You did what was right by you, that’s cool!
My personal thoughts though...not a good choice man!
But fellas...I thought this was a car club!!! Looks like I may need to hand out some diapers & pacifiers here! What’s with all the complaining? I remember when I purchased my first Mopar, '70 340 Duster, I spent months meticulously restoring it from the ground up due to all of the factory short comings at that time…I did the same thing with my ’70 RT 440 6-pack Challenger. Both of which are highly sought after collectibles right now (I kick my own a_s daily for selling them). Neither of them boasted a highly sophisticated factory interior, but we have to remember what this car was built for…suckin gas and goin fast! This new Challenger is unbelievably well built, exterior and interior are perfect. For those of you that are true muscle car enthusiasts, you will agree that the ’08 interior is far nicer than anything we would have expected back in the day! Perfectly simple while very functional.

Also, I am super pleased with the engineering behind this ’08 Challenger suspension and braking system. For those of you fellas that own or have owned a classic Mopar muscle car, you know the engineers had no forethought for future tweaking and modifying to maximize performance, this new system however is tweaked and also has left room for more tweaking to be done. As for the transmission…it really depends on what you are using the car for. Myself, I am a member of the SCCA and do love hitting the track on weekends when possible, here it is nice to have a good 6 speed. However, I am also a member of the NHRA, as we all know if you want consistent track times it is hard to beat a well built slightly modified automatic. I have personally used today’s new auto stick in both SCCA and NHRA applications and it performed beautifully in both. I am looking forward to pushing the limits of my new Challenger! The only short comings I can see at this point are for the guy who enjoys revving his engine while he pulls up to another poser.

‘08 versus ’09…I have never been a fan of purchasing any make or model vehicle during its first year out, I mean it makes sense that the manufacturer would make modifications and improvements during the 2nd or 3rd year. However, this is a different story all together. This is the first time we’ve seen this car built in 35 years; it’s a limited run of only 6400 units, top of the line model SRT8 with no corners cut here, all this for MSRP or MSPR plus some. ’09…You may get the same SRT8, few more color options, maybe a manual transmission (not that that is any better, personal preference) one of 30,000 or better for the same MSRP or even plus some as well. For those of you that are waiting for the RT, it’s really hard to compare the 08 SRT8 to the 09 RT, of course there will be a price difference here…it’s not the same car, apples and oranges! As for the V6…why bother!
I am beyond excited for the delivery of my new 08 Challenger; it’s been a long time coming!