Just picked up an SRT-8 in Steel Blue on Saturday. I'm in Northamptonshire and traveled 160miles to pick it up from Bedale. Averaged 15mpg on the way back and have thrown it £140 in petrol already...

Great fun!



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Welcome to to an elite group of owners in the UK. I've had mine since Sept 06 and never seen another one (up and down the M6/M1 all the time 27K).

Thanks for the welcome Mark,

I'd be curious to find out exactly how many are in the UK - I've heard that the figure is very low (around 60). And indeed that we will not be getting any more on these shores.

But how much do Jeep salespeople know?

welcome man:)

Welcome aboard....the beast is awesome!

The Power is worth every penny in Premium. My Opinion.. I don't recommend keeping track of how much and how often with the Petrol!!! LOL!!!

T

hi MiB. welcome onboard. i live in Belfast and i have only saw one other GCSRT8 here. these babies are not that common over here which is one of the many plus points for having one! people just dont know what it is. especially when its debadged. the best ones are when silly boy racers try it on at traffic lights!!! whoooosh. see you later. down fall - the fuel costs in the UK! gregg

watch out shanno i am comming to NI in August lol... where did you get the figure 60 mate?? i was in my dealer in glasgow last week and asked him , he reckoned its in the 100s, ?? but who knows ?

It's been a fun few days surprising people. It's certainly the most addictive vehicle I've owned.

Fuel economy is still in the high 14's but I might heed the advice and stop looking at it..
It's funny as my neighbour has a good contact in the LPG association and has already pointed me towards a conversion!!

Mark

watch out shanno i am comming to NI in August lol... where did you get the figure 60 mate?? i was in my dealer in glasgow last week and asked him , he reckoned its in the 100s, ?? but who knows ?

hi Brian. i take it you are not driving over!!! if you are driving we should meet up! all the American lads do it so why not us! sure if you are you can PM me.

yeah mate i am. the dates not set in stone yet , i am visiting an old aunt in Drumcree, i will let you know nearer the time

Should have got the diesel w/ the SRT appearance group. Just kidding. I wish we could get more diesels here. i.e. a wrangler diesel would be a number one seller. Stupid ass gov'nment. There's more oil in Alaska than all of Saudi Arabia. (The Energy Non-Crisis by Lindsey Williams)

yeah mate i am. the dates not set in stone yet , i am visiting an old aunt in Drumcree, i will let you know nearer the time

ok mate no problems. just send me a message when you get sorted out. dont you go start any trouble in Drumcree anyway!! lol. have you done any mods to your jeep yet?

just a few cosmetic one ones , add ing and taking off badges etc ,, sooo hard to get parts here dont you think?

just a few cosmetic one ones , add ing and taking off badges etc ,, sooo hard to get parts here dont you think?

mate its a frigging nightmare! all i have done so far is, de-badge, dark tint all round ( really dark, im bound to get pulled soon! ) ive just ordered drilled discs and new pads from R1 Concepts, only worked out about £600 for all 4! theres not much else we can get over here though or do!!

exhaust

southern hotrod will ship to uk

I have a BB exhaust and predator I imported from the US (good exchange rates at present !) .

I did look at UK suppliers and I have listed a few below:

americanvehicleparts.co.uk
Magnaflow £645.89 + vat
Corsa £952.80 + vat
Mopar/Borla system £860.00 + vat

nemesisuk.com
MagnaFlow
Part Number 16709 Price £645.89 + Overnight UK Carrier £19.95 + Vat £116.52
If you register for a Privilege Card on www.nemesisuk.com (http://www.nemesisuk.com/) they can offer a 10% discount, making a total of £706.46 (Inc. VAT & Delivery)


Hope this helps

Mark

I have a BB exhaust and predator I imported from the US (good exchange rates at present !) .

I did look at UK suppliers and I have listed a few below:

americanvehicleparts.co.uk
Magnaflow £645.89 + vat
Corsa £952.80 + vat
Mopar/Borla system £860.00 + vat

nemesisuk.com
MagnaFlow
Part Number 16709 Price £645.89 + Overnight UK Carrier £19.95 + Vat £116.52
If you register for a Privilege Card on www.nemesisuk.com (http://www.nemesisuk.com/) they can offer a 10% discount, making a total of £706.46 (Inc. VAT & Delivery)


Hope this helps

Mark

brilliant. thanks for that Mark. im gonna check this out today. i was actually trying to change my exhaust and maybe try get high flow cats. thanks again. gregg

Hey guys,

Just a random question, seen one or two of these in the UK, but I am sure they have smaller rear tires, like, fronts & rears are the same. Believe the US is a 285 rear (too lazy to go and check) and that spins in the dry.
was I dreaming? if not, what's it like in the wet?

Enjoy!

Hi MiB,

Welcome to the forum. I live in Manchester and have had my SRT8 for just under 1 year. Before getting it i had never seen one. Since then i have seen a silver one on a test drive though.

As i write this my wheels are getting powercoated and i've done a few other things which i will detail when i upload the pictures.

Gaz

Hi MiB,

Welcome to the forum. I live in Manchester and have had my SRT8 for just under 1 year. Before getting it i had never seen one. Since then i have seen a silver one on a test drive though.

As i write this my wheels are getting powercoated and i've done a few other things which i will detail when i upload the pictures.

Gaz


..........mine is silver........:D

R
Alan

Hi Guys, I have a '06 GCSRT8 in black and am looking for a replacement passenger wing mirror. Can anyone help? (Lincolnshire)

Hi Guys, I have a '06 GCSRT8 in black and am looking for a replacement passenger wing mirror. Can anyone help? (Lincolnshire)

hi mate , apart from bending over a getting it from the dealer i think your screwed, i hunted high and low for taillights to tint without any luck

Another US member has suggested; http://www.moparpartsamerica.com but i'm not sure that they'll fit!!. I'm still waiting for a quote from the dealer (expecting the worst!!). What do you think?

dunno mate , i ve found that parts are no more expensive here after you have paid shipping from the USA and import tax and VAT, the only problem is getting parts here

Hi there, I'm in Lisburn in Northern Ireland, I have a black GC SRT8. I bought it new in February 2008. Mods to date Magnaflow cats back exhaust and Bwoody CAI. My MPG is around 17 up from 15 before the mods.

Hi there, I'm in Lisburn in Northern Ireland, I have a black GC SRT8. I bought it new in February 2008. Mods to date Magnaflow cats back exhaust and Bwoody CAI. My MPG is around 17 up from 15 before the mods.

hi mate , where did you get you CAI from??

I bought it direct from Bwoody in the USA, it arrived in a few days, Can't remember but the tax etc wasn't much. MPG went up after fitting the CAI and exhaust from 15 to 17mpg.

have you had any problems with your warranty from the dealership mate??

Havn't had any warranty problems yet. I service it myself, I don't have much faith in any dealership. Charage as much as possible, do as bad a job as possible, they are all the same. When I do it myself, I know its done properly.

pretty much sums up my feelings too mate ,i just wouldnt want there to be a problem and they turn round and say they wont fix it due to the CAI mod

It's very easy to change the CAi back to the normal set up, should only take a few minutes. The exhaust is easy to change as well, just a few bolts.

It's very easy to change the CAi back to the normal set up, should only take a few minutes.

this is exactly what i want to hear:D:D:D:D

Hi guys just thought i would say hi, iam from the wirral and my dad just bought a 2007 SRT8 yesterday in silver so add us to the uk owners list.Your right there isnt many over here as it took us a while to find one.We are just waiting for the number plate to get swapped over so pick the toy up in couple of days.I did notice when looking at the front brembo callipers that this one has green brake pads.I take it it may have EBC Greenstuff pads in if so theyre bit crap arent they for this weight vehicle.I may have to remove them and have a ganders.Nice to meet you all anyway.

hi guys i needed new pads put yellow stuff pads on sqeek like a mofo for first 500 miles or so but once bedded there great and not much brake dust and i live up north scotland on country roads and brake well into corners not that you need too its amazing the speed you can through one of these jeep round a corner lol love it out handles my old boxster