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I picked this up as a lease transfer $0 cost to me (got a guy who can do 60 day transit tags forever so I can skirt the state transfer tax) but the payment is $460 a month for a 65k truck. It's fully loaded with all the bells and whistles I'll attach a few pics when I can but it's got some kick to it and will keep me good for 2 winters, The lease is up end of this year but I can extend for 3 months, from September until march of next year gives me enough time to find another car. (hc lease expires in august) How are you liking the gmc?
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there's no way to tell, let's say electric cars are all the new craze and/or gas skyrockets to $5 a gallon.... see where im heading.
His car could be worth 30k or less and on top of that at the end of the lease term when you buyout the residual price is a lot higher than what the cars are actually going for, if he really likes the car it's worth buying it but often times it's easier to just let the car go and look for another used hellcat.
We would need full details on his buyout price, mileage, etc etc in order to assess the best route.
His car could be worth 30k or less and on top of that at the end of the lease term when you buyout the residual price is a lot higher than what the cars are actually going for, if he really likes the car it's worth buying it but often times it's easier to just let the car go and look for another used hellcat.
We would need full details on his buyout price, mileage, etc etc in order to assess the best route.
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I mean I would love to get into an e63 amg but it's about $1700/mo it's not worth 600-700 a month more than an m5 which is a better car for $1050-$1200/mo than a widebody charger. I'm not brand loyal by any means just looking for the best bang for buck. I am more a fan of cars themselves than certain brands.
Only reason I know so much about leasing the m5 is that I have been looking for a hellcat replacement due to this widebody debacle, if the standard body charger was available at $700-$800 I'm choosing that all day, I could have a pickup truck and a hellcat for the cost of an m5 but alas widebody's aren't incentivized/ priced way too high atm to get a solid deal.
As it stands rn I'm paying $460 for the truck + $650 for the hellcat so at $1090 I'm set but 1200 for a charger wb compared to an m5 is a literal no brainer for even the most hardcore charger fan. it's just a better car in every way minus the exhaust which is easily fixable but still ain't gonna sound as good as a hellcat tbh.
Only reason I know so much about leasing the m5 is that I have been looking for a hellcat replacement due to this widebody debacle, if the standard body charger was available at $700-$800 I'm choosing that all day, I could have a pickup truck and a hellcat for the cost of an m5 but alas widebody's aren't incentivized/ priced way too high atm to get a solid deal.
As it stands rn I'm paying $460 for the truck + $650 for the hellcat so at $1090 I'm set but 1200 for a charger wb compared to an m5 is a literal no brainer for even the most hardcore charger fan. it's just a better car in every way minus the exhaust which is easily fixable but still ain't gonna sound as good as a hellcat tbh.
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There is no other car like a hellcat. IMO there’s no cross shopping it like say a Honda Accord. If you love what the hellcat offers hp, sound, attitude etc your only comparable/replacement is another hellcat.
I’ll probably be locked in to the hellcat product line as long as they offer it and it satisfies my infatuation with hp, sound, attitude etc.
I’ll probably be locked in to the hellcat product line as long as they offer it and it satisfies my infatuation with hp, sound, attitude etc.
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it's a 4 door sports sedan, plenty of them out there, e63, m5, charger hc, cts-v, panamera turbo s, etc
There is cross shopping, the other vehicles in the segment are just a LOT more expensive than the hellcat.
The 707 horsepower that the hc is nowhere near what it was in 2015, dyno the amg and the M5 and they are pretty much making 700 hp like the hellcat and run 11.0s 1/4 mile on stock tires.
Hellcat is the best bang for buck, best exhaust, altitude? you could argue both ways but I like both the muscle feel of the charger and the luxury muscle feel of the amg/M cars they both have their own allure.
So in short there are plenty of replacements for the hellcat, like I said earlier I think the e63 and M5 are the better cars in almost every aspect minus the raw sound, and rawness of the muscle car. But then again those cars also cost a solid 30,40,50k more than a normal body charger hc, and I can't justify spending that on a purchase, and back in 2017 when I leased my charger hc @ $650 I couldn't justify spending double for an m5 when the hc offered similar performance.
There is cross shopping, the other vehicles in the segment are just a LOT more expensive than the hellcat.
The 707 horsepower that the hc is nowhere near what it was in 2015, dyno the amg and the M5 and they are pretty much making 700 hp like the hellcat and run 11.0s 1/4 mile on stock tires.
Hellcat is the best bang for buck, best exhaust, altitude? you could argue both ways but I like both the muscle feel of the charger and the luxury muscle feel of the amg/M cars they both have their own allure.
So in short there are plenty of replacements for the hellcat, like I said earlier I think the e63 and M5 are the better cars in almost every aspect minus the raw sound, and rawness of the muscle car. But then again those cars also cost a solid 30,40,50k more than a normal body charger hc, and I can't justify spending that on a purchase, and back in 2017 when I leased my charger hc @ $650 I couldn't justify spending double for an m5 when the hc offered similar performance.
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it's hard to compare an m4 to a challenger hellcat they are just built for different reasons, the m4 for the track and the challenger for drag racing/highway roll racing.
The m4 is also a lot more compact, I think the challenger offers way more interior space than an m4. (like no contest)
V8>V6
the m4 is definitely a cool car in its own right but I'll definitely have to give the challenger a huge advantage over the m4.
Now if we are talking m8 vs challenger then you got a good comparison.... but is it really a comparison when the m8 is 150k and the challenger is half of that. I think the value proposition is just too good on the hellcat if the lease values come back to earth.
The only reason I am even thinking about the m5 is because they forced the widebody on us charger guys and they lease like crap.
The m4 is also a lot more compact, I think the challenger offers way more interior space than an m4. (like no contest)
V8>V6
the m4 is definitely a cool car in its own right but I'll definitely have to give the challenger a huge advantage over the m4.
Now if we are talking m8 vs challenger then you got a good comparison.... but is it really a comparison when the m8 is 150k and the challenger is half of that. I think the value proposition is just too good on the hellcat if the lease values come back to earth.
The only reason I am even thinking about the m5 is because they forced the widebody on us charger guys and they lease like crap.
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