Strange sighting
 

For the first time, I've encountered another Challenger while actually driving mine! I decided to bring my 09 to work this afternoon and while en route went past a Chrysler dealership. Parked at its side door was, as best as I could tell, an orange R/T (the spoiler wasn't black and it didn't appear to have stripes). However, it was NOT Hemi orange. It appeared to be the other orange (Daytona?) that's used on the Charger. Unfortunately, I was running kinda late, so I didn't have time to circle back around to take a closer look. By the way, it was Challenger No. 7 I've seen in the wild.

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Well, when you have a name like Roswell, you may have strange encounters.....:D

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:D:D:D

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LOL!!

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I pasted a Dodge dealer in Northern Arizona last week....on friday he had three; all RT's 2 with 6 spds and one auto (Orange, Red, & Silver). All were gone by Sunday....

By the way...sighting on the dealer's lot don't count.....:DIn the wild and while driving mine, I have only seem two...however, while driving my Aviator I have seen perhaps four. The Challenger is rarer than the Spotted Owl in the wild...or so it seems..:eek:

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"By the way...sighting on the dealer's lot don't count..... "

I don't count Cruise-Ins either, so as of today I have never seen another Challenger while I was behind the wheel of mine. I have only seen 4 others on the road since their release.

Also I have never been challenged when I'm in the Challenger, but Mustang GT like to try to race me when I'm in my wifes Charger

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I still manage to see about 1 a week since I've gotten mine, but so far I have yet to see another Inferno Red one like mine - most seem to be the usual black or orange.

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Yes, they do, as long as it's not a Dodge dealer and as long as it's sitting next to a garage door and not out on the sales lot. This place, Lone Star Chrysler, is a Chrysler/Jeep dealer and they DON'T stock Dodges. Of course, they ARE affiliated with Lone Star Dodge, but that dealership is a good 10 miles away. Hence, I get to count the one I saw. ;)

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Saw my second one on the street while I was driving mine just last week. They must have spotted me before I saw them because they were waving like crazy. It's fun knowing that others appreciate how special it is to be in this select "Challenger" family. I have only spotted two others while not driving my Challenger. Seeing them on dealer lots does not count. ;)

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Actually, Runner, as rare as the Challenger is, we may have to start counting any we see ... even ones on dealer lots. ;)

Somebody at work told me they've seen Tim Duncan driving his black SRT up and down I-10 several times. I haven't. But he lives way out on San Antonio's high-priced Northwest Side and I live on the VERY blue-collar Northeast Side. I knew I shoulda stuck with basketball. ;)

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Funny story but true, Tim tried to buy my car for the dealer while I was waiting for it to be shipped. I refused his offer of course.

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Shoulda sold it, Paladin. Then you could go around telling people, "I sold a car I didn't really own to Tim Duncan." :D

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I have only encountered two other Challengers on the road (southern NJ) since I got my SRT on Dec. 13, 2008. Although Cherry Hill Dodge has 22 on its lot- 9 SRTs, 12 R/Ts and 1 SE.

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I've seen a orange SRT, Inferno Red SRT and an Inferno Red SE at dealers.
In the wild i've seen a Black one(too dark to make out what model).

Other than that it's been eyes like a hawk.

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I had to go to Indianapolis today for a follow-up on some cataract surgery. It is about 90 miles east of here. We had snow and ice last night and there were slide-offs everywhere. I elected to drive the Ram in four wheel drive. Anyway, I saw two Dodge transporters heading west. The first one had an orange SRT Challenger on the bottom in the rear most position. The second one had a silver Challenger in the same location. I couldn't get a good enough view to see what model it was. It was either an SE or R/T. On the way back, we stopped in Plainfield and ate dinner. The Dodge dealer there had three R/Ts'. Orange, black and Torred. The orange one had 71 stripes on the sides. The salesman there said that business was good and he was not concerned about Chryslers situation. Back on the road, I saw a black R/T heading east. I guess he had more guts than me. The roads were a little better by then. Lots of sightings but only one counts.

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SRTs don't come in Inferno Red (damn shame too) - I'm guessing you're actually referring to TorRed...