Should you lease a race car?
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I wouldnāt.
hellcat engine itself is underrated by dodge, on dynos they actually put out 730-740 hp at the crank. the whole 707 thing is sort of a gimmick (catchy) the redeye is pretty much a watered down demon. The thing is though a fully loaded charger is 77k max but the widebody redeye is like 94k, so a widebody redeye is probably in the 900 range. Also you can fit 305s and 315s in the back of the charger but you need to spend $7k for the widebody package to fit those large rear tires in the back of the challenger without rub and trust me you need it to put that massive amount of power down.
Or a competent traction system and weight balance.
awd adds extra weight for the track, smack drag radials on the car and on a drag strip its dropping 0-60 in under 3 seconds with a good driver, most cars doing that are well north of 100k minus the corvette find me a 10 second 700 hp car that isnāt 250k+. Also awd is trash on a highway, the main reason the hellcat walks modded e63s and m5s.
All this talk is making want the car more but realistically Iām willing to wait and looking around for a $6XX payment with no down.
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If you go with base package you can get 6s, mine was 75k and my payment is $650 with 1k das including 1st month payment.
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The LX platform is borrowed from the W210 platform, used on the 1995 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It only received an update of that same W210 platform in 2011.
People only bring this up to show that for the same money, you can drive a car that is much more modern.
However, continuing to use this platform whose origins are in the mid 90s, is how Chrysler can sell a Hellcat at such a low price point.
Find me a modern 700 hp 4 door full size sedan that even exists, both the e63 and m5 are 600 hp, if the charger was awd with all the luxuries it would be at least $1k a month if not more.
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I think you are doing a disservice to future readers by removing some of my posts, particularly the one where I explain you cant compare this car to a 7 series itās not in the same niche. Leasing for these cars isnāt about the money itās about getting the best possible deal within the parameters. Iām sure you can lease other 70k cars for cheaper but you canāt lease other 70k cars with this kind of performance, it will literally eat an m3 alive in a straight line not to mention you can seat adults in the backseat and I believe people are leasing the m3s for a better monthly and das than the charger hellcat.
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You didnāt read the last sentence.
Iām not arguing with your choice of vehicle. You are obviously only considering leasing it for the engine output, thereās nothing wrong with that.
Iām just pointing out the reason people suggest lower output cars like the M3 when youāre looking into a car with an effective lease payment of $700.
Straight line performance is the most you will be able to do on the street anyway, but if you live in tough winters this may not be the best daily for you, also consider stuff like rear legroom of the m3 vs the charger, which is why the charger is best compared to the m5, the m3 is a great car and on a track runs circles around the charger and m5 but it also depends on what you are looking for in the car, like luxury, space, etc etc. Iām not disagreeing with anything you are saying cause it is spot on with more features like awd the price will rise, Iām simply saying based on acceleration, speed, and exhaust volume you canāt really beat it, the m3 and m5 are āyawnā turbocharged quiet but infinitely more luxurious on the interior.
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Dave rocks
Synthetic is expensive. Also includes tire rotation and one tire pop.
$550 for 3 years of oil changes? Eeeesh
Great deal on the car, not on the oil.
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