Brought A New Car - 470BHP

[StefanVXR8]

Been toying with getting a replacement for my two year old Ranger. Decided it was time to go back to something to give me the grin factor.

Brought Bought one identical to this after spotting it outside a dealership in Gosford, should be picking up this weekend!



Stef

Edited by StefanVXR8 on Monday 28th October 05:54

[anonymous-user]

Where did you bring it to?

[StefanVXR8]

Elatino1 said:

Where did you bring it to?

LOL, thanks for picking up my typo!

[anonymous-user]

Sorry.

Car looks smart anyway.

[forzaminardi]

Looks great. I fancy one also, slightly left-field alternative to the usual suspects.

[StefanVXR8]

forzaminardi said:

Looks great. I fancy one also, slightly left-field alternative to the usual suspects.

For sure. The number of big engined, RWD cars is shrinking fast also. It has decent tech levels to keep up with most of the modern stuff too. I thought my Ranger Wildtrack was well equipped with driving tech until I read the specs of the current 300.

Picking it up tomorrow!



Stef

[motomk]

Very Nice!
Sat in a Challenger a few months back, but decided I didn't fit.
I might have to sit in a 300, as I really like its twin the Charger.

[StefanVXR8]

motomk said:

Very Nice!
Sat in a Challenger a few months back, but decided I didn't fit.
I might have to sit in a 300, as I really like its twin the Charger.

Chargers are awesome, spending a lot of time in the US with my new job and seen and heard a few Hellcat versions too

Stef

[motomk]

StefanVXR8 said:

Chargers are awesome, spending a lot of time in the US with my new job and seen and heard a few Hellcat versions too

Stef

That is the one I like! Charger Hellcat. Not a fan of the wide body versions looks a bit.....well....wide! .

How long will the 300 stay stock?!

[StefanVXR8]

motomk said:

That is the one I like! Charger Hellcat. Not a fan of the wide body versions looks a bit.....well....wide! .

How long will the 300 stay stock?!

Haha, good question. Will see how it goes and sounds first, compared to my 1st gen this has more power, active exhaust and adaptive suspension so it depends how good those features are initially.

My 1st gen had a cat back wider exhaust, with electric cutout valves just behind the cats, a full CAI and was customer tuned to 500BHP which was pretty good for naturally aspirated.

Stef

[A44RON]

superb

I take it you'll be running a Valentine V1 in this to avoid the revenue-gatherers?

[StefanVXR8]

A44RON said:

superb

I take it you'll be running a Valentine V1 in this to avoid the revenue-gatherers?

Haha, yes I might have to look in to one!

Stef

[romeodelta]

Looks awesome, congrats.

These are a great value proposition in Oz.

It's not quite worked out for me yet, when looking for a new car, but one day I will get one.

[Bibbs]

A mate had an older 300, few big-ish issues (like needing to replace the dashboard due to warping and spliting) but it's a lot of car for the money.

[StefanVXR8]

Bibbs said:

A mate had an older 300, few big-ish issues (like needing to replace the dashboard due to warping and spliting) but it's a lot of car for the money.

I've had a couple in the past, albeit back in the UK, one was the CRD and he second was the SRT8. The only issues I encountered were corrosion on the alloys of the first, it had Startech ones and not the originals.

This one feels a million miles apart from the 1st gen (mine is a gen 3), so fingers crossed!!



Stef

[Bibbs]

StefanVXR8 said:

This one feels a million miles apart from the 1st gen (mine is a gen 3), so fingers crossed!!

Dash carpet, it's the Australian way!

[StefanVXR8]

Bibbs said:

Dash carpet, it's the Australian way!

....and cover up that extended leather topped dashboard?

[Rensko]

And people will think you are in the HWP!

Heard one give it full stick the other day - sounded awesome!

[Pommy]

Its the sort of car you want to hate but really love. I think it looks mint and thats a great spec.

Whats the fuel like?

[StefanVXR8]

Averaging 11.4/100 at the moment. It shuts half the engine down at cruise.

Mind you, I am taking it easy for the first 1000k’s...



Stef