# test drove srt8 challenger AND! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 5, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544 "2009-02-05T12:22:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/1 "2009-02-05T12:22:56Z")
:picard: basically my rich jewish buddy was planning on buying one and it was a big dissapointment looks were awesome they gave us an auto instead of a stick, so maybe thats why it was so fucking laggy, im sure the viper tranny would of made a difference the interior was alrite except for the plastic bezel covering the shifter another noticeable thing: going from a 2400lb car to a 4500lb car, i felt like i couldnt make a turn all in all he decided not to buy it, to each his own i guess o thought i was gonna leave like this ![http://www.lovingchaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/jumping-guy.jpg](http://www.lovingchaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/jumping-guy.jpg) but i left like this ![http://www.teenissues.co.uk/images/3155.jpg](http://www.teenissues.co.uk/images/3155.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/2 "2009-02-05T12:28:29Z")
What do you drive normally? ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/3 "2009-02-05T12:30:57Z")
my neons thats why i put 2400 to 4500 pounds ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/4 "2009-02-05T12:50:31Z")
for some reason i would imagine the Challenger would handle better then a neon. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/5 "2009-02-05T12:52:03Z")
its a boat =( ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/6 "2009-02-05T13:47:05Z")
> [@Red00WS6](#): > > for some reason i would imagine the Challenger would handle better then a neon. have you ever been to an auto-x event? neons\>\>\> ---
**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/7 "2009-02-05T13:57:15Z")
> [@Red00WS6](#): > > for some reason i would imagine the Challenger would handle better then a neon. yeah that’s a pretty silly statement ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/8 "2009-02-05T14:01:53Z")
> [@Red00WS6](#): > > for some reason i would imagine the Challenger would handle better. then a neon… Fixed. Then a neon what? WHAT THE FUCK DID THE NEON DO?!!??! Edit- I think the ass end of the Challenger is hottttt, but the rest of it is okay. The interior is absolute garbage. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/9 "2009-02-05T14:05:21Z")
that car is a screaming turd, also the auto is faster than the manual, the manual has the wrong ratios to utilize that motor. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/10 "2009-02-05T16:00:09Z")
i dont want anyone to think i mbashing it, i just expected more for 43 grand, ive driven a 74 before without powersteering and it felt a million times nicer and ballsier ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/11 "2009-02-05T16:54:27Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > i dont want anyone to think i mbashing it, i just expected more for 43 grand, ive driven a 74 before without powersteering and it felt a million times nicer and ballsier welcome to new cars. where the feel is taken right out of them from the factory. ---
**Author:** ![nelstoys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@nelstoys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nelstoys)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/12 "2009-02-05T21:16:08Z")
The auto srt8’s have a factory learn period of around 1500 miles. After that the car is a totaly different animal! TRUST ME ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/13 "2009-02-06T04:24:27Z")
> [@nelstoys](#): > > The auto srt8’s have a factory learn period of around 1500 miles. After that the car is a totaly different animal! TRUST ME :lol: Just when you thought ricers would always have the best excuses a domestic guy comes up with this. Bravo sir. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/14 "2009-02-06T04:27:34Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > :lol: > > Just when you thought ricers would always have the best excuses a domestic guy comes up with this. Bravo sir. :mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/15 "2009-02-06T05:11:33Z")
![http://www.carsurvey.org/images/dodge_neon_1.jpg](http://www.carsurvey.org/images/dodge_neon_1.jpg) I was thinking this type of neon… if it can really out handle a Challenger sucks to be that old guy with gray hair i see driving around. Im sure the car is still fun for being a tank though. ---
**Author:** ![nelstoys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@nelstoys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nelstoys)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/16 "2009-02-06T06:51:54Z")
> [@Red00WS6](#): > > = > > I was thinking this type of neon… if it can really out handle a Challenger sucks to be that old guy with gray hair i see driving around. Im sure the car is still fun for being a tank though. Its a dam blast! ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/17 "2009-02-06T06:55:54Z")
I test drove a Charger R/T and SRT-8 along with the Challenger R/T and SRT-8. They are fun cars and they handle ok for how large they are. I personally enjoyed the Charger more then the Challenger, but both cars felt almost lifeless unless driven at the limits. I would take an M3 over either one any day, at least you still \*feel like you’re driving a car. ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/18 "2009-02-06T06:58:36Z")
> [@nelstoys](#): > > Its a dam blast! I would much rather be able to fish tail around a turn then use the hand brake to get side ways in a neon. I wasnt talking about a SRT4 by the way. ---
**Author:** ![nelstoys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@nelstoys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nelstoys)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/19 "2009-02-06T07:11:53Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#): > > I test drove a Charger R/T and SRT-8 along with the Challenger R/T and SRT-8. > > They are fun cars and they handle ok for how large they are. I personally enjoyed the Charger more then the Challenger, but both cars felt almost lifeless unless driven at the limits. > > I would take an M3 over either one any day, at least you still \*feel like you’re driving a car. Oh yea i would have bought an m3, but all new bmw’s look like there painted with a roller! ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544/20 "2009-02-06T07:18:26Z")
> [@nelstoys](#): > > Oh yea i would have bought an m3, but all new bmw’s look like there painted with a roller! What new cars dont, well i can say Lexus had great paint when i worked for them but everybody else is getting cheap on paint [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-srt8-challenger-and/62544.md?page=2)