Brought A New Car - 470BHP

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Been toying with getting a replacement for my two year old Ranger. Decided it was time to go back to something to give me the grin factor.

Brought Bought one identical to this after spotting it outside a dealership in Gosford, should be picking up this weekend!



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Edited by StefanVXR8 on Monday 28th October 05:54

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Elatino1 said:

Where did you bring it to?

LOL, thanks for picking up my typo!

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forzaminardi said:

Looks great. I fancy one also, slightly left-field alternative to the usual suspects.

For sure. The number of big engined, RWD cars is shrinking fast also. It has decent tech levels to keep up with most of the modern stuff too. I thought my Ranger Wildtrack was well equipped with driving tech until I read the specs of the current 300.

Picking it up tomorrow!



Stef

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motomk said:

Very Nice!
Sat in a Challenger a few months back, but decided I didn't fit.
I might have to sit in a 300, as I really like its twin the Charger.

Chargers are awesome, spending a lot of time in the US with my new job and seen and heard a few Hellcat versions too

Stef

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motomk said:

That is the one I like! Charger Hellcat. Not a fan of the wide body versions looks a bit.....well....wide! .

How long will the 300 stay stock?!

Haha, good question. Will see how it goes and sounds first, compared to my 1st gen this has more power, active exhaust and adaptive suspension so it depends how good those features are initially.

My 1st gen had a cat back wider exhaust, with electric cutout valves just behind the cats, a full CAI and was customer tuned to 500BHP which was pretty good for naturally aspirated.

Stef

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A44RON said:

superb

I take it you'll be running a Valentine V1 in this to avoid the revenue-gatherers?

Haha, yes I might have to look in to one!

Stef

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Bibbs said:

A mate had an older 300, few big-ish issues (like needing to replace the dashboard due to warping and spliting) but it's a lot of car for the money.

I've had a couple in the past, albeit back in the UK, one was the CRD and he second was the SRT8. The only issues I encountered were corrosion on the alloys of the first, it had Startech ones and not the originals.

This one feels a million miles apart from the 1st gen (mine is a gen 3), so fingers crossed!!



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Bibbs said:

Dash carpet, it's the Australian way!

....and cover up that extended leather topped dashboard?

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Averaging 11.4/100 at the moment. It shuts half the engine down at cruise.

Mind you, I am taking it easy for the first 1000k’s...



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Hopefully lower, we all know the opportunity to drive it like we stole it is rare here, so it should remain pretty good overall.

Even at 110kmh it’s only on about 1500rpm, the 8 speed auto is really good.

Stef

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Good thanks mate, have a few thousand K’s under its belt now and all good.

Averaging around 10L/100km, no issues so far except the fitted Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercars don’t like the wet!

Still makes me smile every time I drive it.

Stef

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Pommy said:

10l/100 is incredible! You must be driving it too softly

Its a car you cant help but respect even if its not your thing.

How does its performance compare to your past cars?

It’s as quick as any I’ve had, even the supercharged VXR8, that was always let down by the auto gearbox, it struggled with the power even though it was remapped, you couldn’t just floor it.

The SRT has an 8 speed ZF which is a delight, in sport mode changes are super quick.

It’s also bloody loud! Both my VXR8’s were loud with the Wortec systems but for a standard exhaust the SRT is really loud.

I flew out to Canberra yesterday and left my car with the valet parking in Sydney, they started it up as I was walking away and I thought, st that sounds so good! Forgot to put it in valet mode though!

Stef

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Jader1973 said:

Cylinder deactivation makes a huge difference.

I'd get 10 out of a 6 litre VF (which had it) whereas the 6.2s (which didn't) were up at 13, and that was 90% freeway with the cruise on!

Yeah, the VE SS I had in Perth when I first emigrated would do around 13/100, that was pre-deactivation model, pretty much the same as the FJ Cruiser I later went too, although in a run I’d get in to the 11’s.

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romeodelta said:

Still on the radar for me.

Although I might end up with the Grand Cherokee SRT with the same engine as a compromise, as the wife will be able to drive it.

I had a V8 SS as well, but she said it was too big.

At normal/low speeds in auto, does it feel like a 'normal' car? It's only when you floor it, all hell breaks loose?

I like the Grand Cherokee, especially in white but there’s a big difference in price over the 300 and I couldn’t really justify the extra.

Yep, at low speeds it’s all pretty normal, if you keep it in auto setting it sits in street mode and gear changes, suspension and steering are great, switch it to sport though and even at lower speeds it livens up a bit! Track mode is just a little too harsh for the majority of our roads. Not sure if it’s similar with the GC.

I couldn’t recommend it enough, if you want stupidly fast, big with plenty of tech at a reasonable cost, there’s very little out there to match it.

Stef

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Here's a pretty decent review and road test from Carsales...

https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/chry...

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