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ORIGINAL: ManMuscle
SERIOUSLY GUYS, ITS NOT THE 1960'S!!!!!!!! GET OVER IT!!!!!! The general public does not have the same affection for the charger that they have for the mustang. People consider the mustang the real deal american muscle car. I say only becuase the vette is a lil expensive for most people, and the stang is more affordable. The mustang is the only muscle car(aside fromt eh vette) that hasnt been canceled. That says something about the car. The reason ford can go retro w/ the stang because it has a rich heritage that they can use to sparks memories in people which sparks emotions which makes people want to buy it. What heritage does the charger really have??? dukes of hazzard??? Thats what everyday people think of when they hear its name. I would liek to have seen a few more retro cues but this car does look tough, aggressive and most of all like an AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR!!!!!! They cant use the 99 concept becuase it was on an old platform which has been junked. Its time to move on. There will plenty of special addition chargers and when they refresh them they put more retro cues in, im sure. But til them we have a badass looking hot rod to hand imports thier asses with and now dodge can FINALLY take on other american car companies.
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Thanks for that tidbit of wisdom, Captain Obvious. Now, how 'bout getting a clue? I'm fully aware of the date on the calendar. I'm also fully aware of the status of the Mustang- funny you try to use that as a point of comparison, since it is the V8 powered, rear drive, manual transmission, affordable car with decent styling that DCX could have built. Have you swallowed the Creed mindset hook line & sinker? The Mustang must be such a success because nobody wants one! It's just because it's always been there? Give me a break.... in the late '70's and early '80's they were no better than any of the turds anybody else was building either!
You sound like like exactly the audience the Stuttgart drones are aiming for- you and the lead-footed soccer moms who will probably buy this new Charger. And you're probably right.... nobody under the age of 35 even remembers what the Charger used to be to the Dodge name. Well....... I DO!!! And it's about time YOU got over THAT!! My issue with this car continues to be the NAME! I don't like the car much itself, but the name pi$$e$ me off! Apparently we need ANOTHER butt kicking sedan, to go along with the other one we already have, and a station wagon, and a truck....... just don't wish for a half way decent coupe though! It won't SELL!!! But a poorly styled sedan with an outstanding drivetrain with a NAME from the past...... ah, that's the key to generating sales! Heck, it worked SO well for Pontiac.... and they even started with a coupe!
I've made my last post on this subject. Creed should be fired, this new pig should be called the Polara, and I'll be driving a Mustang in 2007. If that's living in the past and sending me to hell, then so be it!!!!!!!!![:@][:'(]