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Old 09-06-2008, 02:55 PM
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But I was looking at two black SRT8's before I got the Maxima. I was set to buy the thing, till I really calculated the gas numbers as a daily driver. It would have been the equivalent (fuel wise) of driving my Expedition EL to work
Wife drives 42 miles M-F for work but put about 10,000 miles a year on her other 300C. She did not work for a year after our son was born and her previous job had half the commute so I suspect she will add about 5k a year to her previous years driving.

Oh well...You pay to play.
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That 2" clearance front lip has already been drilled into my wife because she had a tendency to drag the front lip of her earlier 300C over the parking space curbs. This front spoiler of the SRT8 won't clear a large rock let alone one of those cement stops.

Even so I'm already expecting to replace the front clip several times during the life of the car.
Oh yes! I believe in 2 years of ownership he replaced it 5 or so times
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Wife drives 42 miles M-F for work but put about 10,000 miles a year on her other 300C. She did not work for a year after our son was born and her previous job had half the commute so I suspect she will add about 5k a year to her previous years driving.

Oh well...You pay to play.
enjoyable cost for sure
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enjoyable cost for sure
BTW, you were wrong about the 10mpg average. I just checked and after two days of driving it is averaging 10.8 mpg.
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BTW, you were wrong about the 10mpg average. I just checked and after two days of driving it is averaging 10.8 mpg.

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Any mods planned? Intake, exhaust?
Not much with the exception of some stainless steel exhausts to liven up the sound.

Also dark tint all the way around.
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BTW, you were wrong about the 10mpg average. I just checked and after two days of driving it is averaging 10.8 mpg.
That seems to be the normal mileage for a truck with a V8 but getting that kind of mileage from something that weights so much less means only one thing. That you are having too much fun with it! lol
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That seems to be the normal mileage for a truck with a V8 but getting that kind of mileage from something that weights so much less means only one thing. That you are having too much fun with it! lol
It is by no means light, 4100lbs on the scale
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It is by no means light, 4100lbs on the scale
Pretty heavy for a passenger car . Makes more sense now though full-size trucks and suv's are 6,000lbs 7000lbs+ and average about 9mpg.
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