[RadarmagneT]

I got myself a Red R/T and I like it very much... you would too!! :happy:

I'd be happy to answer any questions that need actual study of the car.

If you have no questions, you can just be jealous 'til June!


1st Q) What is the insurance rating on the Charger R/T...

I don't know yet, my insurance company doesn't have the car in the system yet...

 

[jim383]

Im Going To Get The Red Srt-8 When It Comes In Sept. ONLY THING IM PISSED ABOUT IS THE GAS GUZZLER TAX.

 

[GLHS837]

Well then, Jim, get the Magnum No GGT there, and you save maybe a grand, assuming SRT-8 pricing follows the formula of the equivelent Charger modle being $1K less than it's Magnum brethren.

 

[jim383]

the mag srt-8 will also have the gas guzzler tax.

 

[GLHS837]

Sure about that? What do you base that on, Jim?

 

[needasrt4]

Insurance company gave us full coverage 500/1000 deductable for $68 per month with the Magnum RT at $67, 23 and 25 married not the best driving record

 

[RadarmagneT]

Insurance company gave us full coverage 500/1000 deductable for $68 per month...

Thanks, I expect the charger to be different becuase it's not a wagon... But the 4 door may still save some "points".

 

[needasrt4]

Nah, it should be within range of the same as the Magnum

 

[jim383]

we were told that any car with epa under 16 mpg except suv and trucks will get a gas guzzler tax.the gto has a 1300 gas guzzler tax.the srt-8 chrysler ,charger,and mag have epa of 14 -19 . epa on the charger r/t is 17-25 . thats why the viper has a 3000 gas tax and the srt-10 viper truck doenst,and the epa on the viper truck is lower than the viper car. all trucks and suv are exempt.

 

[GLHS837]

What is the PT classed as?

 

[GLHS837]

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=27&article_id=8022&page_number=1

"Those figures don't include the Chrysler PT Cruiser, which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration classifies as a truck, although no one on the street would."

"Chrysler is moving further down this road by also classifying the Dodge Magnum wagon (page 74) as a truck. The company is using the PT Cruiser gambit—the availability of a flat load floor—even though the Magnum achieves this by folding, rather than removing, its seats. By itself, this interpretation would suggest that all station wagons are really trucks."

http://waw.wardsauto.com/ar/auto_magnum_classified_truck/

"Magnum Classified As Truck"

 

[jim383]

so far we were told that the mag srt-8 will have the gas tax but you got a point there glhs. we will have to wait and see when we get our 1st invoices in . on the invoice its called an adjustment not a gas tax.

 

[GLHS837]

Oddly enough, on the sticker, it is listed as a tax, look at the 2nd to last line, above the "Total Price" line. Thi s pic is courtesy of qzking, of the lxforums.

 

[jim383]

ok on our advanced shippers it says adjustments and on the invioce and window sticker it says gas guzzler tax . my mistake. the pt cruiser is classified by most ins co as a min van. why dont ask me. so i called my ins co they said same thing.

 

[kra9235]

Okay, back to the original point of the thread. Can you take a look at the exhaust system and see if it is the same as the Magnum/300? I'm curious because I believe that several reviews mentioned that the stock RT had a better exhaust note than the Magnum.

kra

 

[jim383]

the daytona has a different muffler and exhaust than the r/t to give them 10 more hp.

 

[kra9235]

Jim,

I know the Daytona model has a different exhaust. My question is some of the reviews mention that the stock Charger RT has a louder exhaust than the Magnum. Maybe they have selective memory and just want to believe the Charger RT is louder.

k

 

[DAYTONA_R/T]

Jim,

I know the Daytona model has a different exhaust. My question is some of the reviews mention that the stock Charger RT has a louder exhaust than the Magnum. Maybe they have selective memory and just want to believe the Charger RT is louder.

k

now granted... local dealer I went to will not let you test drive them... but I did get to start R/T I was sitting in, and reved the engine alittle.... and well... ummm... lets just say that putting a better exhaust will be the first thing on my list if the Daytona is that quiet.....

 

[needasrt4]

The exhausts sound the same, we have owned both the Magnum and now have a Charger. The exhaust systems are interchangeable, much like the 300c and the Magnum. Including header fitment.....

 

[kra9235]

Thanks guys,

I think that maybe the reviewers were getting confused between an R/T and an R/T with the Performance Handling Group. Apparently, the PHG has a different exhaust system from a stock R/T. You would think that maybe it is the same exhaust as the Daytona, but the info from Dodge make a clear point that the "throaty note" exhaust is exclusive to the Daytona model. I guess we'll know more when someone actually get their hands on an R/T with the PHG.

k