Pictures Of My Car/Questions/Comments

[Tenacity]

So I know that you guys are fair and balanced, and tell it like it is, so I wanted your opinions.

I have a 2010 Dodge Avenger SXT that I got last year, however, I was driving a 2010 Dodge Charger SXT prior but there was a massive flooding in the area that totaled out the car. As a result, I had to grab something fast so I grabbed the Dodge Avenger SXT.

Here's pictures of my car:

http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/Tenacity99/slideshow/Dodge Avenger SXT

Also here's pictures of my Charger before it was flooded:

http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/Tenacity99/slideshow/Dodge Avenger SXT/Dodge Charger SXT

Can you guys take a look at my Avenger and tell me what you think ?

Also, I had a hater online that I got into a debate with, that said that ALL Dodge Avengers are female cars and that a "real man" only drives Chargers or Challengers. I told the guy I had a Charger before the flood but he wouldn't hear any of it smh.

I offered to show him pictures of my car because while the Avenger is a smaller car to the Charger, it depends on how it's customized in my opinion to determine if it has more of a masculine or feminine look to it. In other words, it COULD be a girl car if that's the way it's customized, or it could have a masculine look to it if that's the way it's customized.

But that's my opinion, what do you guys think?

Give me your honest opinions. My Charger was paid for in full which means my Avenger is as well, because I bought it with the insurance money that was paid when the Charger got flooded.

My plan is to keep the Avenger until about April 2017 and then I will be looking at buying the 2016 Dodge Charger. Also the Charger had 22 inch chrome and the Avenger has 20 inch chrome, I don't believe you want to go higher than 20 inches on the Avenger.

 

[Skyline]

I'm not a fan of Dodge but your Avenger had a nice paint job and it's not the hatch back model. I can understand how that guy was saying it was a feminine car if it were the hatch back model but yours isn't.

My personal car color preference is Pearl Black and yours seems to be some type of blue. Nothing wrong with that but I would personally look into some Cadillac CTS' over the Charger.

But yeah, they just look like everyday driver cars that are lightly modded.

 

[backbreaker]

it looks like a car a 20 year old would drive

 

[backseatjuan]

I don't like it, it's too plain and mainstream, it's like a chevy cruze, toyota corolla, honda civic, ew. The choice of color, ew. Chrome all over, ew. It's ew ew ew. I bet it's a good car, it gets you from point A to point B, but as far as personality, there is nothing there. Go to google images and search for 'avenger tuning' you will see cool cars. I especially like the white avenger, lowered and with clear tail lights. But on your color it won't work. Basically you have to lower it, get different rims, and get clear tail lights.

Is your car stick shift? It better be, otherwise it's too plain. If it's not, then you have to do a transmission swap.

Tune the engine a bit, swap head, install turbo, or go the cheap dirty nitrous, and install some exhaust.

Properly tuned car is what you want.

You can always go the other route and look for a trade, owner to owner. Get a BMW or Mercedes.

 

[Tenacity]

Thanks guys. Yeah I looked into the category of cars that included the CTS, BMW, Benz and the Lexis, I'm not really trying to go that route though.

I personally have a car budget and I'm not spending more than $20,000 for a vehicle. Ever. Cars are depreciating assets and my entire focus is on buying a car with a good appearance and presentation without going over my budget. Don't get me wrong now, today if I wanted to, I can buy a car up to about $50,000 in reasonable value, but I'm just not doing all of that.

Blue is my favorite color so all of my cars are going to be blue going forward, and I like the chrome accessories as it attracts attention and sets off the vehicle's appearance.

I personally get compliments on the car all the time, not as MANY as the Charger got, but I still get random compliments from people on the Avenger.

I was trying to see where the guy I was talking to was coming from by saying it was a female car. I can't see how the Avenger can be a female's car, but like I said I believe it's how you customize it.

 

[Bible_Belt]

I'm not spending more than $20,000 for a vehicle.

Knock a zero off that number, and I'm with you.

 

[Skyline]

Thanks guys. Yeah I looked into the category of cars that included the CTS, BMW, Benz and the Lexis, I'm not really trying to go that route though.

I personally have a car budget and I'm not spending more than $20,000 for a vehicle. Ever. Cars are depreciating assets and my entire focus is on buying a car with a good appearance and presentation without going over my budget. Don't get me wrong now, today if I wanted to, I can buy a car up to about $50,000 in reasonable value, but I'm just not doing all of that.

Well the CTS is under Cadillac which is American so parts will be cheaper and service etc., Lexus is under Japan/Toyota so that speaks for itself, BMW and Benz are BOTH from Europe- Germany to be precise. Unless you at least make 55k+ a year, buying a German car(except Volkswagen) is going to be very expensive.

I personally like cars for the Chassis, which would basically be the look of the car. I don't like outside modifications outside of rims, break calipers/rotors, and maybe a spoiler or a small rear wing. One of the reasons is because Carbon is very expensive... I would actually drop $20k on a regular car for the CHASSIS and SUSPENSION. And then drop another $16k-21k on under the hood modifications.

I personally enjoy the sleeper ones, the ones that pack a stage 3 engine tuning paired with the most bad *ss twin turbo setup. Basically the ones that have you sink $16k+ beneath the hood.

But everything on the outside looks normal, so it's slow right..?

I can't see how the Avenger can be a female's car, but like I said I believe it's how you customize it.

If you like the Avenger then drive it man. I personally dislike the Mustang's chassis with a burning passion but that doesn't make it bad car beneath the hood- well below 90 MPH that is...

 

[guru1000]

Ehh, get a Benz CL or CLS 550 or Bentley GT. Works for me, no complaints, lol

 

[zekko]

it looks like a car a 20 year old would drive

Might be a good thing. Makes him look youthful.

I'm not spending more than $20,000 for a vehicle.
Knock a zero off that number, and I'm with you.

Lol. As they said in Fight Club:

"You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fvcking khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world."

Never did quite understand that all dancing crap of the world business.

Anyway, I kind of like the car. It's nice to customize your car a bit so you can recognize it when you go out into the parking lot. But at some point it can become a waste of money. It's a piece of metal that will rust out. How long do you plan to keep it? Five years? Ten?
Personally, I prefer trucks.

 

[Tenacity]

I'm keeping this until the 1st Quarter of 2017, then around March or April give or take I'm going to either sell the Avenger or do a Trade-In for a 2016 Dodge Charger: http://autouniteds.com/2015/03/2016-dodge-charger-design-changes.html

My process of buying cars is to use www.AutoTrader.com, I go there and look at Used deals between 200 miles out from my address. I look specifically for the type of car I want (Charger, Mustang, etc) at the Blue color I like, under 30k miles, price range is usually $16k - $19k, and with excellent Car Fax Reports. Then I call the dealers that have the units I want and confirm everything is efficient.

I believe in trading in or selling my car unit every 6 - 7 years, so the car is not more than 7 years old and under 100k miles. This usually allows to keep the value relatively stable (even though it goes down by the minute).

Also my Charger was paid for in full which means my Avenger is paid for in full, including all accessories and both set of tires (chrome and winter tires).

Also I think Frayser asked about the color, both the Charger and Avenger are what's called Deep Water Blue. This is one of the car washes I use around my area: http://www.mrcscarwash.com/full-service-menu.html, this is something you would need to utilize to keep the paint solid and make sure there's no rust that can ever be built. Rust usually comes from going a long time without washing the car with the right conditioners, etc.

The Avenger is a 2010 but to be honest, I do "lie" to people and say it's a 2011 lol. I do that because usually the models 1-3 years out are relatively the same so nobody really knows the difference.

 

[Tenacity]

I wanted to bump this thread. So I'm about to update my car early, I'm looking at buying another car in March or April of this year. Right now I'm down to the following choices:

- Dodge Challenger

- Chevy Camaro

- Chrysler 300

I've been debating about getting a V-6 or V-8. Guys are telling me that the V-8 is the way to go due to the resale value and also due to the fact that it accelerates better and makes that "sound" that girls like. But the V-8 adds at least $5,000 to the purchase price and I'm just not SEEING the value of it.

What do you guys think about these cars and should I do the V-6 or V-8?

 

[Bible_Belt]

The price of gas has a bearing on that decision. If it stays low like it is now, V8s will stay popular.

I believe Ford has a turbo V6 Mustang making 300hp. Turbo is starting to come back into style. I miss the days when my Stealth still ran, twin turbo 300hp AWD. After that car, I don't want anything fast that isn't all wheel drive. The roads where I live are far from perfect, which is suited to AWD, plus it rules the road in the rain.

 

[ERB]

V8 will be more desirable to future buyer/dealer.
Look up blue book on a Camaro a few years old and price check between V6 and V8.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Here you go, the 435i is 300HP AWD plus the BMW name bling effect, starting at about $48k

 

[Tenacity]

I have to keep it under $20,000 purchase though. I'm selling the Avenger and then putting those monies towards the purchase of the other car along with the accessories.

I just do not believe in buying a car over $20,000 right now and even if I had $2 million in liquid I still wouldn't buy a car over $20,000 - $35,000 give or take for the most part.

 

[LiveFreeX]

The only two 'cars' I would spend money on.

OR

If a car can't make you money, you might as well take the bus. Any car that isn't meant to do work is a feminine car. You don't see women rolling up to the mall in expediters. Buy one of these and you'll never go unemployed again.

 

[Desdinova]

This is what I drive. It looks good, it's a V8, I can throw 5hit in the back, throw 5hit on the top, it's got a hitch and I own an old beat up trailer that I can haul 5hit in. Honestly, I think a man needs a vehicle that gets work done. I can't do fvck all with a car other than drive it from point A to point B.

If I'm going to have a point A to point B vehicle, I'd get something like this. It's functional AND cheap on gas.

 

[Skyline]

If you're going to go BMW, always go with something older.

For $30k or less, you can easily pick up an M power model. The E90/e92 M3's go for less than $30k and are an absolute monster on a track. There is the M5(v8 twin turbo) and then there is the E60 M5 which has a v10 for less than $25k. Maintenance is very expensive however- about the same as maintaining a Nissan GT-R.

Can always look at a C63 AMG if you want maximum class. It's a full size 4 door and as fast as a Challenger Hellcat- but cheaper.

I can see you driving something by Lexus, maybe a 350 F sport or even an RC F.

 

[Bokanovsky]

The Avenger is about as unsexy a car as I can think of. Sorry, but you asked for an honest opinion. The 300 is better but it's not exactly a chick magnet either. If you just need to get from point A to point B, it doesn't matter, but clearly you care about the impression your car makes on others.