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Old May 29, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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Default Re: Test drove a "new" srt-6 today
Mrobinso,

I agree that it is an individual's choice as to which model suits you best. I am not a ricer nor street racer, however I do like to take the car to the track on occasion and having the extra "go" when merging on to a fast moving freeway or passing is very nice. I always wanted a powerful car but always had to compromise while bringing up a family. Now we have an empty nest and an SUV to haul other things, so my SRT6 only has to haul @$$. LOL

Brianbrave,

Your write-up is very articulate and detailed. From a personal side I have to disagree though. You did not indicate if your '06 was an auto or manual. That might account for the perception of the SRT6 not being as fast as you thought it would be. You did say it was faster 0-70 "...WOW...", but you don't think it is much faster from 70-135.

I have not yet hit 135 (did hit 130 on the California Speedway during a track day), but can say that cruising at 70-80 on the freeway and blipping the throttle to make a pass/lane change will shove you back in the seat and pull 90-100 VERY quickly. IMHO I don't think a non-SRT would come close.

No disrespect but you claimed that a used car was out of the question. You then talked about "...an SRT-6 that had already clocked 180 miles. I could tell from the shredded tires and filthy interior that car had been joy-ridden by about 30 potential customers. " I can understand your reluctance to buy such a car.

What I can't understand is how you take a new car with "...less than 75 miles on the clock..." that has been sitting on the lot for a couple years (with no oil change I am sure) and start testing 0-70 times and 70-135 performance.

You also said it had "...totally rust pitted brake rotors beyond specifications that I felt need to be replaced. If you took those rotors in to be turned I would say that an honest shop would say no. It wasn’t just surface rust but pits." yet you were unimpressed when you tested its brakes and thought they weren't much better than your '06 fitted with drilled and slotted rotors? Did you take your test drive at a race track?

You commented about the thrashed "joy-ridden" SRT at the first dealer, didn't you do much the same to the one you test drove?


 
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