Hi Everyone,

This is my very first post so here goes!

I live in Inverness which is in the Scottish Highlands. The new Challenger will have to be an import as no official cars will be coming to the U.K. However, there is a local Dodge dealer (Mercedes garage) so servicing and upkeep should be fairly straight forward. I understand that the warranty will be upheld over here too.

I love the idea of owning a 2009 SRT8 with manual transmission but I have a reservation which I need help with.

The SRT8 is some 130 pounds heavier than the R/T?

I am lucky to live in an area that has some of the best driving roads in the U.K. but alas none of them are straight!

My question is would a Saleen 570TM based on a R/T Classic special edition be a better option for me? I am assuming that the R/T model will be a better balanced handling car because of the greatly reduced weight at the front. With the addition of the supercharger outputting 500 HP (allegedly), the 570TM should be a much faster real world proposition than a SRT8?

My other option is to go for the SRT8 and spend the cash on uprating the suspension and brakes to achieve the required result.

I have to be careful not to make a dreadful mistake as the cost of importing a car to the U.K and making it road legal over here will set me back in the region of $80,000.

All help and advice will be greatly appreciated.


All the best,


Warren

Great Forum by the way!