Well, the time has come. I sold the SRT8 last night. I'll drop the jeep off tomorrow and pick up the new ride. I traded the Jeep in and got a 2015 Ford F-350 (diesel) SRW long bed, Platinum trim.
I haven't been active on the forum in the last couple years. Life has been very very busy. I'll miss the Jeep and will be sad to see it go, but I think it was an opportune time to get out while I was still ahead.
I've been wanting a truck for a while and knew my next purchase would be one.
Thanks man. It's be fun. I'm sure I'll still poke around the forum. I'm curious to see if the hellcat jeep ever comes to market. Maybe then I'll make a return....
Defiantly not unhappy with the Jeep. I feel a truck will better suit my needs as my life continues.
The Jeep was holding up well, but had a couple issues. A lot of the carbon fiber trim was starting to delaminate, passenger seat backing broke a clip or two, and I was starting to get a couple random electrical issues. All the above should be covered under my warranty, but I felt it best to move on.
Maybe somebody knows. My jeep every once in a while wouldn't crank over. Starter would go for like 15 seconds and time out. Sometimes is get a message on the EVIC saying "remote start disabled" after a failed start attempt. I had the jeep not recognize the key one time. The Jeep never left me stranded, but I felt there may be an electrical gremlin starting to poke its head up.
So, from basically a few issues needing addressed I figured I'd walk away while I could still get a good price for the jeep before more new models come out. Basically, timing was just right. I had to get my license transferred to Texas finally, move my insurance, get a truck that would pass Texas inspection, sell my jeep while I still can for profit, and my insurance is just about to renew. It really seemed like the best time to pull the trigger and switch. Plus I got a great deal on the truck and came out $1k below what I wanted for trade.
I'll be keeping my eyes out for the hell cats!
First, I have my wedding to pay for. About 5 months away....
Good luck in your future endeavors Zac. I'm sure you will be back when the Hellcat Jeep comes out, as most people will LOL. I will leave you with a popular saying by one of our members "They always come back"
Well good luck with your truck. That Jeep is beautiful - I'm sure it was hard to come to the decision to trade it but it sounds like it worked out well for you.,
Well sucks to see ya go as you have been more then helpful on several occasions with your "How to's"! LOL But congrats on the new purchase... You gonna have any WK2 aftermarket parts for sale?
Haha, I'm doing a package deal out of LA. So we will just spend one night in LA since we will fly from Dallas. I've been to Cali plenty, but the fiancé hasn't. So we will just spend the day at like Hollywood or something. I'll have a nice room on the water at the Ritz. It's just a pit stop on the way to the South Pacific.
In the larmire longhorn you can get the power folding flip out mirrors. I agree I hate when people flip the mirriors out I have always been a dodge/cummins guy but now they are kinda the ricers. I couldn't buy anything other than ram at this moment while they still offer a 6 speed.
The Ram is nice. I have to agree with the mirror situation. I don't really care though, I leave mine flipped up. I don't care what it looks like. I'm used to the convex mirror being on the bottom. With having a cdl and driving a bucket truck every day, convex mirrors are on the bottom. So it was kind of disturbing to look over and see the convex on the side. Couldn't get used to it....lol
Busy is good man! Just be sure to hit the brakes once in a while to think things over.
Hellcat Jeep cliff notes, I honestly have none, just wild guesses, close to 100k USD, will be pretty quick if it happens. I honestly have lost hope in the Jeep brand and their so so customer service and silly ass dull branding. Slowly moving my sights to Dodge, that brand is becoming much more exciting. Now with the Dodge Demon SRT and maybe a Dodge Durango SRT in the works.
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