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Midlife crisis purchase

MP15Reloader

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I title this half jokingly. I was in the market for a new (to me) purchase of a vehicle for weekend fun, since I gave up motorcycles due to too many close calls at the hands of cagers.

Was browsing classics, muscle, etc. then came across a great deal on a charger hellcat, I guess modern muscle if you will. Picked it up, $30,000 down financed the other $35,000, 10,899 miles. Not the redeye with 800hp just the charger hellcat widebody with 707.

Really wanted an old nova or 442 to work on here and there but thinking about it, time on the weekends is still somewhat limited for another 5-10 years when I decide to retire, so this should hold me over. The wife and wiener dog have already tried to take the car over, battle I’m willing to fight 🤣

Anyway, figured I’d share. Sometimes it’s worth saving a bit, would have preferred to pay in cash but the deal (private party) was too good to pass up given the prices they’re going for at stealerships even used. Paid a mechanic $400 to give it a 4x over and besides the tires due for a rotation and balance, checked out.

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I wish this picture had sound. I want to hear that bad boy start up.
 
Somebody here has a 2024 Z06 Corvette. At the least a $100,000 car.
 
Super easy to steal OP.... so, make sure insurance is up on it AND look at an airtag or GPS system if you can. Ram has been installing them automatically on quite a few anyways.

Did some research on this after the post and now have three AirTags in the car in separate locations and had an IGLA device hard wired into it.

Still not 100% effective, but negates cloning the key fobs as much as possible until the next theft tech arrives.

FYI: tires are expensive 😂
 
My bank uses voice recognition. My phone uses face recognition. We have fingerprint scanners on even the cheapest gun safes. I wonder why car makers haven't committed on biometrics above a certain price point. Then the only way to steal a car is to lift it off the ground and onto a flat bed.
 
Sweet kitty! Time to put some real miles on it. And smart choice - way cheaper than a new wife.
 

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