2018 Dodge Charger Hellcat 7-month review

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I have owned this vehicle for 7 months and now have 4,900 miles. I did my first oil change at 2,200 miles (OCI is 6 months or 6,000 miles) and it used just under a quart of motor oil (which was expected as per owner's manual). Now at 4,900 miles and haven't used any oil so far this OCI.

The magic to the Hellcat is that it brings a raw, visceral muscle car feel with one important distinction…it is amazingly comfortable. Never experienced this sort of balance between comfort and pure insanity. Someone on another forum said it best, "mild to wild with the hit of the throttle."

Couple negative things I've ran across:
1. Panel fitment isn't the best, but isn't the end of the World.
2. Had a clicking sound when I make wide left turns, turns out lug nuts on front right wheel was not torqued to spec.
3. At around 80 mph I sometimes notice slight vibration in front tires…but ever so slight and intermittent.

Hope everyone is well.





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It's a nice looking vehicle. Wish I could afford one.
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There are lots of guys online putting catch cans on that will catch the oil if it bothers you. I wouldn't worry about it. Lubricates the top end.
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Thanks StevieC...no plans on modding myself. Thought about catch can...but haven't done it yet.
 
Beautiful car and glad you're enjoying it. Wish I had gone for the Hellcat, but I don't even use all the power the 392 puts out!

It is pretty amazing how comfortable these cars are and what a blast to drive they are. I'm actually impressed with panel fitment on mine, everything lines up nicely and I haven't had any issues. My biggest negative is the brake dust! Ugh.
 
Originally Posted by dishdude
My biggest negative is the brake dust! Ugh.


That's the truth! Man do these things dust like crazy
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OP:

Great to read your review. Yours is very similar to the one the owner of my dealership drives in the summer. I've had it a few times and your description indeed does match its character.
 
Oh yeah, negative #5 - Brake dust. My right side fender isn't aligned perfectly...oh well...more important things to worry about I suppose. Glad you are enjoying yours as well.
 
Nice. If I were in the market for a high performance car, that would be it without any doubt.
 
Originally Posted by dishdude
I'm actually impressed with panel fitment on mine, everything lines up nicely and I haven't had any issues.

Panel fitment on mine appears to be fine as well.

So far only issue is randomly flickering steering wheel SRT logo, alas dealer could not reproduce the issue when I brought it in, so they did not address it. Supposedly it's a known issue with airbag assemblies on the 2018 model, but my dealer claimed ignorance.

That and a bunch of paint blemishes which I had my local body shop remove with wet sanding and buffing.
 
Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Originally Posted by dishdude
I'm actually impressed with panel fitment on mine, everything lines up nicely and I haven't had any issues.

Panel fitment on mine appears to be fine as well.

So far only issue is randomly flickering steering wheel SRT logo, alas dealer could not reproduce the issue when I brought it in, so they did not address it. Supposedly it's a known issue with airbag assemblies on the 2018 model, but my dealer claimed ignorance.

That and a bunch of paint blemishes which I had my local body shop remove with wet sanding and buffing.



Must be those darn Canadians drinking on the job again
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Originally Posted by StevieC
You joke but it's a serious problem and not just in the assembly plants but in the machine shops making parts.


It was only partly in jest. I know plenty of lads that used to work at GM in the 'shwa, I know what goes on
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Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Originally Posted by StevieC
You joke but it's a serious problem and not just in the assembly plants but in the machine shops making parts.


It was only partly in jest. I know plenty of lads that used to work at GM in the 'shwa, I know what goes on
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Adam worked at Ford a couple summers in our neck of the woods and well lets just say there were daily's sent home for not being able to work.
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you guys should here some of the stories my uncle has to say about the nummi plant out in fremont,ca (now tesla)when it was open. lets just say when it was break time it was mind boggling on what went on.
 
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