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Test Drive SRT-6 Today

Old Oct 9, 2004 | 11:22 PM
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All I can say is WOW you do feel the Ponies !

At any point in throttle responce it has all kinds of power !

Is it worth the almost twice the cost of 2 stock 04s ? Only if you love 0-60@ 5 seconds .My everyday driving no.Weekend fun maybe.

The brakes feel even better!

I like the seats .

HATE the WING !!
 
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Old Oct 10, 2004 | 09:19 AM
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If I could get an SRT6 in the Coupe body, I would upgrade.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2004 | 10:30 AM
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that Extra 2 seconds faster feeling is awsome.After driving it I decided to just use more pedal on mine,not the same but worth every penny !

One thing though the rear tires were the same size as the stock XF I thought they were to have 1 size larger ! Is this a mistake.It had 255/35/19

The areo blue was nice but I still love the Alabaster!

Hate the Wing !
 
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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a local dealer removed the big srt wing at the customers request...filled the holes and resprayed the hatch...for the clean look.

i bet the customer signed a big waiver for the rear down force issue at high speeds.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 09:35 AM
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Can't they put the autowing in ?It seems like it would be easy to do !
 
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 06:22 AM
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a local dealer removed the big srt wing at the customers request...filled the holes and resprayed the hatch...for the clean look.

i bet the customer signed a big waiver for the rear down force issue at high speeds.
Unfortunately this is forbidden in Europe, because the wing is a relevant part for the car's safety because of the rear down force. Without the wing the car is too light at the rear when braking down from speeds exceeding 120MPH. I admid it is just a relevant problem when driving on the German Autobahn, but that's the law.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by andrew
a local dealer removed the big srt wing at the customers request...filled the holes and resprayed the hatch...for the clean look.

i bet the customer signed a big waiver for the rear down force issue at high speeds.
Ask the dealer how much they want for the wing REDCROSS and I love it and HE (WE) want one!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 09:38 AM
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I'm trying to get an SRT-6 this weekend ! I'll sell the wing maybe for exchanging the auto one !Even up !Let me know.If you can do?
 
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 04:35 PM
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Sounds great with me. the only thing is we both will have some body shop painting to do.
My wing assembly system is Red and I suppose you will be staying with Alabaster.
BTW, I found out today that DC DOES NOT OFFER RED as a SRT6 color choice.
ONLY Alabaster, SSB, AERO Blue and Black....................that's it!!
Let me know when ready.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by english_bob
If I could get an SRT6 in the Coupe body, I would upgrade.
It is coming in May 2005 Bob, in RHD but Auto only. about £32k we reckon
 
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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Sounds great with me. the only thing is we both will have some body shop painting to do.
My wing assembly system is Red and I suppose you will be staying with Alabaster.
BTW, I found out today that DC DOES NOT OFFER RED as a SRT6 color choice.
ONLY Alabaster, SSB, AERO Blue and Black....................that's it!!
Let me know when ready.
I didn't see that Alabaster was an SRT color I have to check that out .I may get SSB or Graphite.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 08:42 PM
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I didn't see that Alabaster was an SRT color I have to check that out .I may get SSB or Graphite.
The reason I know is that I went out over the weekend seeking a RED SRT6. Found One Black at one Dealer, another Black at another Dealer and then a AERO Blue at another Dealer. Two other Dealers had NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I drove the AERO.............................................. THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!
When I said check all inventory for a RED one the list came back "0"!!!!!!!!
Then I said "ORDER" second block Color..................RED NOT A CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I came down off of cloud nine and been pouting ever since...................
 
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 01:25 AM
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I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T HAVE ALL COLORS ON THE SRTs .I BELIEVE THEY HAVE BLACK,AREO BLUE,SSB,GRAPHITE.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 05:38 AM
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Me either. I (IMHO) thought RED was very popular and would have been included. In fact, I thought yellow would have been at the top of the list in color choices. I know a lot of folks don't care for the yellow but the super rarity on a SRT would make sense to me.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 07:22 PM
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Where do you guys live? I have been to several dealerships and not one srt-6. I havnt even seen one on the road. But dan yes the 2 seconds is worth the money. now you know why i call the base crossfire slow. My mach 1 has the speed of the srt-6. And almost all my other cars were as fast or faster. But I only got 30 payments left. LOL Can't wait to test drive the srt-6. Would like to trade it in. But I'm sure not taking a 7k hit. 7 grand of negative equity and i owe 27k so do the math. I got more for my 03 mach 1 trade in with more miles and I only paid 23k and got 22.5 trade in. So looks like im a crossfire owner for certain for the next 2 and half years.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T HAVE ALL COLORS ON THE SRTs .I BELIEVE THEY HAVE BLACK,AREO BLUE,SSB,GRAPHITE.
THE THING I DON'T LIKE IS....THEY ARE ALL DARKER COLORS....HARD TO KEEP CLEAN AND SWIRL FREE.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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I live in Ventura county and both local dealers have SRTs at MSRP and no bites yet.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 12:44 AM
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Guys

Local dealer let me drive the SRT6 for 24 hours. Love the horsepower, the ride is very choppy. With out a six speed transmission, the vehicle does not reach its potential. Hope the Roadster is better

dmg
 
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