Mallard

It gets almost the same mileage as a full size truck.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/alfa-romeo-5-year-plan-awdrwd-lineup-and-8-new-products-by-2018-semi-autonomy-from-fiat-chrysler/

First the 4C, then an all new D - segment sedan still unnamed, but spy photos call it Giulia. This should debut at the beginning of 2015, possibly at NAIAS. A year later they will have a full line up of cars and SUV's. The Giulietta as you know it is not coming, and be glad it's not. It's awful. http://m.leftlanenews.com/alfa-romeo-giulia-2016.html

We should just have Dyno Brian follow him around with his trailer.

Shopping tools -> view incentives and offers -> 2014 300 -> view all available offers http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/18/db516196622e4b398ccaa53a31a2299e.jpg

Yes, the V8 has the same cash on the hood as the V6. The V8 has a 5 speed auto, the V6 has an 8 speed.

Have you been in a new Chrysler lately?

Exactly. And she makes half of our income and we have 2 kids, so it's only right to discuss big purchases. This was meant as a fun thread, like the guy that made his wife a PowerPoint presentation about why he should get a Corvette a few months ago.

Buy 2 Hellcat's for the price of one E63AMG? As a rule, anyone considering an E63 isn't allowed to complain about the Charger's weight.

If anyone is in the market for a Chrysler 300, now may be the time to buy. It looks like they are starting to offer big incentives before the 2015 model hits the lot in the winter. You can get $7250 off a 300, 300 Uptown, or 300S RWD, $6000 off a John Varvatos, $5000 off a 300S AWD... If you qualify for Friends/Preferred/Partner pricing this is additional money off on top of that discount, so up to 1% below invoice + $7250 off.

Fun fact: The Ram knob (or all the Chrysler knobs) is the same as the Jags, except the Jag is motorized and aluminum.

It doesn't vs. a column shifter, but the previous Ram had a console shifter and so does the Ford.

The 8 speed comes on the 5.7L now too. On the rotary dial shifter subject, I think it does seem odd at first, but you get used to it and for the amount of console space it frees up it's worth it.

I'm married with 2 kids. She doesn't care about my dick anymore.

Lol, yeah, some are taking this way too seriously. I've been having fun bombarding my wife with reasons why I should have one over the last few weeks, but we've had the conversation and she realistically agreed that I could get a car after the kids are out of day care. (One is 3 years old, the other is 3 weeks) I just need to find ways to pull that ahead.

I told her that her Volt is like carbon credits for me to have a Hellcat. Strike 1.

For the wife?

Charger has 4 doors, same engine, and a higher top speed due to less drag. Plus a few extra inches in the wheelbase for the kids in back.

Lol. May be necessary, but would cut into budget. Over 170 in the standing mile.

...that I need a new Charger Hellcat. Go. http://jalopnik.com/source-hellcat-dynod-up-to-825-hp-but-may-have-emissio-1634869860

He lives in Houston. I don't think rusting from road salt will be an issue.

+1, of course, and on the Friends and Family Plan. (I am almost out for the year) Have you driven an Eco Diesel, yet?

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My first car was a 1992/3 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale. It was a giant couch on wheels with a dash full of buttons for its highly advanced trip computer. The entire dash was digital, but my favorite part was the speedometer. On key up it would do a bulb check and read 188 MPH for a few seconds. I know this was an impossibility, but I was determined to see triple digits light up on that thing. One weekend night we were on some freeway headed home from a haunted house and it turned into a race with some friends. I saw this as my opportunity. I put my foot to the floor as the 3800 S1 made an angry racket. The turnover from 99 to 100 seemed to last forever but at last my dreams were coming true. My joy was quickly overcome as we hit a decent size bump at almost the exact moment we turned 100. At first I thought we had broken the sound barrier, but I quickly came to my senses and realized it was much worse. The body motions of the Delta 88 Royale were not well controlled at 35 mph, let alone 100. Admittedly, with 189k miles on it the shocks were probably due for replacement. Either way, "floaty" would be an understatement. We bounced violently, uncontrollably as I tried to coast down. Hitting the brakes wouldn't have made much of a difference, as they were as awful as the suspension. Somehow we weren't launched off the road but we were lucky there wasn't another bump following the first because things may have ended differently.

I actually think it's the opposite; the Corvette has elevated its performance to the Vipers level, not that the Viper has been tamed. Ralph may have said that he was trying to make it more livable, but it's still very much a drivers car that will bite you. Even Randy Probst said in his Motor Trend review that the car scared him when trying to push it. Others tell me he's not really a good driver and there's no way a stock ZR1 would beat a Viper (this was from people who have track driven both and don't work for Chrysler). I think part of the problem with Viper is it used to be a single halo car, available in coupe and roadster. Now there are 4 Viper models (SRT, GT, GTS, TA) which probably doesn't support the low volume of each, and there's not even an ACR yet. Also, SRT tries to keep their cars easy to maintain for track days for the grassroots enthusiast. Because of this the new car didn't get things like carbon ceramic brakes, which I feel should be on a car of that price. That would elevate the performance and make it more exclusive, however, a large percentage of Vipers do see track time and I'm sure this is a probable reason for their decision. Sergio mandated that every brand had to stand on its own and be profitable. Now that SRT is gone and absorbed by Dodge, they can afford slimmer margins on these cars and still keep the books balanced.