It's been 39 years, but......

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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,779
    steveinaz wrote: »

    Bev said: "Don't come back home without a Hemi." LOL. I responded: "Yes dear."

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Here's a better look, out fitted the same as mine, with the same paint:

    https://youtu.be/Qc5c5x3Q7D0
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,961
    Sounds great, and that graphite grey paint is gorgeous. Nice ride!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2018
    Thanks--I love it. It's actually "Granite Pearl."
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,121
    lightman1 wrote: »
    ^^^^ Nice one, Dan! :D

    Hey!!

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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    Thats a beaut - I wanted to get one when I bought my last car... my wife approved a Subaru instead... nvm
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I'd just recommend a ceramic coating like Opticoat or Cquartz. Never been a huge fan of clear bras.
    FestYboy wrote: »
    Get some PPF stat, nothing worse than primer showing through on leading edges. Some film for the headlight lenses is a good idea too, they scratch easily.
    PPF will protect better than Ceramic. PPF is a physical barrier where ceramic is not. Ceramic is good though but a pain to apply.

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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    Nice ride man! Wish I could get one of those.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,000
    Bev said not to come home without a Hemi ???

    Where do you find such women Steve ?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    tonyb wrote: »
    Bev said not to come home without a Hemi ???

    Where do you find such women Steve ?

    Country girls LOVE Hemi's. She's cool...she said if you're gonna get a Charger, don't be a poser and get the V6, get the Hemi. LOL

    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    charley95 wrote: »
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I'd just recommend a ceramic coating like Opticoat or Cquartz. Never been a huge fan of clear bras.
    FestYboy wrote: »
    Get some PPF stat, nothing worse than primer showing through on leading edges. Some film for the headlight lenses is a good idea too, they scratch easily.
    PPF will protect better than Ceramic. PPF is a physical barrier where ceramic is not. Ceramic is good though but a pain to apply.

    Also, ceramic can't self heal, PPF can. And if for some reason it should fail, it's easy to remove and replace. Ceramic can't do that either.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    Congrats Steve on the new car. Yolo, right?! might as well enjoy it
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,659
    steveinaz wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    Bev said not to come home without a Hemi ???

    Where do you find such women Steve ?

    Country girls LOVE Hemi's. She's cool...she said if you're gonna get a Charger, don't be a poser and get the V6, get the Hemi. LOL

    So why did you not grab the 392 then again? :D
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Willow wrote: »
    Congrats Steve on the new car. Yolo, right?! might as well enjoy it

    My pre-retirement gift...LOL
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    steveinaz wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    Bev said not to come home without a Hemi ???

    Where do you find such women Steve ?

    Country girls LOVE Hemi's. She's cool...she said if you're gonna get a Charger, don't be a poser and get the V6, get the Hemi. LOL

    So why did you not grab the 392 then again? :D

    Mileage is bad enough with the 5.7L. 16/25
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,858
    Beautiful ride there fellow Hemi owner...sport mode is a blast.....on the Cat you can pick between sport, track, default or custom....4 different modes to fool with...enjoy her.............
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Thanks. BIG difference between the Sport mode on the Grand Cherokee, and the R/T....LOL. The lines and subtleties of the Charger are still there, like I remember from my '73--though way better power over the 318. Back seat room is almost as good as the JGC.
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Thanks. BIG difference between the Sport mode on the Grand Cherokee, and the R/T....LOL. The lines and subtleties of the Charger are still there, like I remember from my '73--though way better power over the 318. Back seat room is almost as good as the JGC.

    318 was never intended to be a high performance racing engine was it?...You would have to step up to a 340 wedge in that block to get that jolt of adrenalin...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    The R/T has 2 modes; Sport/Standard; and 3 steering modes; Normal/Sport/Comfort--and Traction Control can be switched off. Paddle shifters are present.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2018
    I broke out the new Ipad 4 mini, here's a better front shot:

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    Rear:

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,961
    First mod: removing that dealership advertising from the bumper
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2018
    At least they did a subtle flat black applique. Already got a dashmat Ltd Edition (smoke), Weathertech mats, and flat black "HEMI" license plate frame coming.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,961
    I see you have a jack and stands there, do you do your own oil changes or other maintenance?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Usually--limited to oil changes, tire rotation, nothing fancy.
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    steveinaz wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    steveinaz wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    Bev said not to come home without a Hemi ???

    Where do you find such women Steve ?

    Country girls LOVE Hemi's. She's cool...she said if you're gonna get a Charger, don't be a poser and get the V6, get the Hemi. LOL

    So why did you not grab the 392 then again? :D

    Mileage is bad enough with the 5.7L. 16/25

    Who cares about mileage with a car like that. Great shine and good looking car! It's always fun when my buddy and I go for a ride in his HellCat Challenger.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2018
    The pics don't do it any justice, there's tons of silver flake in it. I was surprised it wasn't an additional cost paint color.
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    I know of some great car care products, if detailing is your hobby?!lpwocp6vhk5u.jpg
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    I'm always open to good products---fire away! Thankfully, unlike my Jeep GC, there's very little black plastic. The jeep was covered in it; what a pain.
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    Give me a few and I'll post a pic. of what I use.
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    My best Bud spends literally thousands on car care products and has always stayed with Glare Polishes out of Reno. He totally OCD on the care of his Mopar's and I always scratch my head on why my cars never look as good as his. I pretty much go with his recommendations since he always trial and errors products.

    Craftsman orbital $40-45
    Glare 3 step $90 - glare.com
    Mother's Speed Clay $15
    Kenotec Detail Spray $22 Amazon

    theragcompany.com for microfibers has great product. Chamois are a thing of the past.
    The Glare I've have had since 14 and have over half the product left, takes very little product to go a long way. It's pretty tough to damage your paint with the orbital if used correctly with microfiber bonnets. It's critical you clay the surface prior to polishing so you don't pick up debris on the surface and scratch the paint.

    I can go a year between paint corrections using these products. Now if ya wanna go Ceramic that's a whole different conversation.0esppujfu4id.jpg



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