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Dodge halts Hellcat production
TORONTO SUN ^ | March 17, 2015 | Autonet

Posted on 03/17/2015 3:26:56 PM PDT by rickmichaels

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1 posted on 03/17/2015 3:26:56 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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Good problem to have.


2 posted on 03/17/2015 3:30:31 PM PDT by glasseye
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To: rickmichaels

“Unprecedented Demand” = People want to buy these automobiles but we can’t sell enough hybrid smartcar Fiats to balance out the metrics for CAFE standards.


3 posted on 03/17/2015 3:31:00 PM PDT by Rodamala
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‘Dodge is experiencing the cliché “too much of a good thing,” and has stopped production of its 707 horsepower halo cars, the Challenger SRT Hellcat and Charger SRT Hellcat, to allow the Brampton, Ontario plant to catch up on existing orders.”

That makes no sense what so ever. You do not stop production to catch up on existing orders. You stop taking new orders. (Which is what they say in the next sentence.)


4 posted on 03/17/2015 3:31:18 PM PDT by DugwayDuke
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How much is the deposit? How many people have ordered more than one?


5 posted on 03/17/2015 3:31:53 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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Another idiot “jurnolist”. They have not stopped production. Rather, they have stopped taking orders.


6 posted on 03/17/2015 3:34:14 PM PDT by QuisCustodiet1776 (Live free or die.)
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That makes no sense what so ever. You do not stop production to catch up on existing orders. You stop taking new orders. (Which is what they say in the next sentence.)

...and these 'professional writers' are allowed to vote!

7 posted on 03/17/2015 3:37:07 PM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: rickmichaels

A guy I work with just bought one last week. He brought it from the lot to work to show us. He had put about 6 miles on it. The dealer had a red one on his lot, just like the picture in the article. $65,000 nice.


8 posted on 03/17/2015 3:38:31 PM PDT by PGalt
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Stupid way to say it ..they are not stopping production they're stopping orders to let production catch up to the order they have
9 posted on 03/17/2015 3:38:49 PM PDT by tophat9000 (An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
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Love the oldschool look.


10 posted on 03/17/2015 3:39:49 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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I’d gladly pay retail plus 10 percent to buy one.

Then sell it on Ebay or Auto Trader for retail plus 50 percent.

Or, if I really wanted to keep one, I’d wait a year and buy at retail minus 30 percent.


11 posted on 03/17/2015 3:39:50 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility.)
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I am glad I did not have one of those at age 18.


12 posted on 03/17/2015 3:42:54 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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am glad I did not have one of those at age 18.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I mean, I was first in my class in Driver's Training and I had literally dozens of hours of driving under my belt, so I should be able to handle 700 hp, right? Hooboy...

13 posted on 03/17/2015 3:48:22 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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A few people wrecked theirs soon after leaving dealer lots because they were boneheads.

Use the black key until you understand the handling of the car....then try the red key.


14 posted on 03/17/2015 3:53:48 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (Walker/Cruz 2016)
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To: rickmichaels

707 horsepower? That’s INSANE! I do like the retro look of the Challenger.. Reminds me of the 6-pack grabber green Cudas I used to gawk at in the 60’s (or was that 70’s?).


15 posted on 03/17/2015 3:55:33 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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Bring THIS back, too!


16 posted on 03/17/2015 3:59:06 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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You youngsters and your toys. Not sure why this is so important, especially since the new Government Motors Corvette is so much faster.

http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/corvette-z06-faster-hellcat-ferrari-mclaren

I’ll stick with my slow but classy ‘67 Comet.


17 posted on 03/17/2015 3:59:07 PM PDT by Up Yours Marxists
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To: CivilWarBrewing
NOTHING more beautiful than a 1968 Firebird, though:


18 posted on 03/17/2015 4:03:21 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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19 posted on 03/17/2015 4:06:37 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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I can say I’ve seen one of these out in the wild. Couldn’t believe my eyes.. Driving through a parking lot at Zody’s. LOL


20 posted on 03/17/2015 4:08:32 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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