New DD: Jeep SRT-8
#1
07-13-2009, 08:03 AM
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: MPLS, MN USA
Age: 63
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New DD: Jeep SRT-8
I bought a 2007 Jeep SRT-8 (with 2600 miles on it)
Blue/gray (I dont know the color)
Every option: htd seats/rear dvd/nav/rear back-up camera
It drives with sort of a sporty, heavy yet nimble for what it is SUV
with GOBS of Torque!
Good Brakes, ride is taught but rougher than it should be.
Good DD (all-wheel drive in MN is a must for a "Hockey Dad"),
with good grunt and fairly stealthy: Hey it's just a JEEP!
Blue/gray (I dont know the color)
Every option: htd seats/rear dvd/nav/rear back-up camera
It drives with sort of a sporty, heavy yet nimble for what it is SUV
with GOBS of Torque!
Good Brakes, ride is taught but rougher than it should be.
Good DD (all-wheel drive in MN is a must for a "Hockey Dad"),
with good grunt and fairly stealthy: Hey it's just a JEEP!
#2
07-13-2009, 08:07 AM
Congrats Marty. May I be the first to call BS on the "staying stock" in your signature line. I give you 6 months... tops!
#3
07-13-2009, 08:22 AM
i purchased one of the first 06 str8 jeeps as a DD. i still own it. they are a blast to drive. it will eat a transfer case every 30k miles though. i have a billy boat exhaust, cold air intake and a chip. they are MUST HAVE items !!!
enjoy your new purchase !
enjoy your new purchase !
#4
07-13-2009, 08:39 AM
very nice! srt-8 is one of my all time favorite SUVs. Shouldve gotten a 08 since they acutally had black interior though! Enjoy it in good health. did the sale of the TT go through?
#7
07-13-2009, 09:53 AM
I had one of these as a dd. Other than the awesome interior and the gas mileage, everything else sucked. j/k
very fun truck and surprisingly fast. you should look into the srt experience. I did it last year free of cost.
very fun truck and surprisingly fast. you should look into the srt experience. I did it last year free of cost.
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#9
07-13-2009, 11:11 AM
Nice car. Curious as to current mkt. on those things. I almost bought one 6 months ago but picked up a Lexus GX instead... Nice car but not quite as "fun" as that Jeep would be... Good find on a '07 with almost no miles!!!
You'll enjoy her I'm sure...
You'll enjoy her I'm sure...
#10
07-13-2009, 11:19 AM
very nice dd....I have always liked these. One question for anyone familiar with these....is there any way to retrofit a trailer hitch to one of these due to the exhaust?
#12
07-13-2009, 04:10 PM
i have seen it done, but i have no idea who does it. the reciever hitch was hung below the pipes.
#13
07-13-2009, 05:19 PM
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: MPLS, MN USA
Age: 63
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SRT-8 Daily Driver...HA !
Yes,
$32K (give or take $1K because I had a Cayenne S trade in)
trailer hitches are old news and can pull 3500 lbs.
A "Cars and Coffee" buddy has one on his
$32K (give or take $1K because I had a Cayenne S trade in)
trailer hitches are old news and can pull 3500 lbs.
A "Cars and Coffee" buddy has one on his
#15
07-13-2009, 05:28 PM
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: MPLS, MN USA
Age: 63
Posts: 5,710
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It must stay stock, I signed a pack...My skirt blew up and I couldnt recover.
I will even keep the boring plates that the state gives me.
The truck pulls really strong 0-80 mph, it is surprising how "torquey" it feels.
The gas milage seems along the lines of a Continental GT or maybe a 1 ton dually,
it is really bad (I plan on checking it next time just our of curiosity). Intead of buying
54's of Sunoco, Atomic Z and I may try to buy a tanker...
I will even keep the boring plates that the state gives me.
The truck pulls really strong 0-80 mph, it is surprising how "torquey" it feels.
The gas milage seems along the lines of a Continental GT or maybe a 1 ton dually,
it is really bad (I plan on checking it next time just our of curiosity). Intead of buying
54's of Sunoco, Atomic Z and I may try to buy a tanker...