Loving my 2nd mid life crisis

NotaSuv
NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
edited November 2010 in The Clubhouse
My newest daily driver.....good thing that work is very close to home
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited November 2010
    I want a midlife crisis now!

    She's beautiful!
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  • fatpiggy
    fatpiggy Posts: 205
    edited November 2010
    Very nice wheels man,Love the color.How can people not like dodge trucks....

    Fatpiggy
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,262
    edited November 2010
    Hit the gas an I bet it sounds like "cha-ching cha-ching cha-ching".... pretty cool though
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited November 2010
    Pretty cool. Enjoy! :smile:
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,066
    edited November 2010
    Pretty spiffy there John...but it only counts as a mid life crisis when bought in fire engine red!!! Enjoy!!
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  • Osarion
    Osarion Posts: 181
    edited November 2010
    Nice ride! Do you still have the Rubicon?
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited November 2010
    Osarion wrote: »
    Nice ride! Do you still have the Rubicon?

    nope traded in as part of this sale.....
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited November 2010
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Pretty spiffy there John...but it only counts as a mid life crisis when bought in fire engine red!!! Enjoy!!

    Theres fire engine red under the hood...does that count?
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  • cnoat
    cnoat Posts: 315
    edited November 2010
    Sweet lookin' wheels!!Enjoy!
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited November 2010
    Do you live in Wide-awake-Wylie, TX? B-E-A-utiful truck BTW.
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,641
    edited November 2010
    Sharp truck. Its got me thinking I need to have a mid-life crisis.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,066
    edited November 2010
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    Theres fire engine red under the hood...does that count?

    Only as a half-assed mid-life crisis!!!! :smile: Either way...one hell of a nice ride!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited November 2010
    ShinAce wrote: »
    I want a midlife crisis now!

    She's beautiful!

    Enjoy not being close to midlife while you can....I am
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited November 2010
    The SRT is fantastic !
    but
    Jeep Rubicon is also fantastic.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited November 2010
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Only as a half-assed mid-life crisis!!!! :smile: Either way...one hell of a nice ride!

    thanks Phil...........
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited November 2010
    miner wrote: »
    Do you live in Wide-awake-Wylie, TX? B-E-A-utiful truck BTW.

    Living on Lake Wylie in NC
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2010
    Nice truck--man trucks are getting crazy expensive. We're looking at 2500 series Dodges now, as a toy hauler is in our future.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited November 2010
    It's beautiful!!!! Lol, this hobby keeps me too broke to have a mid life crisis!!! Enjoy, that's a sweet ride:)
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited November 2010
    Just don't be like this guy.

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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2010
    Nice truck and I've always eyed those. How's that V10 drive?
    Jake
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited November 2010
    Very nice. I was on the market for a truck this summer and I was looking at those. I needed a truck that I could haul stuff and not just haul @ss. LOL. I am envious though. Got to like a 500 hp anything. LOL.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited November 2010
    thuffman03 wrote: »
    ...I needed a truck that I could haul stuff and not just haul @ss...

    Same here. I actually went to a Dodge dealer and started asking questions about payload, tow ratings and such when they first came out. I was disappointed to say the least.

    The convo went like this:

    Salesguy: Lookin' at that SRT-10, huh?
    Me: Yep.
    Salesguy: Think you can handle it? *chuckle*
    Me: ...
    *awkward pause*
    Salesguy: ...So...uhhh...got any questions?
    -- Some time passes with other questions--
    Salesguy: Yeah, it does come with a manual if you want it that way.
    Me: What's the payload capacity for the manual?
    Salesguy: Uhhhh...Dodge doesn't recommend you carry more than 500 pounds in the vehicle...
    Me: Seriously? Does that include passengers?
    Salesguy: Hmmm....yes, that's for gee vee double you.
    Me: That sucks. What about it's tow rating?
    Salesguy: Hmmmm...Well, Dodge doesn't recommend you tow anything with the RAM SRT-10.
    Me: You gotta be kidding me? Not even a jetski or a dirt bike?
    Salesguy: Nope. We aren't even allowed to install a trailer hitch. Voids the warranty. (dunno how true that was)
    Me: Why would I buy this for $65K when another $15K and I can get a Viper with a Viper body instead of a truck body?
    Salesguy: We can show you a Viper!

    I left.

    Who sells a truck and then tells you that you can't use it as a truck?

    Not to detract from NotaSuv's purchase, I was just completely stunned at that. Even Toyota's S-Runner still did truck stuff. It's a nice truck I just always felt Dodge missed the mark slightly on that one.

    Oh and the silver is the best color IMO. They look garish is red and black shows every ding, scratch and dent on those front fenders. A guy I worked with at Lockheed had one in black. One small hailstorm later and his front fenders looked like golf balls painted black. The silver looks sharp though! If you go and modify it though, watch the tailgate. Keep it well waxed because they tend to run rich after modifications and you'll get soot and varnish all over the back of the truck if you're not careful.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited November 2010
    very true no towing at all..........well hell I can get my beer home quickly ;) have nothing to tow...living on a lake with a boat slip so if a boat is ever in the pic theres a spot for it....went into this knowing that I was buying a most useless truck as far as towing or hauling.....and a gas pig to no end......but hell a Viper for under 20K I'm all in.......and damn it sounds sweet winding down in gear........I was hooked a few seconds after pushing that lil red button.....
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited November 2010
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    very true no towing at all..........well hell I can get my beer home quickly ;) have nothing to tow...living on a lake with a boat slip so if a boat is ever in the pic theres a spot for it....went into this knowing that I was buying a most useless truck as far as towing or hauling.....and a gas pig to no end......but hell a Viper for under 20K I'm all in.......and damn it sounds sweet winding down in gear........I was hooked a few seconds after pushing that lil red button.....

    Those are the reasons (except for the red button) that I got the Lightning. But the Lightning will tow 5500 pounds and hauls around 800 pounds (1,000 with towing package which I have). Not quite as good as the other F-150's of 2001 but still useful. Still, nothing like stomping the gas pedal and listening to blower whine! Grab the shifter and back it down a gear and let it coast...sounds like a Cup car down shifting with the grumbles and pops as the ignition backs down.

    The questions I hated the most: "Gas mileage must suck, huh?" If I was worried about gas mileage, I wouldn't have bought a Lightning.

    I haven't had much time to drive it lately. Think I'll fire the beast up either this weekend or next (maybe both) and take it for a ride.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited November 2010
    The questions I hated the most: "Gas mileage must suck, huh?" If I was worried about gas mileage, I wouldn't have bought a Lightning.

    Have heard this way too many times for the short time I have had this truck...I told a guy yesterday I had the high mpg V-10 and got 25mph...funny thing was he believed me...
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,277
    edited November 2010
    If a person is worried about gas mileage when shopping for a mid-life crisis vehicle, then you don't deserve to buy a mid-life crisis vehicle!

    Well done! Thats BADASS!!! Next up should be a girlfriend half your age.

    I'm loving the hell out of my mid-life crisis toy! My 2011 Harley Davidson Fat Bob.
    No excuses!
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