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Mine...2000 Dodge Intrepid R/T with 22,00 miles on it. still like new. 2002 Jeep Liberty wifes and kids car. 2004 Chevy Silverado mine. 2006 Jeep Wrangler, last year of the original style Jeep and fun to drive but not a practical family car . New ones are too much plastic.

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I already have my back-up car. A 2005 Mustang GT Manual. Hoot to drive, and I expect nothing less for the future RT that will be in my driveway along side it!

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2007 GMC Sierra
1998 Volvo S70
1999 HD Nightrain

I think I have enough backup...now I just want something to smoke the tires off!

Plus over here in Europe I want to test that top end speed...legally!

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2007 Yokon
2007 shelby superchergerd
1971 cuda convertible
2006 dodge 3500 4x4
2008 dodge challenger (very soon )

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Well, if i didnt get the challenger id probably go for a 2002 Camaro SS with 11,200 miles on it that i found recently. Or maybe something like the GTO or the G8 GT

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I'm pretty infatuated with the new Corvette ZR1 right now.

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I think most of us are.

Honestly, Im very put off by the shortcuts that have been taken with the Challenger.
I am just planning on paying off my current car (Infiniti M45 Sport) early next year ahead of schedule and buying a used Vette Coupe or Z06 to toy around in.
Its all these little deviations from the concept (no butterfly valve on the hood, cheap interior, lack of old school paint choices, etc...)

Dodge better get their act together or they will be loosing at least one customer.

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I'm with you 08Plum,

My "back up" will be to keep my '05 300C a while longer and the '99 5.9 Durango for winters. I'm really hoping the '09 Challengers at least have some interesting "options" one can throw on them to make up for what did not make it to production. Heck, they have all the design work done on the "Butterfly" functional hood - slap it into Mopar performance as a "dealer option".

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Audi A8 2007
C5 2002

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okay if your looking for a perfoormance car and dont want to spend alot you could buy a saab 9-3 turbo x and try to find it at MSRP but that would be really hard to find so try and look for a cheap car that is very mod frienedly like a civic or a junk skline or you could get a stealth if your looking to stay with dodge

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good luck!!!!!!!!!!

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Avenger R/T

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There is a Lexus ISF that is alaways in my condo's garrage. The Lexus ISF looks like a regular lexus with a abnormal one on top of one exhaust.

I alawyas thought if I couldn't get the Challenger and if it never came out I would have been looking into the 350z audi s4 or charger SRT8

but I got the chally so who gives a shit.

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A 1970 RT/SE with a 440 and auto............oh wait that was my High School car! "It takes a Mopar to replace a Mopar"

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If I couldn"t have gotten a Challenger... I would have gotten another Challenger.... :D

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My Magnum.

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Would still be driving the 07 Ram or the 07 GT500.

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If I cant get my 6-speed Chally R/T I guess I would have to get a Auto Chally R/T [8D]

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My back up choice would be another Challenger R/T with a automatic . I love my Black R/T 6 speed though . I can alway's take the wife's Black 06 300C if needed.

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You could always go with a Pontiac G8 fastest american car under 30 g's

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You are correct, but even if GM survives, and they will, Pontiac is dead.

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I am sad to say I already have my backups. 2001 f150 ford lariat supercrew 4x4, 2007 accura tl type s, 2006 ford sport trac.

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When I first saw the concept car and heard that the production model would be 95% of the concept I turned to my very understanding wife and gave her the look. She sighed deeply and accepted the inevitable fairly willingly.

The woman is a saint. The current garage is pretty packed:
'67 Mustang Fastback Eleanor Clone
'98 BMW M Roadster
'00 BMW 323i
'00 VW GTI
'00 Porsche Carrera C2
'01 Aprilia Mille R
'02 Dodge Ram Sport
'02 Aprilia Mille R
'04 MV Agusta F4
'08 Ducati 1098

She thought she was safe when we learned that the Challenger was only offered in auto. I knew the manuals were coming out later but I didn't have the heart to tell her. Then one day I took her by the dealership to kick tires and the manuals were there. She knew there was no way we were going to be spending money on new furniture for the living room as long as there was SRT8 that needed a home. A few weeks later "Jake" was home. So I guess my back-up was going to be a sofa if the Challenger hadn't showed up.

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My backup? My other car, of course. 2000 Mustang. Yes, epegasus, it, too is a V-6 automatic. ;)

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I KNEW IT!!! Cool.

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Yeah, they pissed off a lot of Charger fans giving it 4 doors!

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Back up is my Jeep Commander, and 76 Monte Carlo 400 SB being restored, can't remember if I posted in this one if I did soooory :D

First av trust on what you have and when you have 2 both of them wouldn't work well upto your expectations. I would suggest you to have one and maintain it well.