I went to a swap meet at a CDJR dealer over the weekend and there were a couple new Chargers out in their lot.
It wasn't as bad looking as I thought it would be from pictures I'd seen of them. But from the front I thought it really looked a lot like a late model Camaro!
It looked pretty wide too, as if todays cars aren't already fat enough.
I won't be in any hurry to buy one!
Definitely not one you buy the first year or two of production, especially with the current volatility of FCA leadership. The first pic is a good example, the bumper color is a shade off, like a body shop that couldn't quite get the color match right. I've also seen a few that still seem to have trunk Gap issues just like the last generation Chargers.
At least they got the number of doors right on this generation of Charger.
I'm sure they are scary fast, but they are scary priced too. I'm not sure what group of people they are marketing towards. I hope I'm proven wrong, but I don't see these selling well.
Not my cup of tea in the least but I wonder if they will be high dollar collectables in 40-50 years as no one wanted them...... thinking wing cars?
I'm thinking they along with all of today's EVs will be bricks a long time before 40-50 years from now.
I don't think many EVs will end up having much over a 10 year service life before its not economical to do the repairs like battery replacement to keep it roadworthy. Let alone tech features that won't be serviceable very long as the service parts won't be available.
That's going to be an issue with late model ICE cars too. So if you've got a new Demon stashed away hoping to sell it at an auction in 15 or 20 years with 20 miles on the odometer for a huge profit, you might want to rethink that plan. Might as well get it out and enjoy it and put as many miles on it as you can, before it too becomes a brick you can't buy parts for to service it.
Quote from: JH27N0B on February 11, 2025, 01:23:42 PMI'm thinking they along with all of today's EVs will be bricks a long time before 40-50 years from now.
I don't think many EVs will end up having much over a 10 year service life before its not economical to do the repairs like battery replacement to keep it roadworthy. Let alone tech features that won't be serviceable very long as the service parts won't be available.
That's going to be an issue with late model ICE cars too. So if you've got a new Demon stashed away hoping to sell it at an auction in 15 or 20 years with 20 miles on the odometer for a huge profit, you might want to rethink that plan. Might as well get it out and enjoy it and put as many miles on it as you can, before it too becomes a brick you can't buy parts for to service it.
This is part of my reason on pushing forward on finishing my restoration. I would much rather daily drive my Barracuda than something new and I don't have to worry about having an electrical or software engineering degree to fix it. My cost to restore still comes in under new car pricing
looks bloated to me - not a big fan. EVs are not going away any time soon that is for sure, and I also wonder about the longevity / recyclability down the line.
Here in CA I heard of major issues of disposing of burned down EVs and the toxicity of the batteries making them difficult to clean up - 40% of EVs in the US are in CA - shocker I know!
I have to say, I am seriously considering the new Chevy Silverado EV - like the old Avalanche I had with the back window that comes out and rear wall that folds down, and 400+ mile range and Zero maintenance -no il change, no moving parts, not coolant, brakes last forever because of the motor braking so there is cost of ownership considerations.
But Dodge could have done a way better design that calls back to the long, flat chargers that were so cool looking...