I've been waiting to start one of these threads!!!

For the past 5 years I've been daily driving my E46 M3 that I absolutely love. It is time to stop daily driving the M3, put it in the garage, and slowly make it perfect again.

I struggled for the past year deciding what to go with, but ended up ordering a 2016 Dodge Charger Scat Pack at the end of April. Dealership said about 10-12 weeks for build, but it was delivered to them right at the 4 week mark.

Next week, I fly up to Chicago to pick it up on 6/1 and drive it back to GA. My friend who is the salesman I'm working with, has sent me a few teaser pics. It currently sitting in the showroom waiting for me.

 

The M3 that is moving away from daily driver duty!

 

Beautiful cars. The new charger front end design looks so mean.

 

 

Congrats!!! I'm so jelly.

 

Very nice
Hopefully it's "In the showroom locked and waiting"

 

Hell yeah! I love the Scat Pack Chargers/Challengers. Safe trip back and keep this thread updated with pics!!

 

Congratulations!

 

Congratulations!
They did a great job with the Scat Pack, looks evil in black.
Any mod plans?

 

 

So many options with so much power... these days, it's awesome being a car enthusiast.


Unless you just bought an Acura. Then I feel sorry for you.

 

Thanks everyone! I can't wait to take delivery.

Not too many mods planned, but who knows. I plan on tint, better tires once the stocks are burned off, and possibly some debadging.

First on the list of things to do is a full polish and photo session.

 

I'm sure you'll enjoy the new ride, I love my Charger - lots of talk of the hemi/V8 going the wayside around 2019. If they don't screw up the design language by 2018 I'll probably upgrade to a SRT. I like the scat pack but they can get squirrelly with the smaller tires.

 

congrats, those are great looking cars. What needs to be done to the M3? looks pretty perfect already.

 

Congrats... Hopefully the car is locked and no one is sitting in it.

 

I love how aggressive they have made the front ends on the new cars.

 

Not too much. Needs some new weatherstripping, cooling system refresh and suspension refresh. Some interior work too.

 

Matt from smoking tire did a review not to long ago and it sounds great.

 

 

Congratulation, beautiful car.

The Charger currently is the best sport sedan for the money hands now, I will never get tired of saying it...they did a really excellent job with the MY 2015 redesign...quality improved across the board, the car is very mature and refined but still retaining its mean streak.

You are not the first Bimmer driver that switched to a Charger in the last 2 years...

As 012TL-GLM, I'm definitely considering a SRT 392 (or a Hellcat if they find a way to install the technology package in the future) in 1 or 2 years, hopefully FCA will not screw up things.

 

My biggest complaint with the Charger is it feels like a big boat. Just rolls it's weight around and you can feel all that 4,440lbs. I was actually looking into them until I drove one for a little over a week. Said no thank you. Seeing you are coming from an M3 it'll be a night and day difference in every way. That M3 has a firm suspension setup while even the Scat Pack Charger still has a pretty soft setup. Biggest issue people have with these is being able to control all that weight. Nonetheless nice ride!

 

Hmm...so a Charger doesn't handle as well as an E46? Noted.

 

I actually need a big boat of a car. My main reason for getting this is so that our kids can fit in the back comfortably and we can take the car out more as a family. The Scat Pack was a selling point for me as I didn't want to go up to the SRT model, but I still get the lovely sounds of that 6.4L and more aggressive styling.

My Father has a 2015 R/T Road and Track and it really handles well for it's size. If I need something for handling, I'll take out the M3.

 

^ Exactly. It handles great for what it is. Anyone that thinks it'll handle like a sports car is obviously setting themselves up for disappointment. For a full size 4400 lb car it handles extremely well, but it is not a nimble sports car by any stretch of the imagination. With that said, with a few suspension mods it can become a good handler, but still no M3.

 

Exactly!! The new Charger are not floaty at all (as soon as you get into the more sporty setups beginning with the Rallye trim with the 3.6 V6 engine), in terms of handling numbers it does put out the same figures of the premium sport sedans of similar size...the Scat Pack hang with the M5...obviously if you are looking at a Porsche Cayman handling level you are going to be disappointed.....but this is a large sedan with 7 Series (short wheelbase version) level of inside room and cargo space....

 

Love both cars. Congrats on the purchase!

 

4400 pounds?! Did they fill parts of the car with lead?

Shit, I thought the mustang GT was heavy, at 3800 pounds... Blows my mind how heavy some of the Chrysler products are. Surely it is hurting fuel economy too.

Seems like they could have cut out some weight from the Challenger too. I know the original was a tank, but you'd think they could have cut weight down in certain places. Just crazy, is all.

Still sexy as fuck.

 

These cars look so mean! Congrats, OP!

 

Do you know how big the Charger is?? It is a full size sedan and the Scat Pack has a massive 6.4 liter V8.....the weight is not excessive considering its size (and it feels and handle like a significantly smaller and lighter car)

If you want to cut weight significantly, you have to reduce the size.

 

Picking it up tomorrow morning!

 

I learn something new everyday

 

Congrats! Go enjoy that (fast) drive home. Once again, American Muscle gets the job done, son! having enough room for the family is a big plus.

 

Picked it up and will post pics later. Pics do not show how aggressive this thing is. It's a beast!

 

 

I've been waiting for someone here to pick one of these up. Congrats!!

 

Quick phone pic from a rest area in Kentucky yesterday. I absolutely love this car!

 

My trip home to GA from my TN office tomorrow includes a drive through Deals Gap on the Tail of the Dragon.

 

Where in TN is your office? How do you feel about letting total strangers test drive your new Scat Pack?

 

I used to absolutely despise the Charger when it was reintroduced.. couldn't stand the headlights or the tail lights, and the body.. well.. it just seemed plain.


but now?

 

Maryville. You in the area?