[rktman]

Let's relax and take our minds off the other "race" going on currently. Plus, if you can afford one and want one, think of all the good you'll do in keeping the planet from freezing over and becoming a YUGE ice ball. ;-)

[Mr. Douglas]

When I bought my FR-S, I read a lot of forums trying to find out if I wanted the auto with paddle shifters or the manual six speed.

In three years I’ve put 110,000 miles on my manual transmission, and spent a great deal of that time laughing and smiling. I can’t imagine I EVER considered the automatic.

BTW, I drive 160 miles, round trip, to my job in Louisville, about 2/3 of it on backroad twisties. I drift every day. It may be why I’m on my sixth set of tires.

[Wneighbor]

Had to replace a car in April. I’m in serious love with those Challengers. A dream to drive. Sadly, out of our price range :(

Got a Mustang convertible for half the price but I’m still envious and drooling everytime I hear or see one of those Challengers.

[IYAS9YAS]

Yeah, but it’s a Dodge. I ain’t payin’ no $50K for a Dodge...

[McGruff]

A little off topic but it’s great seeing all the old restored cars these days. I saw somebody driving a like 1967 Buick Riviera the other day.

[Don Corleone]

A side benefit of stick shift is that they are seldom stolen mainly because young thieves don’t know how to drive a ‘stick’.

[RayChuang88]

However, at the price they want for a Challenger with equipped with the V-8 engine, I’m getting a Porsche 718 Cayman S instead. Almost as fast and one of the world’s best overall-handling cars.

[heterosupremacist]

[Boomer One]

Recently opted for Chevy’s 8 speed transmission in lieu of stick shift and have no regrets. When I want to wind things out a bit, the paddle shift does a good job. I just wish the paddles weren’t so cheap looking and feeling.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Just imagine if you could drive it around Washington DC and chase all the congressmen around, jumping curbs and such. What fun!

[B4Ranch]

I’ll put up half if you put up the other half. You can have it the first two weeks of the month. Deal?

[setha]

At least Chrysler has the sense to manufacture what Ford & GM has all but abdicated.

Partial to automatics myself. Being able to put it in drive and enjoy the engine is not overrated.

[Gay State Conservative]

When I was 19 I almost bought a Plymouth Super Bee.I decided,instead,to join the Army (thanks to encouragement from my draft board).

Today,if I was looking for speed,I'd gravitate more toward a Mercedes E63 or BMW M5.

But I like my diesel cruiser...53MPG....16 gallon tank.

[EVO X]

Drove a high end Challenger on the Autobahn before the Hellcat came out. It had the 485HP engine. Top speed of that one was ~185MPH. The Hellcat has ~700HP and top speed of ~200MPH. At those speeds it takes 200HP to go 15MPH faster to overcome wind resistance in the Challenger. I took it to 155MPH or so for a brief period of time. I felt fairly comfortable driving at 120 MPH, but beyond that it wasn't pleasant. Air starts invading the passenger compartment and with the road noise, you can't hear yourself think.

It is a beast.