New Toy

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:45 am

I picked This up over the weekend.

I should really snap some of my own pics but ah well.

-Dave

jphillips · Post by **jphillips** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:49 am

nice - congrats! ditch the vinyl asap...

how much did you get her for?

He Hate Me · Post by **He Hate Me** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:03 am

Grats! Everybodys getting one!

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:10 am

jphillips wrote:nice - congrats! ditch the vinyl asap...

how much did you get her for?

$19,000. Sorry if I sound stupid but what vinyl? I have only had the car for 2 days so plenty of search function use is coming I'm sure.

-Dave

TN.Frank · Post by **TN.Frank** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:20 am

I think he's talking about the big "SRT-4" sticker across the hood. Makes me wish I could have worked out something to get that one that was hear locally. I REALLY want an SRT-4. Who do ya' got to kill to get one, LOL.

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:24 am

TN.Frank wrote:I think he's talking about the big "SRT-4" sticker across the hood. Makes me wish I could have worked out something to get that one that was hear locally. I REALLY want an SRT-4. Who do ya' got to kill to get one, LOL.

Your wallet

but it was totally worth it

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:58 am

Wow. I didn't know people were still paying sticker for them.

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:26 am

esteinmaier wrote:Wow. I didn't know people were still paying sticker for them.

Sticker was 21,500 for this one

(was in the glove box) but I still agree it was pricey though.

jphillips · Post by **jphillips** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:38 am

yeah - I meant the srt4 sticker on the hood/fender... Nothing says I'm lame like announcing the obvious - like putting "Powered by Honda" on an accord or something.

Looks really clean otherwise! 19k's pretty ouch, but it's what it's worth if that helps. Nice, low mileage etc...

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:45 am

jphillips wrote: Nothing says I'm lame like announcing the obvious

Haha yeah I know.. not sure how to remove it though without damaging the paint... as far as price goes.. the suggested retail price according to Blue Book was 18500 so the markup was pretty small.

-Dave

jphillips · Post by **jphillips** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:03 pm

credit card, fingernails, etc, etc.... Do a search for "debadging" for some tips that'll work with vinyl removal.

the longer the stickers stay on there, the more the paint will fade around it leaving brighter red paint where the vinyl was - in any event, you'll want to buff the paint with some rubbing compound and then put on a nice thick coat of wax.

I'd *highly* recommend paying a pro the $100-150 to get it done unless you really like doing that kind of thing and/or are really good at it. They'd probably include the sticker removal in the price of the detail.

He Hate Me · Post by **He Hate Me** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:27 pm

The way I found that works best when I removed some vinyls from my car that were on there for a year and half, was to spray someone PB Blaster all around them, than get a hairdryer and heat it up while starting to peel at the same time, came out flawless.

titansxt · Post by **titansxt** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:30 pm

He Hate Me wrote:The way I found that works best when I removed some vinyls from my car that were on there for a year and half, was to spray someone PB Blaster all around them, than get a hairdryer and heat it up while starting to peel at the same time, came out flawless.

PB on car paint!?!

Try a heat gun and a warm day with a credit card.
PS on the car. If you buy a new shifter I call the stock one! PM me if you want to make a deal!

He Hate Me · Post by **He Hate Me** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:45 pm

Didn't hurt the paint at all, although I do wax the car a lot so maybe it just ate all the wax away, in the end though, the paint still looks awesome...

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:03 pm

I used PB Blaster too. I just followed it up with a claybar run and a re-zaino

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:18 pm

Its a newer car, Grad a googone bottle and somekind of a safe scraper goo gone sells them and let it soak in and just scrape it off with the plastic thinger then rub all the sticky off with goo gone on a towel and should be good as new.. I did my doormouldings on a 01 and cant tell at all.

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:39 pm

Hmm... I will try that thanks guys

TN.Frank · Post by **TN.Frank** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:26 pm

So, you've not told us. How does this car run compared to a standard SXT or ES Neon? What does the acceleration feel like, how about taking corners, ect. Was it worth the extra money over a 2.0L N/A Neon?

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:36 pm

I never drove an SRT but I can tell you that its gonna run like a bat out of hell compared to a 2.0.

Handling maybe a little better because of the performance oriented tires.

Worth the money, all in the eye of the beholder

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:46 pm

TN.Frank wrote:So, you've not told us. How does this car run compared to a standard SXT or ES Neon? What does the acceleration feel like, how about taking corners, ect. Was it worth the extra money over a 2.0L N/A Neon?

Night and Day.

100+whp makes a hell of a difference.

hmm

SXT +100whp = SRT
SRT +100whp = Stage 3 SRT

man I'm bored.

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:48 pm

SRT + 150whp - 800lbs = my car in a couple weeks.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:50 pm

you expect to have 380whp out of the 2.0? wow the new build must be going well.

KrazyRdR83 · Post by **KrazyRdR83** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:40 pm

nice....damn, another red one lol. but ya, like some said, get rid of that vinyl. Pretty pricey, but low miles is a plus. good luck & have fun

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:42 pm

MoxHair wrote:you expect to have 380whp out of the 2.0? wow the new build must be going well.

Shit, I'm more curious about where the 800 lbs is coming from.

titansxt · Post by **titansxt** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:11 pm

occasional demons wrote:
MoxHair wrote:you expect to have 380whp out of the 2.0? wow the new build must be going well.
Shit, I'm more curious about where the 800 lbs is coming from.

Check out my living room and garage for the missing pounds! lol

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:18 pm

occasional demons wrote:
MoxHair wrote:you expect to have 380whp out of the 2.0? wow the new build must be going well.
Shit, I'm more curious about where the 800 lbs is coming from.

It's amazing what a sawzall can do...

Keep in mind the 2.0 block is a little lighter, the trans is a lot lighter, I have no power anything, no interior, etc. Exhaust is a lot lighter with less piping and no cat, and all systems not required to go fast are gone, such as evap. Gas tank will eventually go away in favor of a cell up front, but that's later.

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:47 pm

Gotcha, I was thinkin' SRT minus 800 lbs.

Edit: back on topic, funny how the price was similiar to the mileage. Nice car nontheless.

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:54 pm

TN.Frank wrote:So, you've not told us. How does this car run compared to a standard SXT or ES Neon? What does the acceleration feel like, how about taking corners, ect. Was it worth the extra money over a 2.0L N/A Neon?

Haha considering I just managed to dodge 3 points for a ticket I got less than a week ago.. been takin' it easy... most of the time.

Handles a lot better than the SXT.. much less body roll.. (International Parkway in Heathrow at 75MPH was a good test (That was aimed at KrazyRdR83 as he is near that area).

Acceleration feels at least double.. and I haven't fully opened her up yet.. still getting .. acquainted.. with her.

Was it worth it.. yeah.. when you get something you have wanted for a while and you worked hard to get it.. it always makes it worth it in the end.

-Dave

Demon_R/T · Post by **Demon_R/T** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:35 am

i personally think thats horribly over priced. my buddy just bought an 04 SRT Stage 2 WITH toys for 17,000 out the door. oh, and the car only has 20k miles...

TN.Frank · Post by **TN.Frank** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:51 am

Yah, the SXT has a lot of body roll because I don't have a rear anti-sway bar on it. Hopefully I'll remity that shortly with a decent set of bars. I'd love to take an SRT for a test drive someday just to feel what it's like but then, I'd only be teasing myself, LOL.