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New member - first American car

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 17 11:00 pm
by alex_123_fra
Hi all, just joined so saying hello. What a great forum this is.

Some lovely cars too! Mine is not quite a classic but picking up a late 2015 Challenger Hellcat tomorrow.

I have an extensive car history but this is the first American muscle car for me. Instantly loved it as soon as I saw it.

Would appreciate any recommendations of independent specialists able to deal with American muscle cars/Dodge models.

Hope to see you in some meets and cruises.

Alex

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 17 11:17 pm
by Mossy68
Hi Alex, and welcome.
A hell cat ! Hell yeah !!!
I've gone " modern " just for a whil, and can certainly see the attraction. My heart is still classic though.
Post up your location , and we can point you in the direction of local garages / people who can do any work you need doing on your car.
Oh. Best get some pics up too !! :thumbright:

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 17 11:19 pm
by Derek
Welcome to the mad house Alex :thumbright: You'll like it here. :)

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 17 11:28 pm
by alex_123_fra
Thanks Mossy and Derek!

I'm based in London - Harrow area. Any independents near me?

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 12:52 am
by Rebel
Hi Alex,
Welcome, nice car for your first yank

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 6:23 am
by cadboy
Hi Alex and welcome to the club.

HELLCAT :)

oh yes you have the best new American car, love one myself.

look forward to seeing photos of the car. :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 9:26 am
by Blue
Welcome, Fellow member Anton will be your man for things mechanical.

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 2:30 pm
by ScottyDave
Hello Alex, welcome to the club :)

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 8:26 pm
by Dave81
Welcome to the club! :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 8:52 pm
by drewcrane
The biggest mistake I ever made in my life was, driving a Hellcat, because now I really want one,I have a base model 2012 R/T and flat out love the car ,it took me three weeks to get over it, I went to the dealer for service today saw 5 of them, dam they are sexy nice ,so get ready for lots of smiles per gallon ,and tires, and welcome to the club :thumbright: :thumbright: :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 9:18 pm
by Charger
hello there :hello2:, welcome aboard :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 9:42 pm
by Gas for GOSH
That's some way to start....let us know how you get on with it.....with pictures please! :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 10:08 pm
by alex_123_fra
Thanks all, very kind. Picked it up today. Am so chuffed with it. It just oozes excellent build quality and keeping my fingers crossed about reliability.

It attracts quite a crowd. I drove through central london to get home and happened to drive past a few schools as they closed for the weekend. Never seen so many excited kids! The V8 sounds superb. The car is a joy to drive at low or high speeds. Very lovable. On the motorway, traction isn't an issue when accelerating past 45/50mph. The tyres hold up reasonably well. Never thought I'd be so glad to see an Audi RS car go (C7 RS6). Haven't been this excited about a car in years. Some low quality pics through my phone, incuding a cheesy one of me with the cat :

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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 10:21 pm
by Pete
Congrats! Really chuffed for you! :thumbright:

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 17 11:21 pm
by Captain Chaos
Welcome to the Club Alex that is truly an object of desire ðŸ‘￾