2018 Hellcat WIDE BODY

**TheMeanGreen** · 08-24-2017, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by 512detail

yea well so far no dealer that I`ve shown my work has been interested...I tell you what tho..the first one that does,,,well they`re gonna be selling a lot more cars after that!

not be be conceited but short from the chips on the front Cuda grill I have, my car rolls up on a dealer lot and turns some heads and I park next to another black mopar (brand new) and mine is the one that looks pitch black (and its not even pitch black- its metallic)

99% of the people in America don`t appreciate the work that we do, that`s why it`s considered a luxury. Hahahah

**Accumulator** · 08-24-2017, 12:30 PM

Eh, the Dodge dealerships around my area can`t sell the Hellcats they already have, even at a discount. And to think some were marking them up a while ago!

512Detail- Do you really think that having their cars detailed better would result in any more sales? In my area, nobody cares. Period. People I know buy something new and when I ask about how they plan to get it all detailed they look at me like I`m nuts and say something along the lines of "there`s nothing wrong with it as it is". Car shows, Cars & Coffee, Club concours...everything looks like a "Before" pic and nobody cares. Heh heh, it`s like the stuff I see here at Autopia exists in some parallel universe where people care about stuff like marring, including the local "detailers".

**Accumulator** · 08-24-2017, 12:31 PM

More on-topic...those flares look too tacked-on for my taste. That front sidemarker light looks terrible to me. Now, if they were hammer-welded/etc. and the light were blended in, then maybe...

**PA DETAILER** · 08-24-2017, 12:57 PM

Altoona,PA dealer got their first one in. Stock photo only

http://www.courtesymotor.net/new/Dod...212a19e0e0.htm

**HCF** · 08-24-2017, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

More on-topic...those flares look too tacked-on for my taste. That front sidemarker light looks terrible to me. Now, if they were hammer-welded/etc. and the light were blended in, then maybe...

I agree, be alot better if it was real wide body with flares molded in, part of fenders, kinda looks last minute add on. Side markers are terriable, I`d at least color match them to car. I usually color match or tint side markers now.

**512detail** · 08-25-2017, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by TheMeanGreen

99% of the people in America don`t appreciate the work that we do, that`s why it`s considered a luxury. Hahahah

Originally Posted by Accumulator

Eh, the Dodge dealerships around my area can`t sell the Hellcats they already have, even at a discount. And to think some were marking them up a while ago!

512Detail- Do you really think that having their cars detailed better would result in any more sales? In my area, nobody cares. Period. People I know buy something new and when I ask about how they plan to get it all detailed they look at me like I`m nuts and say something along the lines of "there`s nothing wrong with it as it is". Car shows, Cars & Coffee, Club concours...everything looks like a "Before" pic and nobody cares. Heh heh, it`s like the stuff I see here at Autopia exists in some parallel universe where people care about stuff like marring, including the local "detailers".

yea you guys have a point

and as far as the fenders, I swear I saw a video where dodge said they are once piece fenders, but then why not have them molded? Maybe I was misheard that he said.

**512detail** · 08-25-2017, 09:46 AM

also the 0-60, skid pad and qtr mile are a little bit better than a normal HC, which is at least an improvement

**Accumulator** · 08-25-2017, 12:37 PM

Heh heh, if the numbers *weren`t* better it`d be pretty stupid IMO. Not that I really expect many buyers to notice the diff.

Sorta reminds me of some Porsches- the widebody looks cool to [a certain demographic] but the narrow ones perform better.

**512detail** · 08-25-2017, 01:53 PM

I bet it has a terrible turning radius and I mean, my car has a terrible turning radius as it is and I have 245s up front.

I`m sure they`ve made some improvements over the years but it couldn`t be much better and with those huge 315 tires that can`t help.

edit: I guess you`ll just have to whip the back end out and around instead

**Accumulator** · 08-26-2017, 11:11 AM

Wonder how those tires are with regard to hydroplaning/etc.

Would they affect the turning radius? Are things tight in there? Eh, all sorts of vehicles have turning radii that I couldn`t live with these days. Guess it`s another thing that "doesn`t matter"...until it does.

**Ronkh** · 08-26-2017, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

Wonder how those tires are with regard to hydroplaning/etc.

Would they affect the turning radius? Are things tight in there? Eh, all sorts of vehicles have turning radii that I couldn`t live with these days. Guess it`s another thing that "doesn`t matter"...until it does.

Doesn`t matter. It wasn`t made to turn/corner. It`s a straight line car.......

**Accumulator** · 08-27-2017, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by Ronkh

Doesn`t matter. It wasn`t made to turn/corner. It`s a straight line car.......

Heh heh, compared to your `vette it certainly is

But nah, that`d be the Demon, which is gonna kill some dummies for that very reason.

Originally Posted by 512Detail

and as far as the fenders, I swear I saw a video where dodge said they are once piece fenders, but then why not have them molded? Maybe I was misheard that he said.

Maybe it`s one of those technicalities...the FENDERS are one-piece but the flares are something separate. Corporate mumbo-jumbo like when Mazda said my MPV`s bumpers were a "bolt-on accessory" and thus not covered by the Corrosion Perforation Warranty. (Yeah, a rusted-through, from the inside, rear bumper that wouldn`t have held up in a crash...not covered.)