Charger orders pile up

05PhillyStang · Apr 19, 2005

I think it's a nice car...read the whole post before you bash me ...It's just not a Charger. Ask yourself, "If this car was named something totally new or even the Magnum sedan, would it be a nice car?" My answer is yes. Dodge dropped the ball on the Charger name but it is a nice SEDAN

mirG · Apr 19, 2005

StangCooper said:
In my opinion...

they better make a 2 door for 2007. because that looks sweet.

Mossberg · Apr 19, 2005

Now, I could maybe accept that chop as an acceptable Charger.

StangCooper · Apr 19, 2005

Mossberg said:
Now, I could maybe accept that chop as an acceptable Charger.

Oh yeah... I chopped the back door, put a classic open grille with a Charger logo, and put GTS-style blackouts on the headlights.

I mean, come on. I'm no car designer, and even I can do a better job of making a Charger look more like it should.

Boo Dodge.

Klay · Apr 19, 2005

Hmm I would be interested to know how true this is because i can'y believe that many people are stupid enough to buy that car. I don't know much about chargers but i do know that isn't one

markham51 · Apr 19, 2005

I think the Charger will seriously cannibalize the Magnum.

SVTdriver · Apr 19, 2005

Henceforward said:
Have you seen the bastardized "Super Bee" TRUCK? WTF?

F * C K DODGE!

Have you seen the new Daytona pickup. It's got a wing on it.
http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/autoshows/naias2005/dodge/daytona/page1.html
I just saw one today on a truck heading to a dealership. I am not impressed.

sasscuba · Apr 20, 2005

Selling alot of chargers =

mball · Apr 20, 2005

Klay said:
Hmm I would be interested to know how true this is because i can'y believe that many people are stupid enough to buy that car. I don't know much about chargers but i do know that isn't one

People DO NOT give a **** if its a CHARGER or what a Charger looked like 30 years ago. The only people who care are dumbass people still living in the 70s. They see a roomy, 4 door sports sedan with a high powered Hemi for $30K and they want it, just like they do with the 300C. I'll take one anyday

Klay · Apr 21, 2005

lol, whatever man
My statement is 100% true and there are many people who refuse to buy it or even acknowledge as a charger because of the fact it has so little in common with the older chargers

Its the same thing that happened with the gto, if your going to bring back a muscle car that hasn't been in production for years you have to make it resemble its predecessors otherwise it will bear nothing in common with them
The only thing this thing has is the hemi, everything else just looks like crap

Too bad they didn't stick with the concept model they had, that thing looked nice

Thunder Road · Apr 21, 2005

StangCooper said:
In my opinion...

Good thing you're not in charge of the Charger program/design... we would have some serious competition!

allie · Apr 21, 2005

you have a point.

mball said:
People DO NOT give a **** if its a CHARGER or what a Charger looked like 30 years ago. The only people who care are dumbass people still living in the 70s. They see a roomy, 4 door sports sedan with a high powered Hemi for $30K and they want it, just like they do with the 300C. I'll take one anyday

there is some merit to what you say. I think the older ones wont buy it though,,,

Svtpilot · Apr 21, 2005

Klay said:
Hmm I would be interested to know how true this is because i can'y believe that many people are stupid enough to buy that car. I don't know much about chargers but i do know that isn't one

I don't know if I would say that people are stupid for buying the new Charger. The problem is the name not the car. There is nothing wrong with the car, it's probably a great car, it's just not a Charger. Maybe they should have called it the Plymouth Fury or something like that.

'01SilverBullet · Apr 21, 2005

mball said:
People DO NOT give a **** if its a CHARGER or what a Charger looked like 30 years ago. The only people who care are dumbass people still living in the 70s. They see a roomy, 4 door sports sedan with a high powered Hemi for $30K and they want it, just like they do with the 300C. I'll take one anyday

I was less than 10 years old for the entire 70's, so I have no interest in reliving that era of my life. Oh...it's not a Charger BTW.

mustang50v8 · Apr 21, 2005

Vandil said:
Didn't T-bird orders pile up as well, Weren't they so hot you had to pay a premium to even get one?

Where's the mighty T-bird today? That's right on it's last production year and then dead again.

this is true...but the t-bird at least it resembeled the thunderbirds of yore. this looks like a plain dodge sedan with a hemi.

Mossberg · Apr 21, 2005

Svtpilot said:
I don't know if I would say that people are stupid for buying the new Charger. The problem is the name not the car. There is nothing wrong with the car, it's probably a great car, it's just not a Charger. Maybe they should have called it the Plymouth Fury or something like that.

FYI, Plymouth is dead as a car brand.

Svtpilot · Apr 22, 2005

Mossberg said:
FYI, Plymouth is dead as a car brand.

Yes I am aware of that. My point was that there are other names from Chysler's heritage that would be be better suited to a four door sedan than Charger. Fury was the first one that came to mind.

jlisle01 · Apr 22, 2005

20,000 pre-orders? 70,000 cars? Not what I'd call giant sales. It seems that I read somewhere around here that Ford has bumped up production on the Mustang to 193,000 units for 2005.

topless beach · Apr 22, 2005

Mossberg said:
FYI, Plymouth is dead as a car brand.

It may be, but Chrysler would resurrect a name like Road Runner in a heartbeat if they thought they could sell a 100,000 or so.

The problem w/ that charger isn't the name or the 4 doors, it's the fact that it's plain ugly. It may have a nice engine, and it may be affordable, but it's pretty hard to look at IMO. If the 05 stang had the 300 hp, but it looked like the Mustang II I don't believe they would be selling like they are.

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