http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=116075

 

heh that's kind of surprising

 

We'll see I bet they will put that Huge engine somewhere.

 

Hey MRBBQMAN,

Long time no see. Good to see you on the boards. I'm still hanging around but not too many left from '99. Hope all is well for ya'll in New Orleans.

Mike

 

Challenger! Oh please, let it be the Challenger.

 

cause they aren't , and haven't been selling.

They are advertised around here for 30k!!!

 

Yeah the ram srt-10 is dead. We only have about 9k total built if even that many might be less (dodge hasnt released the numbers ye). Im sure srt will put out another hi-po truck before Ford though.

 

Direct Quote from Link:

Blame a good deal of the Ram SRT10's demise on gas prices. The quad-cab version of the high-performance truck only returned 9 mpg in city driving and 12 mpg on the highway. The regular cab version returned 9 mpg in city driving and 15 on the highway.


I think this is exactly the same reason the 3rd Gen Lightning was never produced

 

A high performance vehicle, especially a truck, is not something you buy when you are concerned about gas mileage.

If you want performance and MPG, get an Elise/Exige.

 

I posted my Z06 for sale(I think I need to get back in another Ford) and someone asked me if I was interested in a regular cab 04' with only 4,000(straight trade). I am like, "damn these things stickered for close to $50K, I could make out good here, drive it for a few weeks and sell it!" So I look on Ebay and see what they are selling for. WTF!!! That is crazy, dropping $20,000 in 2 years!!!!!!!!!!
Did you all see the MPG those things are getting>??? HaHa! 12MPG highway out of the quad cab!!! WoW. -Mat-

 

same thing could be said for the vette,,,except for the fuel milage

 

Damn Mat! You selling the Z all ready? What are you looking into, Cobra? Lightning?

 

Im pretty confident that these used rams will actually increase to a value of mid 30k to 40k within 1 year of dealer lots being empty of new ones. The lightnings which were produced way longer and way more than srt have even climbed up since they stopped selling new.

I bet within 2 years these things hold at around $30-35k long term.

Im sure the next ram truck will have a hemi with some sort of power adder .Then it might be alot less expensive.

I honestly think that a ram srt 10 was a good value for a SPORT TRUCK/dodge enthusiast. You gotta think, VIPERS are 90K now. You could buy a viper truck new for less then half. It might not be as well thought out as the lightning but $40-45k is not really that bad for a viper engined truck.Thats if you like dodge. Personally, i dont.I dont think they viper truck can compete with a lightning at any price. but I also think Ford did one hell of a job with the gen 2 Lightning and i dont think you will ever see a better balanced sport truck from anybody ever again!!including ford. Nobody is going to be able to offer anything close to the Lightning for under $40k, Thats a fact.

 

Hi Mike, looks like all my rowdy friends have settled down on this site, so i don't post much anymore. still have a lot to clean up, a year later, here in New Orleans, it's a lot worse than most people know. last years evacuation was in 2 Lightnings with hard lids, to hold a lot of luggage, etc. this year, a new 06 King Ranch EXPY with lots of seats, flip down dvd movie player, and a big luggage rack

 

Actually, Lightning prices are DOWN a lot over the past 2 years. 99's selling for around 13k now, 00's for 15...

As for the SRT-10 - if there is no demand when they are new, there will be little demand when they are discontinued.

-Mark