Joe your the best guy on this forum hands down. Everything you have said, I have agreed. Keep up the great posts!!!!

- Jeffy James

 

Hey Joe,
So you think having a safe car produces bad drivers? Bad drivers will be bad drivers no matter how well the car was built. Its just that today's laws and industry standards are more strict than they were back then. If your reasoning is true, do you want to go back to the first automobiles built w/ no seat belts, airbags, radial tires, etc. Then do you think this will create safer and more intelligent driver?

Also, do you know why the new charger is heavier, it all the new technology used on TODAY'S vehicles. Meaning computers, electronic devices, upgraded chassis...so for you to say that is a worse car b/c of the weight is not a good argument.

And you said most of us have been waiting for, a mustang fighter. I agree with a lot of people, in that this car should have been given another name instead of the the charger name, but the dealers and the current car buying market is demanding more and more performance oriented sedans. Just look at everyone else in the industry, BMW 5-series, MB E-class, Nissan Maxima, Infiniti M45, Toyota/Lexus GS, VW Pheaton....the list goes on. I agree the mustang is a good looking car, but that all Ford has right now to compete in the car segment with their lagging Ford 500, Freestyle, and Montego. Its like seeing it from a Ford guy, "why can't we have something like a crossfire or a PT cruiser". It all business and $$ oriented. And by the way, have you checked out the annual build numbers for the LX line, its doing pretty good. I'm sure DCX will create a cheap performance vehicle like a mustang in the near future, but right now, DCX is doing very well w/ the LX platform.

my 2 cents on the subject.

 

I am old enough to have owned and driven 60's and 70's cars when they were new. The good old days were only old. not good.

So the SRT8 is heavier, but still faster, and as a moter vehicle it is superior. Again, style and doors do not make quality.

DC is not having any trouble selling all the LX's they can build. Ford and GM should be so good.

DC is not likely to make a 2 door Charger so get over it and enjoy a fine car of today. There is no reason that you can't like the old ones and the new ones. They are different cars for different times.

 

"DC is not likely to make a 2 door Charger so get over it and enjoy a fine car of today. There is no reason that you can't like the old ones and the new ones. They are different cars for different times. "

I am full aware that dc will not make a two door charger. But I do agree with your last statement, different cars for different times. Alas this car is no Charger. Just saw one at the plant today, a silver RT. Looked like it belonged in an enterprise rental lot. Heard that type of comment by several other co workers. I am sure this is a great car, but it is not a Charger.

By the way any LX without the hemi is NOT selling. Chrysler just put out an extra incentive to get the V6 models moving.

Joe

 

Anything is possible...

 

Hi Everyone. My name is LindaP and I'm a Marketing Representative with the Dodge Information Center. I read through this thread and thought maybe I could add some insight. Would that be alright with all of you?

 

Tell us what you know LindaP

 

Thanks Rustypaws, I’ll try my best to clarify what I’ve read so far. First let me say that Chud298 is correct, anything IS possible. Saying that DCX won’t build a 2 door version of the Charger may be premature at this point. The vehicle hasn’t even hit dealerships yet and I have to keep with the position that talking about any future product plans would be premature as well. However, DCX has not came out and said that it’s an impossibility. So there’s always hope, jgralka. The feedback we’ve been getting with the new Dodge Charger is amazing. We appreciate anything our loyal customers and potential customers have to say and the fact that I’m responding to this thread communication is proof that we are listening.
There are 2 schools of thought with the new Dodge Charger. It’s either loved for everything new that it embodies or it’s disappointing to those who cherish the Charger for what it was remembered as being. I’ve said before, the memories this vehicle has instilled, is not lost to us. It is important to note as well that idea of a Dodge sedan was in mind long before the name Charger was mentioned. We want it to be thought of for what it is, innovative, bold and confident. The 2006 Dodge Charger looks aggressive, it’s powerful and functional and it’s priced competitively based on features, NOT the name.
Hopefully, I’ve shed a little more light on this popular topic and I’ll be around. Thanks again for giving me the opportunity to join the discussion. Keep the communication going!

 

exactly, this is 2005, not whenever the hell time frame you people are stuck in. this is 2005 and this is what is the best avaible for 2005. grow up, embrace the present, and look forward to the future, but teh past is done and over wiht it, so deal with it. no matter what the hell it is called, it is a very atractive car, and with MODERN american muscle. i cant wait until i get through college, so i can get one myself. by then they will be 6 speed automatic, and with that trans, it would be the perfect car for me.

Welcome to teh site LindaP. glad to see DCX is listenign to the people.

 

LindaP, as much as I'd love to believe you that a two door is still possible its just not feasible. Remember it was Trevor Creed that told us "coupes don't sell." Also he said besides the viper and crossfire we will not be producing coupes anytime soon. Plus an entire new platform would have to be developed for a coupe which would take quite a while to develop. And Nicko I don't know of anyone who was asking for a 300 with an ugly front end and an intrepid rear end. So I don't know who they are listening to, but they need to stop.

Joe