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shmoogle wrote:
Hmm... not sure where my local Jeep dealers is. This sounds like fun. Fuel bills must be astronomical, what's the mpg? Or is more like gpm? Wink


Go take a test drive shmoogle - it's well worth the experience = believe me!

mpg on test car I took out was 14.1 - thats better than I get on the S/C 
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Great SRT8 link PHOTOS http://www.wkjeeps.com/wk_srt8_album.htm

Nb, interior wood is american spec - the Uk gets aluminium.

Also see the new 2007 spec due soon??????

Production startup early August 2006 [ usa ]
6.1L Hemi, WA580 AutoStick transmission (same drivetrain as 2006)
Active turn signals (“3-blink lane change”)
Audio - Next gen premium Kicker surround audio system w/subwoofer (late availability)
Boston Acoustics speaker badges
Dual chamber taillights
Front and rear fascia inserts now body color instead of black
Fuel tank size increased from 20.5 to 21.1
ParkView Rear camera system option (packaged with REC nav radio)
Remote Start (included with SRT Option Package I)
Side air bags (now standard on all models)
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Tell me about it Laughing 
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Laughing Laughing Laughing

You should be a Jeep salesman, MDP! Wink

WAV file sounds fantastic. Hmm... I'm not doing much this weekend, might give my local dealer a quick ring. I am trying to cut down on fuel usage, so no way it's a good buy for me but sounds worth a play! Thumbs Up 

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Most definately shmoogle Very Happy

Also asked my mate/salesperson from Jeep if he fancied bringing an SRT8 along to the mini midlands meet on Sunday 12th Nov = He thinks it will be possible.... wait to see 
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that would be cool.. can drag race it between speed bumps with the RS4/ RRS SC and Jays SL.. to see what its really made of!

Nah seriously.. would be good to hear this in person.. and have a nosey around..

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I thought this was a RRS D3 meet! Confused 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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It is - but variety is the spice of life [ so they say ] Wink 
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Dont be so greedy = 1 will be enough Shocked 
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get this.

So I was booked in to drive the SRT on Sat and quite looking fwd to it. Was also going to take in some Skodas too - A4/A6/Allroad/Q7. Jeep dealer just phones me:

Dealer: "I'm afraid we'll have to postpone your session on Saturday, Mr Shmoogle"....
Me: "Oh?"
D: "I'm afraid you wouldn't want to see it in it's current form"
Me: "Ah... "
D: "Someone took it for a drive and the next time we saw it is was in pieces on a back of a lowloader"
Me: (stifling laughter) "Oh dear... well, when can I see another one?"
D: "There aren't many around I'm afraid so we'll need to ship one in from somewhere"

Looks like I'll have to wait until the end of the month now apparently...

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Shocked Shocked

Ouch - must have been a poor driver but...........................

This is what Andrew Frankel [ times ] had to say

Why becomes clear only on the road, where it appears to have no suspension at all. I drove along B-roads like I was crossing a minefield, jinking around potholes before those vast 20in rims crashed in and set off what sounded like a series of small explosions in the car.

But if you hunt out smoother, quicker roads, it’s an accomplished high-speed tourer. The gearbox may have only five speeds, but with so much torque you rarely need it to change. A squeeze on the throttle is all it takes to send the speedo soaring. And while the cabin is a mess, the driving position is commanding and the view imperious.

There’s no escaping the truth: the SRT-8 is flawed, pointless and reprehensible. I liked it.
Rolling with laughter

Full review here http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12929-2359179,00.html 
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