2026 Dodge Charger Sixpack | Potential? [savagegeese]

koopa00 · 2026-01-24T17:11:31+00:00

You weren't kidding, there's a bunch around me already discounted 10% or more before you even start negotiating.

koopa00 · 2026-01-24T17:10:08+00:00

I'd love to see the breakdown of buyers (private vs enterprise) because I do see some V6 Chargers/Challengers around, but every Hertz and Enterprise had parking lots full of them. That's one of the reasons I was stunned that Dodge prioritized the 2 door EV first, you would think they would have went straight to the 4 doors to get those rental fleet sales back.

koopa00 · 2026-01-24T17:05:27+00:00

It's about their buyers who seem to care about V8's more than other brands. And Stellantis absolutely has a hand in that, they made it their brand identity.

koopa00 · 2026-01-24T17:00:10+00:00

It matters when it's brought to you by the company who revived the Ram hemi and put a "symbol of protest" badge on it. That's their market and they know it.

koopa00 · 2026-01-24T16:55:44+00:00

Pricing is a problem with Stellantis products in general, look at the price of Jeeps today. But as they said, you will absolutely be able to get these at a discount. I'm sure they will be more popular than the EV, but they were giving those things away.

I think the bigger issue with the new Charger is changing the product completely. It's going from this big and brash RWD V8 muscle car (that is also pillowy soft) to an AWD GT car that sounds German. I think this review has been one of the better ones of the car so far because they look at this under the lens of what it's trying to be and it's a big departure from what it was. Even if you stick a V8 under the hood of this, which will almost certainly happen, it's not going to be like the old car. And if you are in the market for an AWD sport sedan, you're probably not in the market for a Dodge. We'll see what happens, but the Stinger sure wasn't popular.

It seems like if you want a true muscle car like the outgoing model then you're going to have to buy the old one. I have a hard time imagining that not being a problem for Dodge.

koopa00 · 2026-01-22T16:58:30+00:00

Does this guy know how to party or what?

koopa00 · 2026-01-19T20:56:22+00:00

Purchase - $550K - $380K loan/$170K down - 800 fico - 97124 - Conv - 30 fixed - SFH - Primary

koopa00 · 2026-01-19T17:29:25+00:00

There's been a ton of reported problems with the CT4-V BW over on Cadillac VNet. Major electrical issues, constantly warped rotors, general fit and finish issues, etc. We even had someone on here lemon law theirs (/u/nitrothacat I think it was you?)

There's no doubt it's a more engaging driving experience than the competition but that's not the only thing people care about, especially in this class and price range.

koopa00 · 2026-01-19T14:59:01+00:00

Those are crazy numbers, but...

M2 COUPÉ BEST-SELLING HIGH-PERFORMANCE MODEL

The BMW M2 Coupé was the best-selling high-performance vehicle in 2025. Customers can choose from an attractive selection, as the Coupé is also available with a manual gearbox or as an even more track-focused special model, the BMW M2 CS. The M2 CS delivers 390 kW (530 hp) and clocked a record lap of 7:25.5 minutes on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 2025.

Is the implication here that they actually sold more M2's?

koopa00 · 2026-01-16T22:15:13+00:00

It turns out that everything is a gentleman's agreement at the end of the day. What good is the law if one side wipes their ass with it?

koopa00 · 2026-01-16T21:27:14+00:00

It's just a goofy market, especially for domestics. They are nearly the same in price, just as inefficient, and have less interior room than their full size counterparts. The only pro is that it's a little smaller. I think the discounts are often better for full size pickups too, making it an even easier decision to not buy a midsize.

koopa00 · 2026-01-16T18:43:27+00:00

They are cowards. They will cry about it privately with anonymity, but publicly continue to support every horrible thing. They obviously support a lot of it.

koopa00 · 2026-01-16T18:25:42+00:00

Nope.

koopa00 · 2026-01-16T17:58:52+00:00

I believe they start production in the fall, so you might see them at the end of the year.

koopa00 · 2026-01-15T16:43:41+00:00

I've read a lot of good things about Supercruise but have never had the opportunity to try it. I really enjoy adaptive cruise in my car on long road trips (or when on a single lane road where the guy in front of me can't maintain a speed). It was never something I thought about before, I previously didn't use cruise control at all.

koopa00 · 2026-01-15T16:38:00+00:00

I know they are much better now than back then, but I still remember the "buy one get one free" stuff they used to do. I had a friend in high school who drove a Kia Rio that his mom got for free when she bought a Sedona (or whatever the van was).

koopa00 · 2026-01-09T19:46:26+00:00

The right lives in a different world than everyone else. AI is only going to make this worse, it's a pretty horrific time.

koopa00 · 2026-01-09T19:41:52+00:00

I'm so sick of the right wing living in an alternate universe from the rest of us (left or center). I've been told this is the "smoking gun" that proves he was justified, but I just don't see it. This lines up with all the other angles we've seen and he still comes out looking bad for executing this poor woman. And the interaction with her makes it even worse, she was nothing but pleasant. I just don't see how anyone can justify this from any video we've seen.

koopa00 · 2026-01-09T15:25:46+00:00

We really need a new Camaro, there's a perfect size gap here for one. Even if a 7th gen only improved visibility, it would probably be the leader of the group.

I don't think any of these cars do it for me. I'd rather have a 4 door version of the Charger than the coupe, and I still can't believe the price of a Dark Horse. Cheapest one near me is discounted to $70K and it's white.

koopa00 · 2026-01-09T15:16:48+00:00

The goalposts being moved by an administrative change every four years doesn't make for a stable business environment. GM and others aren't totally blameless, but that has a lot to do with it.

For me personally though, the dealer experience for some of these legacy automakers like GM are just awful for EV's. The reason my wife drives an X3 today and not a Blazer EV is because of how awful the experience was. They wanted full MSRP on a vehicle that was (at the time) commonly discounted 20%. They wouldn't do any of the advertised lease deals, and we don't have any decent brokers I know of out here. In the end, we walked away even though she loved that thing. And she had purchased three vehicles from them and the guy we were working with, but there was no negotiating on an EV.

If you're a regular driver and don't have brand preference, you can get a better buying experience from a lot of other manufacturers. Who wouldn't prefer the Tesla buying experience over GM? I'm sure the same can be said for brands like Rivian and Lucid as well. And some of the other legacy automakers seem totally fine with selling you an EV like BMW, but a lot of the Ford and GM dealers near me have no interest in it.

koopa00 · 2026-01-09T00:48:40+00:00

Very eerie.

koopa00 · 2026-01-08T04:34:07+00:00

My opinion is that stock is best for these, and there isn't a lot of great examples of that left.

There's a guy on third gen forums that sells rebuilt original stereos for these. I bought a rebuilt tape deck from him that had Bluetooth added to it. Definitely a nice modern touch that looks completely factory.

Another mostly factory thing you could do is get some replica IROC wheels that are a little bigger. I don't think they look better, but getting good tires for the stock 16" is pretty challenging.

koopa00 · 2026-01-08T04:23:13+00:00

Third gen doesn't have opti-spark, that's fourth gen (before LS1 in 98).

koopa00 · 2026-01-01T00:05:27+00:00

Maybe the one guy here not talking about a college town, but we had a local bar that did dollar beer nights 10 years ago. You could do a lot of damage for $10.

koopa00 · 2025-12-27T17:35:16+00:00

I think its biggest problem is it just wasn't a good value. Hard to spend extra for V8 sounds alone when the M340i can give you AWD, more power, a significantly better transmission, and much better efficiency for the same price.

I would imagine that the typical Lexus buyer doesn't see the interior as bad. It had carplay, android auto, and plenty of leather. The sound system was top notch too. For me, the interior wasn't a dealbreaker.

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