Jeep SRT-8

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I'm not kidding, this thing is one of the most fun vehicles I've driven. Always liked it, but borrowed my friends the other day and honestly, its a blast. Serious modern day muscle car, exactly what it feels like. Everything from the brakes to the handling is top notch, you would not believe how hard you can whip it into corners that would have something like the X5 screaming for mercy lol. My buddy has had a couple modded Cayenne Turbo's and loves the Jeep over the Cayennes, sure the Cayenne has it beat in interior refinement, but the personality and feel of the Jeep blows away the Cayenne. 09' Jeep may have a 500 hp Hemi as well. He has headers/intake/exhaust/tuner and the truck just rips.

Everytime I'm in it I want one:cheers: , we've owned plenty of sports cars and race as well, still cannot get over how fun this truck is.
 
Surfer said:
I'm not kidding, this thing is one of the most fun vehicles I've driven. Always liked it, but borrowed my friends the other day and honestly, its a blast. Serious modern day muscle car, exactly what it feels like. Everything from the brakes to the handling is top notch, you would not believe how hard you can whip it into corners that would have something like the X5 screaming for mercy lol. My buddy has had a couple modded Cayenne Turbo's and loves the Jeep over the Cayennes, sure the Cayenne has it beat in interior refinement, but the personality and feel of the Jeep blows away the Cayenne. 09' Jeep may have a 500 hp Hemi as well. He has headers/intake/exhaust/tuner and the truck just rips.

Everytime I'm in it I want one:cheers: , we've owned plenty of sports cars and race as well, still cannot get over how fun this truck is.
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It certainly is one wicked looking SUV, love the what Jeep did with it. They are clueless it looks like with all their other Jeeps/SUVs/whatever, but this nailed this one on the head. Awesome stuff!
 
Yeah, they hit a homer with that one, IMO. Haven't driven one but you make it sound fun.
 
P1et said:
It certainly is one wicked looking SUV, love the what Jeep did with it. They are clueless it looks like with all their other Jeeps/SUVs/whatever, but this nailed this one on the head. Awesome stuff!
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I'm telling you, drive one:righton: , I drove it hard the other day and it was just begging for more. Whats crazy is even with the awd and weight being an suv, the gearing really helps b/c its not much slower then the SRT Charger/300C, up to 100 it feels the same if not quicker, off the line it rips like a rocket. The engine is a gem, you'll never get tired of that growl.

Funny part is guess I'm not alone b/c even on the Porsche forums, guys that have gone from their Cayennes and even build race cars that now own the SRT-8 Jeep are amazed with how much fun it is.
 
I am currently saving for a used one and I hope to have one maybe in about a year and a half.

What do you think insurance will be on a 500hp AWD jeep for a 24 year old??
 
AUdakota said:
I am currently saving for a used one and I hope to have one maybe in about a year and a half.

What do you think insurance will be on a 500hp AWD jeep for a 24 year old??
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Maybe about $1,000. A MONTH!
 
Ohhh, I want that car :D If surfer says it handles nice, it handles NICE! :D Can`t say that about most jeeps..
 
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Looks good for the SUV type (like Surfer) but I still perfer a sports car.
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Gary Sword said:
You know I'm just messing with you Surfer. You don't have to chop me up.:eek:
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I need an urban assault vehicle to drive through the masses of Boca and get to the surf spots, might as well get there fast :D

I'm not baller enough to do this
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I did this one last Jan.

It is a AWD 420HP/Torque SUV. Corsa exhaust, Brembo Brakes and it hauls azz

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Surfer said:
I need an urban assault vehicle to drive through the masses of Boca and get to the surf spots, might as well get there fast :D

I'm not baller enough to do this
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That guy has to be nuts or else it's a replica.
 
AUdakota said:
I am currently saving for a used one and I hope to have one maybe in about a year and a half.

What do you think insurance will be on a 500hp AWD jeep for a 24 year old??
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I don't know, but the insurance on a Vette for a 28 year old (me) is only about $370 for 6 months...get yourself married if you aren't that will save you some money (well, on insurance. You'll spend more for everything else. Or she will).

As perspective, the insurance for a 2000 Ford Escort ZX2 for me is $311 and my wife's 99 Saturn SL1 is $294. Come onnnnn....you can afford that thing!
 
Theres a very nice Jeep SRT-8 that is always setting in the parking lot of the hospital where I work. It looks awesome but I cant ever figure out whose it is. I know they have to be a blast to drive. I love the 300 SRT-8's too too bad they are 45k. Im going to have to go and see if I can test drive one or the other and see what they are like.
 
AUdakota said:
I am currently saving for a used one and I hope to have one maybe in about a year and a half.

What do you think insurance will be on a 500hp AWD jeep for a 24 year old??
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500hp engine isn't out yet, 420 right now. Surprisingly their holding their value well also. Insurance shouldn't be bad, definitely not 1K a month lol, he's messing with you. Their also better to buy, lease rates suck on them, end up paying what it would have cost to buy anyway, if not more.

Good thing is now they are starting to crack the ecu, the biggest problem all these years on the new Hemi's was nobody was able to really tune it. Already a nice aftermarket for the SRT-8's, even head/cam packages.

I'll upload a video I still have of a fast f'n Explorer here, gotta love a daily driver Explorer running 11's lol, got banned from the track before he got to try the new setup. Uploaded to Youtube now.
 
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