naw its an auto,but trust me,i dont regret it. my TL was a 6mt and im actually relieved to not have to shift so much,but be able to when i want with the auto-stick

i cant just cut my wife out of my life,because we have a 2 year old together,which makes things much harder and more complicated. thanks for the words tho guys.

 

Delta, sorry to hear about the wife situation. Like you said, you will always have contact with her because of the kid. Try to be the bigger person in this.

As for the truck and the car. Congrats. Finish your build and sell the truck if you don't need it. I would not give it to her at this point. Sell it and bank the cash.

 

Sorry about the wife..... But there are reasons things happen. I think this is a sign you'll get someone better. MUCH better. A lot of women out there, keep your chin up.

And speaking of more women, I think the RT will definitely help in that department. And to tell women you built a truck for the RIGHT woman (not your ex), they will see you're a good dude.

car, though.

 

sorry about the wife situation, i haven't been in this thread in a while for updates on the truck. Can't wait to see pics.

 

thanks ravi and mrmako! i am thinking u are right about not giving it to her,because she will just run it into the ground and when im ready to sell it i will get less money.

im still waiting on my buddy to get his ass in gear and get it primed. hes been fucking off alot lately so well see.

 

Sorry to hear about your life change. Thank you for making the child a priority. Hope the ex takes that as seriously as you do!!

 

Sorry about your wife man, and having to hear about it on FB. But on a good note, the Challenger looks awesome!

 

some pics of the new grille painted and test fitted emblem and grille inserts.

 

Looks good. I have no patience for body work. I would fuck it up badly.

 

truck is FINALLY in primer. im HOPING to get it painted next weekend.

 

wait wait wait. when did you get a B5 classic RT?

Did you get a good deal? No fucking dealer here wants to budge on price, ignorant.

 

we got it about 3 weeks ago,i traded the acura in for it and took over on the orange R/T

i think they paid a $2500 premium.

most dealers are cocksuckers thats why they dont budge

 

ugh you guys paid over stickers.

I cant stand when people cave to that...just exacerbates the problem with dealers.

But congrats on the car, the B5 isnt a color for me, but its certainly a hot one.

The the orange one your pops had was a 08 srt?

 

my parents wanted it bad enough to pay the premium lol.

my dad still has his orange 08 SRT. but now i also have an 09 orange R/T auto which i paid just under sticker,and my mom has the blue one.

 

the b5 blue is the shiiiit

 

this was before me and my dad got our windows tinted and i got my hood stripes

 

I would be jealous if I was your neighbor seeing all of those in your driveway.

 

Very nice....

And keep the truck. It will look nice as you try out replacements for the Ex. They don't need to see the Challengers just yet.

 

now that is fucking funny, 3 challys in the fam.

I'm also insanely jealous. I made an offer on a used black RT 6spd to a guy on the chally forums, turned out to be a shady douche. sucks. I had the loan ready and everything.

 

^if u go thru my guy i am pretty sure u can get sticker. ($36,900 ish) before ttl

 

being the nice guy that i am,im going to let my wife drive the truck as long as she needs it. she made it pretty obvious to me recently that not all hope is lost for our marriage.

 

I was looking more for a barebones 33-ish or elec conv pack...which gets up to 35k.

I would have jumped on a barebones black one here, but chrsyler stopped the 0%.

I love the car but I will never pay over sticker, and at this point with chrysler in limbo...Im not even willing to pay sticker.

Just going to keep my eyes peeled on the used market.

 

my car is going thru some lemon law issues because its having alot of ignition problems. i will find out soon prob if they are going to replace it. if they do i am thinking of getting a white R/T 6MT and doing either a black/white or gold/white theme (gold/white like the hurst challenger)

 

there is a used 08 #745 (i believe) of 6400 orange with only a couple thousand miles on it but they are still asking like 40K+ for it.

 

I hope you can work out your marriage, but youve posted her flipping her mind up and down and over again in the past several months.

Hell, might be better to your own mental health to just call it with her. If she regrets it, her own fault.

 

I want an 09...has be stick, and black. I am limiting myself, but thats what I REALLLLLLY want.

 

i can tell she is confused. she says she wants to get a divorce,but still says she loves me and wont tell me that we could never be together again. i am not taking her words completely serious untill she comes home (less than 30 days now)

 

While I'm thinking on it, there was an orange 08 on the boards...had 10k guy could NOT sell for whatever reason. Finally had to lowered the price to 33k...finally sold after 2 weeks.

 

cool, good luck with it.

 

i have always drivin manual and i have also drivin a 6mt R/T. i honestly dont miss having a manual while driving my car. it really is a tough decision for me now. which i never thought possible!

 

I just wont drive an automatic. Not for my fun car anyway. When my pathy finally dies (and it wont for a Loooong time and also a manual) I'll finally replace it with a automatic. And my wife's car is auto when I dont feel like shifting.

I drove the RT with stick, I REALLY liked it.

 

u hit it just right. im a lazy driver alot of the times so i dont always feel like shifting (anymore). but the auto stick is ideal. plus as corny as it sounds,i like auto because i can hold hands with my SO or touch thier leg...or depending on what shes wearing

 

Do it all the time with my wife

but i get the laziness factor.

The autos are faster at the drag strip anyway

 

^its just u gotta stop to shift..so it kills it for me lol

 

just ordered the 1" drop for the rear so it will sit more level. it will be a 2/5" drop after im done.

my buddy got the truck back to me tonight so tomorrow ill start prepping it. this week hes doing the bumper and tailgate and hopefully if i can get the truck finished by friday we will be able to paint it then.

 

hope everything works out with u and ur lady. and ur truck

 

thanks man

 

I'd not rush back into her arms, though. I mean, she was on a ship for a while. Don't mean to sound cold, but I think she needs to get her shit together before being a permanent fixture in the home. :twocents:

And the Challengers are crazy. I saw a Japanese guy here with a Charger, black, and pulled over because it had issues. There was a tech there and had a computer hooked up to it. And he spent like $65K plus for the Hemi. Love the look, but I'd rather have a 1970.

 

I LOVE the pix above with all three Challengers. AWESOME. I'm jealous!

I also hope things work out with the wife. Being part of a military family myself (two bros and my dad), I have seen up close how much a long deployment can strain a relationship. You will have to give her time when she gets back to get herself mentally together. So sorry to hear about this, my heart would be broken in the same situation.

 

The truck's coming along nicely. Glad you were finally able to get it primered.

Somebody in my neighborhood just got an orange RT...saw it yesterday. It looked great. I've seen plenty out and around, but this one is close to home...should see it much more often. Saw a Camaro Friday...first one...it was yellow...I'll need to see one better than flying down the interstate, but it didn't come across as striking as the Challenger.