Originally Posted By: Vikas
I can't decode "1337" part of it :-(
1337 is 'leet speek for "leet" (ie elite)
I can't decode "1337" part of it :-(
1337 is 'leet speek for "leet" (ie elite)
SRT-8 road trip :D
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My friend traded this SRT-8 in on a new Challenger.
I've driven this one. It'll run...
http://www.douglasdodge.com/used/Dodge/2007-Dodge-Charger-6d2898280a0a00de0064798e40d38557.htm
I've driven this one. It'll run...
http://www.douglasdodge.com/used/Dodge/2007-Dodge-Charger-6d2898280a0a00de0064798e40d38557.htm
Originally Posted By: thorromig
Sounds like you were smooth sailing!! What was the stock oil filter?
I bought it from Carmax, and it only had 1600 miles on it. However, it was built 10 months before that and I'd love to know the story of how it came to be at Carmax with such low mileage. Anyway, the Austin Carmax changed the oil when they received it from the Missouri Carmax that had it, and used a Carquest filter. Given how hard Pennzoil Ultra 0w40 is to find, I wasn't confident that they'd actually used 0w40 at all so I changed the oil AGAIN and used Pennzoil Ultra 0w40 that I paid way too much for. Its getting Mobil 1 0w40 next time. :-/ I assume the OEM filter was a Mopar
Sounds like you were smooth sailing!! What was the stock oil filter?
I bought it from Carmax, and it only had 1600 miles on it. However, it was built 10 months before that and I'd love to know the story of how it came to be at Carmax with such low mileage. Anyway, the Austin Carmax changed the oil when they received it from the Missouri Carmax that had it, and used a Carquest filter. Given how hard Pennzoil Ultra 0w40 is to find, I wasn't confident that they'd actually used 0w40 at all so I changed the oil AGAIN and used Pennzoil Ultra 0w40 that I paid way too much for. Its getting Mobil 1 0w40 next time. :-/ I assume the OEM filter was a Mopar
Originally Posted By: supton
14 hours in a car makes for a long day. But flying would be what, at least 2x the price, and would still take 6 hours? Maybe 4 if direct? Been a while since I flew, but it seemed like it always killed the day, even for just a few hours of flying.
I tend to feel just beat-up after a generic business trip by air. The arriving early, making sure I don't have liquids or my Gerber, waiting in line, shoes off and back on, wait at the gate, file onto the plane at a snails pace, wedge into a seat after stowing luggage, repeat at a connecting airport (except for security), and finally ride the bus to a rental car. And not a single comfy chair anywhere except for a few in the Southwest Airlines gate areas if you're lucky. The airplane seats might as well be plywood.
If the drive is the same or up to maybe 1.5x longer by the wall clock, I'll ALWAYS drive. But if the drive is going to approach twice the door-to-door time by air, I'll go by air. On this last trip one guy went by air. On the return trip we all had breakfast together and left the hotel at the same time. He beat us home by 3 hours (6 hours door-to-door for him, 9 for us). But he got his teeth shaken flying thru a cold front, too. Plus we carried the ~250 lbs of equipment in the trunk, saving us a FedEx bill or excess baggage bill, as well as the hassle of schlepping it around and dropping it off before flying home. I think I came out ahead overall.
14 hours in a car makes for a long day. But flying would be what, at least 2x the price, and would still take 6 hours? Maybe 4 if direct? Been a while since I flew, but it seemed like it always killed the day, even for just a few hours of flying.
I tend to feel just beat-up after a generic business trip by air. The arriving early, making sure I don't have liquids or my Gerber, waiting in line, shoes off and back on, wait at the gate, file onto the plane at a snails pace, wedge into a seat after stowing luggage, repeat at a connecting airport (except for security), and finally ride the bus to a rental car. And not a single comfy chair anywhere except for a few in the Southwest Airlines gate areas if you're lucky. The airplane seats might as well be plywood.
If the drive is the same or up to maybe 1.5x longer by the wall clock, I'll ALWAYS drive. But if the drive is going to approach twice the door-to-door time by air, I'll go by air. On this last trip one guy went by air. On the return trip we all had breakfast together and left the hotel at the same time. He beat us home by 3 hours (6 hours door-to-door for him, 9 for us). But he got his teeth shaken flying thru a cold front, too. Plus we carried the ~250 lbs of equipment in the trunk, saving us a FedEx bill or excess baggage bill, as well as the hassle of schlepping it around and dropping it off before flying home. I think I came out ahead overall.
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
AAAARgh, Next they'll start calling 440's car a "chally"!
I hate that stuff.
Me too! I see that on the forums ALL the time (I even used to see people refer to the old Challengers on the vintage Mopar forums that way). It makes my teeth itch. I don't mind calling a Barracuda a 'Cuda' Heck, Plymouth did that as a trim package, but "Chally" just sounds really childish and cheesy to me. I'm not fond of calling a Mustang a 'Stang' either. "Mudstain" or "Mousefang," sure cause its funny. But not "Stang."
AAAARgh, Next they'll start calling 440's car a "chally"!
I hate that stuff.
Me too! I see that on the forums ALL the time (I even used to see people refer to the old Challengers on the vintage Mopar forums that way). It makes my teeth itch. I don't mind calling a Barracuda a 'Cuda' Heck, Plymouth did that as a trim package, but "Chally" just sounds really childish and cheesy to me. I'm not fond of calling a Mustang a 'Stang' either. "Mudstain" or "Mousefang," sure cause its funny. But not "Stang."
Originally Posted By: 440Magnum
Originally Posted By: supton
14 hours in a car makes for a long day. But flying would be what, at least 2x the price, and would still take 6 hours? Maybe 4 if direct? Been a while since I flew, but it seemed like it always killed the day, even for just a few hours of flying.
I tend to feel just beat-up after a generic business trip by air. The arriving early, making sure I don't have liquids or my Gerber, waiting in line, shoes off and back on, wait at the gate, file onto the plane at a snails pace, wedge into a seat after stowing luggage, repeat at a connecting airport (except for security), and finally ride the bus to a rental car. And not a single comfy chair anywhere except for a few in the Southwest Airlines gate areas if you're lucky. The airplane seats might as well be plywood.
If the drive is the same or up to maybe 1.5x longer by the wall clock, I'll ALWAYS drive. But if the drive is going to approach twice the door-to-door time by air, I'll go by air. On this last trip one guy went by air. On the return trip we all had breakfast together and left the hotel at the same time. He beat us home by 3 hours (6 hours door-to-door for him, 9 for us). But he got his teeth shaken flying thru a cold front, too. Plus we carried the ~250 lbs of equipment in the trunk, saving us a FedEx bill or excess baggage bill, as well as the hassle of schlepping it around and dropping it off before flying home. I think I came out ahead overall.
I would rather ship myself truck freight than fly. It's cheaper and no less comfortable!
Originally Posted By: supton
14 hours in a car makes for a long day. But flying would be what, at least 2x the price, and would still take 6 hours? Maybe 4 if direct? Been a while since I flew, but it seemed like it always killed the day, even for just a few hours of flying.
I tend to feel just beat-up after a generic business trip by air. The arriving early, making sure I don't have liquids or my Gerber, waiting in line, shoes off and back on, wait at the gate, file onto the plane at a snails pace, wedge into a seat after stowing luggage, repeat at a connecting airport (except for security), and finally ride the bus to a rental car. And not a single comfy chair anywhere except for a few in the Southwest Airlines gate areas if you're lucky. The airplane seats might as well be plywood.
If the drive is the same or up to maybe 1.5x longer by the wall clock, I'll ALWAYS drive. But if the drive is going to approach twice the door-to-door time by air, I'll go by air. On this last trip one guy went by air. On the return trip we all had breakfast together and left the hotel at the same time. He beat us home by 3 hours (6 hours door-to-door for him, 9 for us). But he got his teeth shaken flying thru a cold front, too. Plus we carried the ~250 lbs of equipment in the trunk, saving us a FedEx bill or excess baggage bill, as well as the hassle of schlepping it around and dropping it off before flying home. I think I came out ahead overall.
I would rather ship myself truck freight than fly. It's cheaper and no less comfortable!
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