Perks of working on a Sunday

"412GTI" (sixspeedab)
06/28/2020 at 19:35 • Filed to: Hellcat

Get to take a Hellcat home for the day after sponsoring our company at a car show . Fastest car I’ve driven in so far. Obviously it’s very fast but also comfortable to just cruise around in. I dig it.

I really got a good chuckle out of getting in with a half tank of gas and 85 miles til empty on the dash. Smiles per gallon or something like that.

Opposite ends of the spectrum coming from a gutless 6mt Gladiator I had this morning.

License Plate Doodles included

AMA - hellcat or not ;)

DISCUSSION (26)

Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 19:41

Hellcat all the thing!

MrDakka > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 19:42

I thought these things required a boating license

way2blu does a rev update > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 19:51

How easy is it to park and know where the edges of the car are? I know some big cars are more manageable than others in that regard.

412GTI > Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped
06/28/2020 at 19:53

Two words

H E L L C A T. P A C I F I C A

412GTI > MrDakka
06/28/2020 at 19:54

Definitely should

412GTI > way2blu does a rev update
06/28/2020 at 19:57

I don’t think it’s too bad. The mirrors are a bit small for me so backing up isn't my favorite but the camera really helps with that. Hood is long but I haven't had any issues parking it.

SiennaMan > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 19:59

Heck yeah!

way2blu does a rev update > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 20:10

That’s good for sure. Ergonomics/practicality seem to make this a way better value proposition than, say, a Camaro.

Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 20:26

Town and Country HELLCAT

412GTI > Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped
06/28/2020 at 20:28

I was thinking of your Trackhawk while driving this today. Would be fun to have all wheel power!

412GTI > way2blu does a rev update
06/28/2020 at 20:29

I haven’t had too much seat time in a Camaro but yeah possibly a bit better - still a cave when look back though. I’d much prefer a Charger

Under_Score > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 21:15

Have y’all gotten a Redeye?

Also, where’s your OS+ Delivery Checklist?

412GTI > Under_Score
06/28/2020 at 21:24

We had a few last summer and I believe have one getting ready to be built. Maybe August it’ll arrive?

Haha I'm not in sales so luckily don't have to deal with that.

Under_Score > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 21:31

Y’all seem pretty high volume. Are Scat Packs a hot commodity up there, as they are around here. I don’t know of a car with more demand than the Scat Pack.

There are tons of Chargers for sale locally, but not many with V8’s, let alone those 6.4 V8’s.

Oh wait, cars with demand, Telluride. Dealers still sell them around and above sticker.

412GTI > Under_Score
06/28/2020 at 21:36

We’re actually not super high volume. Medium sized store but our inventory manager is really good at getting quality stuff.

Scat Packs are pretty hot here in the summer but want them gone by fall. I think we have 9 more scheduled to come on top of the two we currently have. Supply is very low in our Market currently which is good for us.

Under_Score > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 21:59

The local stores have at least a dozen 2020 Journeys no one wants. That’s the big sag on inventory.

I’m in an area where credit above 550 is AMAZING. Cars with US Auto Sales dealer stickers are rampant for a reason.

412GTI > Under_Score
06/28/2020 at 22:07

Oh man with an average credit score that low you’d think those Journey’s would be flying off the lot!

Inventory is very strange now but hopefully should be getting somewhat normal soon.

Under_Score > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 22:20

Journeys aren’t chocked full of incentives like you’d think they’d be. In terms of price, Renegades and Compasses are usually cheaper, and cars like Compasses and Cherokees have more money off sticker.

If you’re only getting $3,000 off sticker & there’s a person trying to trade their worthless ten-year-old American car they owe $10,000 on, combined with a goal of $1,000 down & $300 per month, yeah, you aren’t going anywhere. The $2,000 of dealer add-ons and doc and taxes push you back above sticker anyways, BEFORE we talk about the underwater trade. Combine all that with the fact that most low credit people need a co-signer or more money down, these deals fall flat.

Note: Situations like this are why I never truly sold a car. I talked to a good deal of people, but no one was able to move forward at that time. I chose to work with my VW dealer (instead of trading) because add-ons were only $395 (and the items themselves pretty cheap competitively speaking) & I still got around $7,000 off sticker with those included.*

*This will b e explained further in my buying saga series.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > 412GTI
06/28/2020 at 22:20

Perks of working on a sunday: I get paid time-and -a-half

412GTI > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/28/2020 at 22:23

BOOM! nice

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > 412GTI
06/29/2020 at 00:13

6mt Gladiator? Any pics of that? Haven't heard much about that combo.

Sounds like an interesting day.

pip bip - choose Corrour > 412GTI
06/29/2020 at 04:36

sadly our gladiators are all V6 and auto here in Oz

412GTI > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/29/2020 at 07:47

I’d really like to see the Diesel motor be an option but I know it’ll be expensive. I do the auto is better to go than the stick even if that's heresy to say

412GTI > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/29/2020 at 07:50

Kinja'd!!!

This is the only picture I have of it but it’s a pretty odd spec we picked up from auction.

It’s fun having a stick truck but honestly I prefer the auto, it fits the truck better

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > 412GTI
06/29/2020 at 10:18

Much red in that picture. Did you get to drive the Viper?

Already at auction? First owner must not have been very happy. I'm a bit confused though. So a Dodge dealer sponsored your company at a car show by giving them the cars to show off for the day?

412GTI > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
06/29/2020 at 11:13

All the reds! The Gladiator was most likely a FCA corporate car. We tend to get a lot of those at auction.

And I work for a CDJR dealer group so I was there representing our company. Don’t mind doing it on the weekend when fun cars are involved