Wifey & I have not borrowed money for a car in quite some time. Once the neon was paid off in 4 yrs, she kept making the car "payments" into a savings account. Once we had enough saved, the PT was purchased, making the neon the "second/beater" car. Those "payments" are still being made into the savings for the next replacement.

We will never buy a fancy car that way, but we keep driving a new appliance every 5 years or so without associated debt.

You could seldom make a car from the 70s/80s last long enough and be confident driving over long distance to be able to save for it's replacement before it was on it's way to beater status...
 
72 months seems to be the new normal, so tacking a couple more years shouldn't be a big deal, besides how many people keep them for more than 2-4 years anyway?
 
I think the new engines last longer; in the case of the overall chassis and body I would disagree. Wear parts are smaller and made from faster-wearing material to try and save the weight of safety equipment and comfort/convenience options. Contrary to popular belief, today's cars actually weigh a lot more than the older ones did of similar size. It's also the reason cars aren't getting much-better mileage than they could with the upgraded engine technologies, particularly fuel and spark management--the only two things today's engines really have over those of yore.
 
I dunno Doc. The neon is just now starting to show real rust - 14 years after we purchased it. And it's been the lowest maintenance vehicle we have ever owned. PT is proving to be the same. Dad's 76 coronet wagon was rusting through a year after purchase. And virtually any aspen/volare rotted to it's demise long before being paid for. Then there were all the K car derivatives. Leave us not discuss things like the chevy citation/chevette or the many rusty old Ford abominations.

I can remember conversations within my adult life where people would talk about 100K miles on a car being a lot. That's really not the case anymore.
 
Rust isn't an issue in these parts, plastic interior pieces on the other hand, my dash is typical of the climate.
 
As hard as it is to say it, new cars are much better than the old heaps we enjoy and run a lot longer as well.
Newer cars still have rust issues, but a rusted dog leg or holed wheel opening is much less critical than frame rails, floors and spring hangers needing repair.

But I'd still rather have an older model as a daily driver. New cars do zip for me, unless they're something like an Audi or a Volvo or a Bimmer. Even then, I could never justify the price and if I was ever in a position to buy new I truly don't think I would.
 
restoman said:
As hard as it is to say it, new cars are much better than the old heaps we enjoy and run a lot longer as well.
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Yeah, but for the most part they're uglier too. :D

I would love to have an Audi A(or is it S?)8. Whichever is the big one. My mom and dad just bought an '08 MB C230, seems like a nice car.
 
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