Demon Owner Who Should Have Waited for GT500...

[Shaker1]

... I just don't care about track times, I want straight line speed and power.

And that is what you got.

As soon as the GT350 was released spy photos of the GT500 surfaced, so I waited. I thought FOR SURE I would know what the GT500 would be BEFORE buying a Dodge Demon.

Which implies you were impatient and jumped the gun. I would think a fellow with the means to own a Hellcat, then a Demon would shrug it off and move on to the next latest best thing. You know, live in the moment, life's too short, yada yada...

It's hard to deny Dodge has turned the Demon into a thing of legend before one even hit the street. The claims of course are total BS. "Fastest Production Car Ever." No it's not. "Most Horsepower Ever"...Again...nope.

This info is unchanged since before you bought the Demon. being a clever fellow with an internet connection, I know you were aware amrketing is all about hype before you plunked down the moola. And you certainly knew that there would be something even better on the not too distant horizon.

But hard to deny the bad ass nature of the car. It's got 840bhp, can pop a wheelie, run on race gas, $1 crate option...etc.

Can you go wrong with a Demon or GT500? 99% of society / kids would die to grow up and be able to afford either.

Yet, you do not seem happy.

I'm not a troll. I respect the HELL out of the GT500. Heck I said why I would have wanted one instead. How is that being a troll.
What is comical is how some on here think I am BS'ing about owning a Hellcat or having a Demon. Why would I come on here and lie about that?

I have no reason not to believe you.

 

[ON D BIT]

How am I a troll? I've owned a Shelby GT500 (2010). I've driven a Hellcat for 2 years and WAITED and WAITED for the GT500 for what seems like forever. As cool as the GT350 is, I just don't care about track times, I want straight line speed and power. As soon as the GT350 was released spy photos of the GT500 surfaced, so I waited. I thought FOR SURE I would know what the GT500 would be BEFORE buying a Dodge Demon.

It's hard to deny Dodge has turned the Demon into a thing of legend before one even hit the street. The claims of course are total BS. "Fastest Production Car Ever." No it's not. "Most Horsepower Ever"...Again...nope. But hard to deny the bad ass nature of the car. It's got 840bhp, can pop a wheelie, run on race gas, $1 crate option...etc.

Can you go wrong with a Demon or GT500? 99% of society / kids would die to grow up and be able to afford either. I'm not a troll. I respect the HELL out of the GT500. Heck I said why I would have wanted one instead. How is that being a troll.

What is comical is how some on here think I am BS'ing about owning a Hellcat or having a Demon. Why would I come on here and lie about that?

Wow. Twice you couldn’t wait just 6 months to a year for a better gt500 to be out.
10 to the 11 al block GT500
18 Demon to 19 GT500

Nice.

 

[tktlwyr]

Troll.

I know Kaneda from my other hobby. He has traded his Hellcat for a Demon. He truly is an enthusiast with unbridled passion for his hobbies.

 

[GotHemi?]

Demons cant match Dodge’s times? Literally a few handfuls have been delivered. So far only one had been brought to a drag strip. On pump gas. Still learning the car.

Used low milage hellcats going for low 40’s???

Obvious troll is obvious...


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[Booky]

Does a TESLA, GTR, TURBO S 911, McClaren 720s use Drag Radials to HOOK UP? NO, so STFU! Only goomba's drive around the streets with drag radials on the back of their cars.

The statement above says all you need to know about the OP.

AWD vs RWD

OP, make sure to get rid of those subpar OEM drag radials and enjoy using your new Demon's 800+ hp to it's full potential running some good Westlake summer tires.

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[BrunotheBoxer]

Op ain’t wrong about the prices.

My dodge dealer had a 16 hellcat left over brand new. They dropped the price to 55k. I’m sure a brand new 18 can be had for 500 over invoice if you push.

 

[conceptmachine]

My dealer sold a hellcat not too long ago for under invoice. I forget what he called it... holdback something rather.
He was the same one that offered me the demon at MSRP.

 

[gimmie11s]

New HC's are being/have been sold under invoice for at least a year now...

 

[TFStang]

So much misinformation in this one thread from multiple members.

Hmm is right @13COBRA

This thread is painful to read.

 

[Zemedici]

I know Kaneda from my other hobby. He has traded his Hellcat for a Demon. He truly is an enthusiast with unbridled passion for his hobbies.

What’s your other hobby?

 

[Gr8fulmtnbiker]

 

[Snoopy49]

Why build a $90,000 race car that can't be used at an NHRA sanctioned racetrack.

In Depth with the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

It’s also quick enough that an NHRA-sanctioned drag strip will require you to install a roll cage. Indeed, SRT boss Tim Kuniskis is proud of the letter he received from the NHRA telling him his car is banned without one.

 

[Zemedici]

Why build a $90,000 race car that can't be used at an NHRA sanctioned racetrack.

In Depth with the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

Same way cars without cats pass emissions - there’s ways around it.

 

[snakedoctor]

When you actually engineer a new car it take 2, 3 Years. Ford has not taken long at all as it’s only been just over two year(26 months to be exact) since they finished the GT350.

Of course if you just want a blower and lowering springs, that would only take about 6 months to complete. I’d rather have a complete car and wait 3 years....

I don't know why people keep saying it's only been 2 years. It's been 4 years since there was a GT500.

 

[13COBRA]

I don't know why people keep saying it's only been 2 years. It's been 4 years since there was a GT500.

I don't know why people get confused about the GT350 and GT500.

 

[Klaus]

Was a 2015. White. Red interior. Brass Monkey Rims. 6-speed manual. Had black vinyl wrapped hood. Took a bath on it when trading in.

FYI "trading in" =/= "selling." Because you traded your Hellcat in for $43k does not mean that prices are "plummeting" or that they are selling in the "low $40s." Cheapest I have seen is $45k.

 

[Zemedici]

FYI "trading in" =/= "selling." Because you traded your Hellcat in for $43k does not mean that prices are "plummeting" or that they are selling in the "low $40s." Cheapest I have seen is $45k.

I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near a $45,000 Hellcat

 

[ON D BIT]

I don't know why people keep saying it's only been 2 years. It's been 4 years since there was a GT500.

SVT now Ford Performance only work on one new mustang at a time. They are the ones who built both the GT500 and GT350.

Actual timelines from my memory.
11 GT500 in dealers spring 2010
13 GT500 in dealers summer of 2012. A little over 26 months for r and d.
15/16 GT350 at dealers nov of 2015.
About 30 months of r and d.
Currently we are at 26 months of r and d in the new GT500.

How is the current timeline any different than the recent past?

 

[conceptmachine]

I’ve been told that ford started working on the GT500 at the end of 2015. It will not come until mid to later next year. That is 3.5+years, before people will start getting them. Most won’t see them for 4+ as orders get filled.

 

[Shaker1]

SVT now Ford Performance only work on one new mustang at a time. They are the ones who built both the GT500 and GT350.

...

That is only an explanation of a self imposed limitation of why we have not had a new GT500 in 4 years. May even be considered a straw man.

Has there been a GT500 since 2014? No. Is a GT500 the same as a GT350? No.

While I understand that FP has limited resources, they still have not produced a GT500 since 2014. I understand that there may be a "reason", but it doesn't change the facts.