Hi everybody!
I was going to post in the New Member section, but figured the General area might reach a few more folks.
My stepfather was recently in a bad accident, and as a result his 2010 Challenger SE was written off.
Today, not even two hours ago, we've ordered the replacement: A 2017 Charger SXT -- our first ever Charger.
We've gone for a custom build from the factory in Brampton, as what we wanted was *not* on a lot. Our build is as follows:
2017 Charger SXT RWD
Go Mango exterior paint
Black interior
Premium Group ($5,995 - includes ventilated leather seats, Uconnect 8.4 NAV, all the safety features, etc)
Blacktop Package ($695 - includes 20-inch gloss black wheels, satin black spoiler, blacked out grille, black interior accents, and a tinted black rear light bar)
MSRP is $37,780 -- we got it for a good chunk less thanks to incentives and the fact he is an FCA employee.
Should look like this when it comes in...
I did, however, have a few questions for you all.
1. The Premium Group includes what FCA vaguely describes as "Bi-Function HID Projector Headlamps" -- does anybody know if these are Bi-Xenon?
FCA used to say back in the day (around 2010) if it was Halogen or Xenon, but it doesn't say. I'd be lead to believe they are indeed Bi-Xenon because "Bi-Function" seems similar to "Bi-Xenon," and I found a model today that doesn't have Xenon lights and they're described as "Projector Halogen Headlamps." I also cannot see them having white (4-5000K) LED accent lighting on the front with icky yellow headlights, especially in 2017 when the cost of Xenon has come down compared to 7 years ago.
2. We are coming from the ancient (origin 1990s) 3.5L V6 that was.... awful. Laggy throttle response (not necessarily the engine's fault), mediocre fuel economy, and not much power. The Pentastar is a noticeable increase in both power and fuel economy. However, are there any "quirks" of the Pentastar to watch out for once we're out of warranty?
3. The standard SXT comes with (the quite good, IMO) Michelin Primacy MXM4 tires. Getting the Premium Group or Blacktop Package replaces them with Firestone Firehawk GT tires. Tire Rack reviews make me think it is a pretty bad tire... anybody here to vouch for it?
I'm looking forward to getting our VON, so I can spend the next few weeks doing nothing but checking the order status. But hey, we might be able to get the priority bumped to number one since we have connections.
I was going to post in the New Member section, but figured the General area might reach a few more folks.
My stepfather was recently in a bad accident, and as a result his 2010 Challenger SE was written off.
Today, not even two hours ago, we've ordered the replacement: A 2017 Charger SXT -- our first ever Charger.
We've gone for a custom build from the factory in Brampton, as what we wanted was *not* on a lot. Our build is as follows:
2017 Charger SXT RWD
Go Mango exterior paint
Black interior
Premium Group ($5,995 - includes ventilated leather seats, Uconnect 8.4 NAV, all the safety features, etc)
Blacktop Package ($695 - includes 20-inch gloss black wheels, satin black spoiler, blacked out grille, black interior accents, and a tinted black rear light bar)
MSRP is $37,780 -- we got it for a good chunk less thanks to incentives and the fact he is an FCA employee.
Should look like this when it comes in...
I did, however, have a few questions for you all.
1. The Premium Group includes what FCA vaguely describes as "Bi-Function HID Projector Headlamps" -- does anybody know if these are Bi-Xenon?
FCA used to say back in the day (around 2010) if it was Halogen or Xenon, but it doesn't say. I'd be lead to believe they are indeed Bi-Xenon because "Bi-Function" seems similar to "Bi-Xenon," and I found a model today that doesn't have Xenon lights and they're described as "Projector Halogen Headlamps." I also cannot see them having white (4-5000K) LED accent lighting on the front with icky yellow headlights, especially in 2017 when the cost of Xenon has come down compared to 7 years ago.
2. We are coming from the ancient (origin 1990s) 3.5L V6 that was.... awful. Laggy throttle response (not necessarily the engine's fault), mediocre fuel economy, and not much power. The Pentastar is a noticeable increase in both power and fuel economy. However, are there any "quirks" of the Pentastar to watch out for once we're out of warranty?
3. The standard SXT comes with (the quite good, IMO) Michelin Primacy MXM4 tires. Getting the Premium Group or Blacktop Package replaces them with Firestone Firehawk GT tires. Tire Rack reviews make me think it is a pretty bad tire... anybody here to vouch for it?
I'm looking forward to getting our VON, so I can spend the next few weeks doing nothing but checking the order status. But hey, we might be able to get the priority bumped to number one since we have connections.