Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8
I figured it was time to make discussion topic specifically about the SRT-8 and let the SRT vs. SS be just that.
Anybody received their SRT-8 yet? Getting mine Friday. Can't wait.
Anybody received their SRT-8 yet? Getting mine Friday. Can't wait.
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And for those who missed the review (I know you didn't Blkhemi):
SRTGR8
Steve, Host
Anyway, mine was orderd Dec 8th here in South Fla, and I was under the impression that all vehicles were beginning shipment in mid January. But now I'm thinking I may get mine early January - yay!
Here's a nice pic in Black
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Some good undercarriage shots. Looks like there's plenty of room to work with the exhaust. I might send them out to the side and have just the hitch come out the middle cut-out
But a word of warning. Don't tow them to the Honda dealership, cause their warranties are not worth the cost of your fuel to pull them into town! :lemon:
I never did have the Yen for any Honda auto products anyway!
Had one new Honda in my life and spent more on it in 5 years than I paid for it. Honda covered nothing!
I have had over 15 Jeeps! I spent more on that Honda in 5 years than I have spent on all the Jeeps I've have in the past 30 years! Honest to God's truth!
ON THE OTHER HAND!!!??? I have two Honda Motorcycles and have never had one problem with them in 10 years! Go figure?
Moral of this story----Ride Honda --- Drive Jeep!
Santa will be driving his new Grand Cherokee SRT-8
This Christmas Eve!
No Present left behind!
Can't you just see all those little kids crying their eyes out if Santa had to drive an Explorer? Not only would he get stuck in the snow, but he wouldn't be able to get up those steep roofs!
For a job like that, only the Jeeps 6.2 Hemi and Qudradrive will save the day!
Merry Christmas. If you Explorer drive are very very lucky (and have a great wife) you may just get a Jeep for Christmas.
If you order it, definitely don't pay more than MSRP. You're looking at probably 3 - 5 months before delivery.
If you find it too frustrationg, I'd go with the Trailblazer SS. More int room, more tow capacity, tougher looking (IMO), and much cheaper. I've heard people are getting from $2k - $5k under MSRP.
From what I've understood, the won't make more than 1500 of the Jeep SRT-8 per year.
I just ordered a Jeep SRT-8 ($500 deposit) last week from a smallish dealer in Boulder, CO for $1K under MSRP which I think is a decent deal for right now. The Denver dealers I talked to either didn't know much about it or were demanding $5K deposits and well over MSRP.Plus they throw on $400-$500 dealer handling while Boulder dealer was "only'
$200.
I also found the Chrysler dealer in Topeka KS with a loaded 300C SRT asking $3K over MSRP, but my feeling was he would deal "a little".
Just crossed over 700 mile mark, and the 6.1L is really loosening up. It's not quite as tight wound as before, which brings more flexibilty into the motor. I'll post more updates
Unless, of course you're full of fluff
Yeah, screw USC - GO UT!!
how did you get a "parchment" interior? The only one I saw on the dealer order form and elsewhere was the slate grey.
Maybe it was offered when you ordered yours, but not now?
On a related note, the steel blue exterior is now listed as unavailable according to the dealers..
Thanks..
The upcoming Mopar perf upgrade kit should be way more feasible than twin turboing a SRT-8.
My SRT is making in the neighborhood of about 450hp. Cold-air intake and custom Bassani free-flowing/low-restriction exhaust has turned this thing from a drag-racer to a rocket ship.
New 0-60: 4.87 sec
Upgrades and about 1200 miles of driving: 4.56 seconds that I posted this past weekend. My friends, that is fast for a car let alone a 4800 pound SUV. I'm currently am waiting on the Brembo brake upgrade that order. The brakes that are on the SRT are great by all means, but come on guys, you can never have enough, right?
# so insurance isn't to ridiculous. The only colors it is available in are black, silver and red. The only interior color available is dark slate gray. The steel blue is supposedly a late availability color. I have no idea when mine is coming but can't wait.
The BMW, Porsche, and RR Sport are very nice performance SUV's, but the got quite a ways to go to catch the HEMI.:shades:
when we test drove the srt in the rain i was very impressed to say the least and that was in near freezing conditions the wait is killing me. when another dealer gets one in I will try to schedule a road test on a nice day.
I love the m3, the sound, the handling and the engine sound especially when i rev it up to 8,000 and the funny thing is that my wife loves the m3 too .when i'm in the passenger side i often see her grin sometimes when see punches it.
at first my wife did not like the m3 then see got pregnant. then see said we need a car that an infant seat will fit. fortunately for me it did. the next thing was if the kid does not like it or it becomes to difficult then we need to get rid of the m3. to say the least the baby loved it, and cried anytime we were in any other vehicle besides the m3.
when we found out a second one was on the way I looked at x-5 and the porsche, did not test drive just look, but if i was going to spend that much money I was going for the M5 but I want sure how I would react to the SMG being a stick guy and all. alot of people love it and other people hate it. I wasn't going to order a 95K car not knowing how I would feel about it and the stick version is not coming out until next year.
now the second one is on the way and i feel it would be difficult to travel with two car seats in the back of the m3. but my wife, you is understanding, said we will try to manage it knowing how much i loved the m3.
my brother who has a 20003 jeep cherokee mentioned to me a couple of months ago that an srt version is coming out. then out of curiosity wanted to see if any dealer had any to test drive last week after the third call a dealer said we just got one off the truck. when i went there is was love at first sight.
I might say that if you like the regular jeep or you go off-roading alot you will not like the srt.
The salesman wasn't going to allow me to test drive at first until I showed him the m3.
The fit and finish of the srt-8 is very nice. The seats were much supported. Black looked unbelievable the rims and brakes were beautiful. The sound when you turn the key was amazing.
I would definitely recommend the SRT1 group package and the nav (which was easier to use than the M3's). The only complaint I had was that the entertainment system was ceiling mounted and it obstructs you rear view. I would recommend after market either on the headrest or a floor mounted system.
To make a comparison of the test drive. Last year on a beautiful day I was able to test drive the Volvo x90 v-8. To put it mildly it did not compare. The braking was o.k., the handling o.k. power deliver long lag. I have not test driven the BMW x-5 4.8 or the Porsche turbo so I can't make a comparison there. Since I'm keeping the m3 and the wife likes the srt-8 (which I think looks better than the Porsche or the X-5) and we don't do any off-roading it seems like a steal at the price that there offering it.
I got quoted $1,200 for insurance thru allstate - 100/300 and a $1,000 deductible.
all the ny dealers are asking 2,500 -5,000 over msrp for an order to buy one 10-12 week wait. if you want one off the floor 5-10K over msrp easily. I for one will never ever pay for a vehicle over msrp that is why I ordered my srt $2.5K under msrp and I don't mind to wait. If your patient and go thru the internet you will find a dealer who will give the srt8 for msrp or lower.
Steve, Host
I guess it all depends were you are located and if you don't mind to travel a little bit then you will find the srt ar msrp.
Steve, Host
However, I'll say this, after test driving the thing its almost hard to say no for the price there asking, you really want to take that thing home with you.
This info comes straight from the SRT guys.