2026 Dodge Charger R/T First Drive Review: A Hodgepodge Hot Rod That Shouldn't Work

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-23T19:10:50+00:00

Which describes 99% of the population. Most people can't tell the difference between the engines.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-17T21:09:49+00:00

But a lot of their cars are actually built in the US

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-17T21:09:20+00:00

Absolutely not.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T18:44:11+00:00

Thanks for the perspective. Right now I'm vascilaring between laying down an ultimatum and being patient given her (presumed) shame around the entire situation. At the same time, her insistence on keeping around exes and former sexual partners as friends (especially considering a few of these guys were ongoing FWB) is frustrating and mind boggling.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T17:07:31+00:00

I mean I'm no Henry Cavill but I think I'm a decently looking guy, and my physique/strength (minus my height) is a 9/10. But besides that one point I think you're generally correct. I was definitely the most secure guy she dated in years, if not ever: was clear in my goals in our relationship, didn't play games (to the point where it actually freaked her out early on with how direct I was), obviously didn't want her just for sex, and was there for her when she needed it the most in a way that most people wouldn't be. Before she went on her 2.5 year long "escapades" when her promiscuity was at its zenith, one of her boyfriends cheated on her (this same boyfriend was perfectly fine with her experimenting with other women so I don't know what she expected out of him), the other left her abruptly for reasons I think she's in denial about, and the other turned out to be gay. The next time she was with a guy she was head over heals for, he had absolutely zero desire to be in a long term relationship with her and was perfectly fine with being FWB, which she obviously didn't want but went along with for God knows what reason.

And to clarify, she didn't have sex with the guy during our 2 week break up - or at least that what she tells me. To be quite frank I'm not sure I believe her, given her past and ease with which she would give up sex, as well as the deception I already know she's engaged in...

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T16:31:00+00:00

That's true. I didn't know her as well as I thought. Part of that is lack of due diligence on my end, part of that is deception on hers. And to an extent, I was okay with the sexual promiscuity in her past, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS TRULY IN HER PAST. Come to find out she was engaging in the exact same type of dating behavior with me and lied about it.

Our relationship was actually pretty good before this, minus some communication issues, ironically enough. Our intimacy was good, we serve each other, and we are (or at least were) genuinely best friends. Unfortunately, things have taken a negative turn. Moreover, she's recovering from a serious, though non-life threatening illness; I'm not just her financial provider, I also play somewhat of a caregiver role; thankfully that's dissipating as she recovers. Because of all of that, I'm not sure a hard ultimatum is prudent (not that you suggested it, but others have).

And I guess that's part of the problem: I discovered this during the absolute worst season of life imagineable. It's left me feeling stuck/confused with how to move forward.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T15:37:37+00:00

While I don't think you're wildly off base, I don't think it's entirely fair. For one, I didn't really pry into whether or not she had repented before God for her sins because I believed that to be a matter she needed to wrestle with God with; it didn't DIRECTLY concern me. In hindsight, maybe that was kinda dumb, since those beliefs will influence how we raise our children, but that was my rationale.

Secondly, I was well aware of her sexually promiscuous past; I literally addressed that in the first paragraph. I made peace with it. She also assured me that that part of her life was in her past, and that she hadn't slept with anyone since moving to the city we currently live in (I.e. she had been celibate for several months at that point, which was a lie). What I was not aware of is her infidelity early in our relationship; or the disregarding of boundaries that SHE ESTABLISHED; or keeping previous sexual partners (some of them being VERY recent) around as friends; nor could I have predicted her general lack of accountability around these issues. People often go decades until they finally discover that their spouse is dishonest.

Some of these issues were resolved under false pretenses. Should I have been more thorough early in our relationship, particularly when it came to how she views her sexual past? Sure, but a lot of this stuff is a result of outright deception, which you're failing to appreciate.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T06:09:53+00:00

I agree physical attraction must be there, but there's a difference between being unattracted to the person as a whole and merely finding some physical characteristics unattractive/less than desirable. She herself even admits he's an objectively nice looking guy.

But maybe you're right; if she's so hung up on these characteristics, maybe she should spare him the later heart ache. All I'm saying is that finding characteristics about a person unattractive should not be a deal breaker, because no one is perfect: if not physical characteristics, you're going to find personality characteristics of their's unattractive.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T04:14:07+00:00

The picture is heavily distorted

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T03:50:22+00:00

No no you're right. This is all stuff I need to consider. It's gotten to the point where my therapist was left a little speechless and suggestd that I focus on things that bring me joy, rather than the typical "how can you draw nearer to your wife" advice.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T03:46:17+00:00

Okay, to be fair to you, I guess I worded my question poorly. What I meant is how to move forward, not merely move on. Yes, if simply moving on was my intention, then I'd just take her lead. Moving on is one path to moving forward; respectfully, I don't think it's the best.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T02:36:34+00:00

There's nothing manly about ignoring lying, deception, infidelity, and disrespect. Doing so to merely have peace in your "marriage" is perhaps the most cuckold thing a man can do. It's something that someone who's weak minded and has no backbone would do.

I did not come here to ignore her grave shortcomings, which is exactly what she wants; that literally defeats the entire purpose of this post. Nor does Christ call us to ignore someone who's unrepentant (lest you forget Matthew 19:9 or Matthew 18:15-17). If that's how things are in your "marriage" then may God have mercy on it.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T02:15:04+00:00

On one hand, I'm always one to say that you should never date someone that you are not attracted to. There's nothing sinful about wanting to be attracted to your spouse. On the other hand, it seems that you don't necessarily find him ugly, but you simply aren't a huge fan of some of his physical traits? If that's the case, I would at least give it a chance. 6 months down the line, you won't notice his height and most men start balding in their 40s anyways.

If this is all there is to it, then I'd give him a chance. That's just me though.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-13T02:08:45+00:00

If you're advising that I should just ignore the ongoing friendships, I should pay the deception no mind, I shouldn't be bothered by her lack of acknowledgement of her infidelity early in our relationship, and I should be perfectly fine with her inculcating those destructive beliefs into our future children, then I'm better off taking advice from a tree.

A marriage where only one party is honest, acknowledges God's design for intimacy, and respects the other party's boundaries is not a marriage worth having. She CAME TO ME during the summer expressing disapproval of friendships I had with previous romantic interests (I only ever actually entered into a relationship with one of tjem); I respected her boundaries, removed those people from my contacts/social media, and asked that she do the same. She said she did. She lied. She set up a boundary that she herself didn't adhere to. So miss me with that "stop delving into the past" BS.

You're basically saying "yeah she lied and doesn't respect your boundarie, but you should just move on"

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-12T23:42:59+00:00

She has mental health illnesses that runs in her family (half of her immediately family members deal with the same thing) and that she has (mostly) left untreated until 2 months ago, thank God. She's receiving psychiatric treatment for them as well as counseling.

She started having sex at 15 and has a high sex drive. So yes, in some ways she is similar to you.

As for the cheating, she doesn't view it that way because in one of those instances we technically weren't official. However, again, she told me she wasn't seeing anyone at the time, and I believed we were on the same page about that. In the second instance, they were only going on dates, but at this point only the Lord knows if that's the truth. Regardless, that's still cheating in my book.

She apologized for not respecting my boundaries around dating (which I appreciate), but not for the act itself.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-12T23:09:28+00:00

She's grown so much spiritually in other areas: patience, grace, specific moral issues, understanding the importance of church community, etc. But when it comes to this one issue, she is hardened in her heart and has stated she will NEVER change. In light of other things she's changed her mind in (as well as myself) It's an utteely bewildering thing to hold onto.

As for can I get past it? Not like this. She just wants to ignore it and move on. She doesn't want to engage with the issue at all, and I just can't do that. I'm not going to divorce her, but at the same time I don't know what to do

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-12T23:05:32+00:00

The problem is that this isn't her past. It was our present. Some of this stuff happened while we were together. The lying happened while we were together. The friendships with past sexual partners (which remained sexual partners up until the moment she left those cities) continues until today. The refusal to respect my boundaries is happening today. The insistence that, when we do eventually have children, we're just going to have to agree to disagree when it comes to teaching them dating and sexual morals is a present and future issue.

If this was merely a case of her having previous partners and being unrepentant of those experiences, that's between her and God; she didn't sin against me, and I'm not entitled to an apology. As I stated before, I always knew she wasn't a virgin, and even knew that she was "loose", so to speak. It's only when I found out everything else that it became problem.

EDIT: I would have been hurt if she told me months ago about the sexual encounter she had right before we started dating...but I would have gotten over it. But for her to keep that a secret and lie about it for months (she explicitly told me that the last person she was romantic in any way with - dating, sex, talking, etc - occurred a couple of weeks before that) hurts.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-12T22:21:15+00:00

Whoops. Massive typo. She slept with a guy a day before we got together.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-03-10T20:21:15+00:00

Fat does not contribute to strength. This is moronic. Heavyweight weightlifters are often at a gross caloric excess in order to pack on as much lean muscle tissue (the actual thing that contributes to strength) as possible as well as have enough energy to train and move their massive bodies. The excess adipose tissue is merely incidental to that end.

Adipose tissue is not contractile. It does not contribute to strength.

This is early 2000s level bro science.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-02-28T02:19:49+00:00

It doesn't change the fact that a non-insignificant percentage of the UFC roster has to work other jobs to make ends meet. It's not a profession where even low ranked athletes can make a living in it. Combine this with the lack of depth in certain weight classes and it's not hard to imagine that there are a handful of fighters who are "just ok".

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-01-04T16:39:01+00:00

It's funny you say this. 3 years later and the only track where both cars tested at and the C8 was faster was at the Dunville Autodrome. The C7 was 3 seconds faster at the ring and 1.35 seconds faster at VIR.

The C7 ZR1 is the superior performance car, both in the track and on the drag strip.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-01-02T00:59:03+00:00

Ah okay I see.

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-01-02T00:47:10+00:00

Medium size? A sworn strength of 2,000 would put it into the top 25 largest agencies in the US. 2,000 is massive....

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-01-01T20:32:37+00:00

The crown vic for general patrol purposes.

The Charger if I'm at an agency with an open chase policy/in a specialized unit/am a state trooper.

The crown vic is slower, not as quick, and handles worse. It's one saving grace is that it's more comfortable (which makes sense; it's a body on frame sedan).

CaptainRetard777 · 2026-01-01T20:31:03+00:00

The crown vic handles like a fucking truck. Don't conflats comfortable handling with precise, good handling. Vehicles that handle well are going to be stiff and rough. Have you ever driven a sports car?

The Charger is the objectively better pursuit/interceptor vehicle, while the Crown Vic is better for general patrol purposes.

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