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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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I really do not know what to think of this car. Part of me wants to love it because its a big rwd V8 evoking nostalgia from a time that was much before mine. However, when I look at the original Challenger or Cuda, I see pretty much the same car that we have here from a standpoint of aesthetics. To most people that is probably a good thing, but I cannot get that thought out of my mind as to why they decided to copy something from the past. It could be a lack of creativity or a modern interpretation of something from the past, but to me its a clone of something that has already been and I want nothing to do with it. I would have liked to have seen a creative and artistic vision of what a Challenger might have looked like in the year 2010, instead, I have a very good looking car that has already had its time, which is clearly not now.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Black annd Silver pics....

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/silver-and-...hallenger-srt8/

Looks great, interior be damned!
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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these will be like the new mustang.....EVERYWHERE. good one for dodge, but like its been to obviously pointed out before, dodge means TO AVOID.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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too big for me
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ionlylive,Feb 6 2008, 01:46 PM
too big for me
Dodge could throw in a booster seat or some platform shoes...
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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call me crazy but I really like this thing. They did a great job of capturing the classic musclecar look and then making it a bit more modern. I think this is Dodge's way of saying "sorry about the Charger".
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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IMO, it's overpriced. At $39-40k, I'll take a C6.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by versionJDM,Feb 6 2008, 05:25 PM
these will be like the new mustang.....EVERYWHERE. good one for dodge, but like its been to obviously pointed out before, dodge means TO AVOID.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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Am I the only one who is sick of "Retro" look? Sure they look good for a year or so, but it gets old really fast. Mustang was cool when it first came out, but now the design looks really out dated.

On the side note, Challenger looks better than Mustang.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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Isnt it a limited run of 5k or something like that 1st year? Im curious to see what GM is going to be able to do w/ the Camaro. They have gotten alot better with their cars. Especially with the interior. The new Malibu is amazing compared to what it used to be.
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