Dodge Hornets are dropping like flies.

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Carvana was offering a 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus for $22,100 with just under 7,500 miles this afternoon at their online dealer-only sale. These have an MSRP of around $50k when new.

Guess how many bids they got? Nada! Zip!

Part of the issue comes from their inability to even get minor repairs done before they liquidate their wholesale inventory. This one needed an auxiliary battery and a 12 volt because it had sat too long. The car has about a dozen codes that are attributable to the fact that the powertrains on these units don't like to sit for long periods of time.

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/lt/...mpaign=new-vdp&utm_content=3_20250601_3716953

But there are other major issues as well. Stellantis already has 428 days of inventory for the Hornet. The severely overwhelmed 1.3 Liter engine and the plug-in hybrid technology are just not ready for prime time. Or any prolonged ownership history.

This one is also not eligible for the EV used car tax credit since it's a 2024. To be frank with you, I wouldn't be surprised if Carvana slashes the price down another $10,000 just to get it down the road. Even then I would tell any buyer of it to get an extended warranty.

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macarose said:
Carvana was offering a 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus for $22,100 with just under 7,500 miles this afternoon at their online dealer-only sale. These have an MSRP of around $50k when new.

Guess how many bids they got? Nada! Zip!

Part of the issue comes from their inability to even get minor repairs done before they liquidate their wholesale inventory. This one needed an auxiliary battery and a 12 volt because it had sat too long. The car has about a dozen codes that are attributable to the fact that the powertrains on these units don't like to sit for long periods of time.

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/lt/...mpaign=new-vdp&utm_content=3_20250601_3716953

But there are other major issues as well. Stellantis already has 428 days of inventory for the Hornet. The severely overwhelmed 1.3 Liter engine and the plug-in hybrid technology are just not ready for prime time. Or any prolonged ownership history.

This one is also not eligible for the EV used car tax credit since it's a 2024. To be frank with you, I wouldn't be surprised if Carvana slashes the price down another $10,000 just to get it down the road. Even then I would tell any buyer of it to get an extended warranty.

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At $12,100, I would very seriously consider writing the check. While these cars are no victories, and are a marketing catastrophe "severely overwhelmed" is not a fair characterization. That powertrain delivers somewhere between 5.1 and 5.3 second zero to sixty times.
 
TomYoung said:
At $12,100, I would very seriously consider writing the check. While these cars are no victories, and are a marketing catastrophe "severely overwhelmed" is not a fair characterization. That powertrain delivers somewhere between 5.1 and 5.3 second zero to sixty times.
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I was referring to reliability issues. There's quite a healthy list of defects at this point and the FireFly engine is just one of several.
 
the inside is on the small side.

but if I was in the market for a commuter etc
I would probably bite.. at those discounts.

This has comeup several times.

Dodge totally screwd the launch, marketing, and pricing of these.

base should have been high 20's but was mid 30's then the higher end models were often in the 50k's maybe 60k with financing and tax.

just absurd.. in 2019 you could get a pretty loaded cherokee trailhawk for 28-30k.
 
Rand said:
the inside is on the small side.

but if I was in the market for a commuter etc
I would probably bite.. at those discounts.

This has comeup several times.

Dodge totally screwd the launch, marketing, and pricing of these.

base should have been high 20's but was mid 30's then the higher end models were often in the 50k's maybe 60k with financing and tax.

just absurd.. in 2019 you could get a pretty loaded cherokee trailhawk for 28-30k.
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Then realize that the Alda Romeo Tonale (To-nal-ey) is based on this and even more expensive. I wonder if Alfa Romeo will and Fiat will exit the USA market again?
 
JeffKeryk said:
Slant 6 for the win! Love those engines; a true long runner.
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I remember those. And the cardboard that everyone that had one kept under them in their garage. One of my best friends growing up's father had a Duster. A gold Duster. He drove 40 mph on our little street and 45 mph out on the interstate. We thought he was a bad driver. He had that Duster for years. He finally got a new car and drove that one like a normal person doing 28 mph in neighborhood and 70 mph on the interstate. I don't know what it was but the Duster liked 40 mph.
 
macarose said:
Carvana was offering a 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus for $22,100 with just under 7,500 miles this afternoon at their online dealer-only sale. These have an MSRP of around $50k when new.

Guess how many bids they got? Nada! Zip!

Part of the issue comes from their inability to even get minor repairs done before they liquidate their wholesale inventory. This one needed an auxiliary battery and a 12 volt because it had sat too long. The car has about a dozen codes that are attributable to the fact that the powertrains on these units don't like to sit for long periods of time.

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/lt/...mpaign=new-vdp&utm_content=3_20250601_3716953

But there are other major issues as well. Stellantis already has 428 days of inventory for the Hornet. The severely overwhelmed 1.3 Liter engine and the plug-in hybrid technology are just not ready for prime time. Or any prolonged ownership history.

This one is also not eligible for the EV used car tax credit since it's a 2024. To be frank with you, I wouldn't be surprised if Carvana slashes the price down another $10,000 just to get it down the road. Even then I would tell any buyer of it to get an extended warranty.

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Are they all selling for cheap or only the PHEV variant?
 
I'd consider one for the right price, but there are nightmare stories about reliability issues, and worse, poor part supply. You could be without your vehicle for an extended period of time waiting for parts.

The reason I was checking them out is because of the 268hp 2.0L engine, and smaller size. I know some people want bigger is better, but I'd like something medium small.
 
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