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H1711
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- Elk Grove, CA
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- 2017 GT350
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Update: The car has arrived. Took exactly one week from the day I decided to buy it to the day it arrives in California from Texas. Not bad!
This has been a long road. I tried this when the GT350 came out and I was unable to find a car, so in a moment of frustration, I bought a 2015 Charger Scat Pack. Good engine and transmission... the rest of the car was meh. It was also a boat and much the big brother Hellcat, it was good for straight line for the most part.
Ended up parting ways with the Charger sooner than I thought I would because I just didn't fall in love with it. Been kicking around the idea of a new Raptor or trying to secure a GT350. Found a few below MSRP and made a deal with a dealership in Texas for a 2017 Lightning Blue GT350 with Black OTT stripes along with the convenience package. Out here in Cali, cooled seats are a big plus for me, though I prefer the Recaros. It was not flagged by Ford as part of the recall for the oil cooler lines, so I took the plunge yesterday for $400 under MSRP. Not an amazing deal by any means, but a lot better than trying to buy one in California, even after factoring in $1,500 for shipping. Car was built on 8/29/16.
Hoping to have the car in about 10 days, but for now, I'll leave you with some showroom pics the salesman sent me. I can't wait for it to show up!
First mod will be the Steeda clutch spring which I ordered last night. Not sure what will follow - the car is so nice out of the box that I don't have that normal urge to mod the hell out of it. Maybe the fact I'm going to be 40 pretty soon is adding to my maturity level so that I leave stuff alone.... nah!
This has been a long road. I tried this when the GT350 came out and I was unable to find a car, so in a moment of frustration, I bought a 2015 Charger Scat Pack. Good engine and transmission... the rest of the car was meh. It was also a boat and much the big brother Hellcat, it was good for straight line for the most part.
Ended up parting ways with the Charger sooner than I thought I would because I just didn't fall in love with it. Been kicking around the idea of a new Raptor or trying to secure a GT350. Found a few below MSRP and made a deal with a dealership in Texas for a 2017 Lightning Blue GT350 with Black OTT stripes along with the convenience package. Out here in Cali, cooled seats are a big plus for me, though I prefer the Recaros. It was not flagged by Ford as part of the recall for the oil cooler lines, so I took the plunge yesterday for $400 under MSRP. Not an amazing deal by any means, but a lot better than trying to buy one in California, even after factoring in $1,500 for shipping. Car was built on 8/29/16.
Hoping to have the car in about 10 days, but for now, I'll leave you with some showroom pics the salesman sent me. I can't wait for it to show up!
First mod will be the Steeda clutch spring which I ordered last night. Not sure what will follow - the car is so nice out of the box that I don't have that normal urge to mod the hell out of it. Maybe the fact I'm going to be 40 pretty soon is adding to my maturity level so that I leave stuff alone.... nah!
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