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Huge Trunk, Folding Rear Seats Make It Surprisingly Practical - 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 Long-Term Ro
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Huge Trunk, Folding Rear Seats Make It Surprisingly Practical - 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 Long-Term Road Test
It may be a 425-horsepower muscle sedan, but our 2007 Dodge Charger is still a practical vehicle when you have work to do.
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I am an independent car dealer and the subprime market drools all over these cars; people love them but man, these cars reek under-engineering from every orifice that you can find on them. The front ends in these cars are HORRIBLE; idler arms, balls joints, sway bushings, tie rods, struts, etc. And they tend to give out at such mileage not too far from this example, around 80K! What's more insane is that every 30K the parts will give out AGAIN... without fail. Depending on the work, it can end up costing $1000!!! So I would also be on the look out for the body struts to give out too.
Another problem, which unless edmunds drives the odometer to six digits they probably won't deal with, is a check engine light with P0430 code, and the car will probably need one or both of the catalytic converters replaced. That's a good $700-800 repair for the regular customer
And because these guys decided for a HEMI engine, I have seen a disturbing number of these 5.7L and 6.1L engines with catastrophic engine failures because of a valve seat dropping. I've read on forums that the MDS is a likely culprit due to metal compression and expansion, which occur due to engine temperature changes.
Anyway, I hope these guys have a blast driving these cars as they really are fun to drive; but man, as a dealer, I'll stick to my Impala's, Lucerne's, and new body Taurus' along with all the import stuff; these cars have too many design defects that end up costing me a ton to recondition. Also, the interiors on these gen Charger is horrid; all cheap, hard plastic and where it isn't hollow, it is some foamy sponge material that reeks rental car grade; not cool for a 40K+ car. But again, this is was a daimler-era Chrysler so what is there to be expected?