Povo Pack 300 SRT8, Bargain ?

CAMS290 · 01-10-2013, 07:57 PM

Hope it's not a repost !
This will throw the cat amongst the pigeons.
I rekon it's good value.

http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2013...YwNEUmTm5lPTE1

Franco Cozzo · 01-10-2013, 08:05 PM

How is $56,000 "povo pack"? I know its not as expensive as the fully kitted out SRT-8 but its still damn expensive.

What does $56,000 get you at Holden or Ford?

CAMS290 · 01-10-2013, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Damo

How is $56,000 "povo pack"? I know its not as expensive as the fully kitted out SRT-8 but its still damn expensive.

What does $56,000 get you at Holden or Ford?

Meant that as a tongue in cheek remark Damo, Sat Nav would be the only thing I would probably miss.

Franco Cozzo · 01-10-2013, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CAMS290

Meant that as a tongue in cheek remark Damo, Sat Nav would be the only thing I would probably miss.

My sarcasm detector is broken

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1TUFFUTE · 02-10-2013, 01:51 AM

....but it's a Chrysler.....and its American........and it's a gangstars car.
I always wonder...will all these gizmos still be workin a treat in 5 to ten years time......I mean its not like every other gizmo laden car from the last decade arent reliable.......Everything still works right

**Charliewool** · 01-10-2013, 08:24 PM

Rodge.. You reading?

Whats 56k in kiwi bucks?

nstg8a · 01-10-2013, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Charliewool

Rodge.. You reading?

Whats 56k in kiwi bucks?

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Originally Posted by rancidpunx

Tekno have one and it made 332rwkw. The first GT that got dynoed also made 350rwkw.

56k aus is about 124k in pacific pesos...

Pretty sure rodge himself brought up this very topic a while back.

You lose a lot from the top model iirc.

AndyXR6T · 01-10-2013, 08:28 PM

Am I the only one that thinks that's pretty good value? These cars offer luxury, looks and some real pick up and go. Sure it won't break records on the track but it ticks a lot of other boxes and $56k is the new $30k of 20 years ago

**Charliewool** · 01-10-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyXR6T

Am I the only one that thinks that's pretty good value? These cars offer luxury, looks and some real pick up and go. Sure it won't break records on the track but it ticks a lot of other boxes and $56k is the new $30k of 20 years ago

I sort of disagree with the 56k being the 30k of 20yrs ago?
Or maybe the 20 yrs IS correct? (Thinking 1993 Fords)
But looking back say 10 yrs a BA GTP was around 83k..
Today a new GTP is what? Mid/high 60s?
My point being.. New cars have never been cheaper.

AndyXR6T · 01-10-2013, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Charliewool

I sort of disagree with the 56k being the 30k of 20yrs ago?
Or maybe the 20 yrs IS correct? (Thinking 1993 Fords)
But looking back say 10 yrs a BA GTP was around 83k..
Today a new GTP is what? Mid/high 60s?
My point being.. New cars have never been cheaper.

Ok you've got me there, what I should of said was that price tag is pretty well on par with the rest of the market for a car that size and those options in this day and age.

**Charliewool** · 01-10-2013, 08:31 PM

Yep.. Lots of goodies gone. And really, if your spending that sort of coin, you'd WANT the gizmos.
Regardless, it still looks like a barge

nstg8a · 01-10-2013, 08:39 PM

Yeah to me the 300 is the one to buy if you want a luxobarge with all the fruit.
A povo pack luxo barge is just a barge.

Having said that, even the povo pack is probably more laden with gizmos than the gt.

Guzz226 · 01-10-2013, 10:09 PM

A new GTP in mid 60s? Where? I'll take 2.

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You can nearly get nearly 2 "povo" 300C SRT8's!!!

Road_Warrior · 02-10-2013, 10:29 AM

Friends of Ford deal going at the moment apparently applies to FPVs now...giddyup

40RDT · 02-10-2013, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

Friends of Ford deal going at the moment apparently applies to FPVs now...giddyup

What is a friends of ford deal?

GQ_Smooth · 02-10-2013, 10:38 AM

Personally, I wouldn't want a povo pack STR8, I thought the whole point of the car was to have as much of everything as possible. I don't believe stripping some of the luxo gear makes the car any faster, just cheaper. The gear they leave out is what puts the car feature wise above it's competition.

If I was in the market for a STR8 I'd want the all in package, otherwise I'd chose the FPV/HSV option.

Rodge · 02-10-2013, 01:30 PM

$A56K should translate to $67K Kiwi incl our higher 15% GST but the cheeky buggers at Chrysler N.Z. want $74,990 for them here, unsurprisingly they're not selling here.

Yeah I've had a look at the spec difference between the Core and the full spec and there's so much kit stripped out it really takes your breath away.

The attractiveness of the SRT8 to me lies in the high tech and kit, almost top end Euro spec kit for Aussie battler money.

They arn't kidding about it being the "Core" owning one would be like eating the apple core instead of the apple itself.

Eaturbo · 02-10-2013, 01:56 PM

its hardly a poverty pack, have a look at it. It looks better than the VF Commodore inside and some may say outside too. 20" wheels brembo brakes and a sports interior is a bloody good competitor for the SSV redline or GS Falcon or dare say even the GT or Clubsport. Good to see them giving people options.

STINKY NINJA · 02-10-2013, 02:04 PM

Just as quick and as nice looking as anything fords offering for MUCH less dollars,just not as many gadgets,would be even quicker without all the bling of the full house srt8...
Bargain!

jimmyxr6t04 · 02-10-2013, 02:02 PM

I agree with Eaturbo; It might be povo pack compared to the normal SRT8, but i still think it's pretty good value when compared to the GS. For the price of a driveaway GS, they don't offer much else apart from the awesome engine! The SRT8 is also pretty good value when compared to the GT. If only it had a supercharged engine!

kaniSS · 02-10-2013, 02:40 PM

Awesome car, I love it. Imagine that with HZNBRG plates, your all sweet.

fgpsi · 02-10-2013, 03:17 PM

One of the ugliest cars of all time is the 300

GT014 · 02-10-2013, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fgpsi

One of the ugliest cars of all time is the 300

Go have a good look at one in the flesh, the new 300 is a beautiful car in the flesh with every gadget known to man

2011G6E · 02-10-2013, 05:34 PM

Saw heaps of 300C's in Las Vegas...they were very common...

...of course, they were mostly all sitting in taxi ranks and the driveways of ordinary peoples run down looking houses...it's only here that they're seen as a "premium luxury vehicle"...over there they're nothing more special than a Falcon or Commodore is to us.

I did see an interesting one over there parked beside us in traffic...one of the AWD versions that we don't get here. Had a hemi badge on it.

fgpsi · 03-10-2013, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by GT014

Go have a good look at one in the flesh, the new 300 is a beautiful car in the flesh with every gadget known to man

Disagree. It's utter crap!

FG50T · 02-10-2013, 06:30 PM

Technically still better than a GS. I don't care much for features though so it doesn't matter to me. If I wanted an SRT8 I'd buy a core.

GTP534 · 02-10-2013, 07:39 PM

Guy I work with picked up a brand new SRT8 (not the Core version) for $60K on the road. Car had been sitting in a country dealer's yard for about 7 months.

He loves the power but he's only had it for 4 to 5 weeks, done 3000kms, and the ECU has failed. Dealer said 1 month's wait for a new computer from the States but after he protested they'll take 1 off a car in stock.

Be interesting to see if the 300/SRT8 are having some quality related issues.

Rodge · 03-10-2013, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by GTP534

Guy I work with picked up a brand new SRT8 (not the Core version) for $60K on the road. Car had been sitting in a country dealer's yard for about 7 months.

He loves the power but he's only had it for 4 to 5 weeks, done 3000kms, and the ECU has failed. Dealer said 1 month's wait for a new computer from the States but after he protested they'll take 1 off a car in stock.

Be interesting to see if the 300/SRT8 are having some quality related issues.

Hi Jim,
Your colleague got a real bargain there...any chance of a head to head drag race comparison report ?

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Originally Posted by chopstar87

Thats 347kw and 630nm for 56k! In my eyes its a bargin... the srt8 has recorded 4.4 to 100km.
my 2013 300c lux (v6 petrol) is going fine after 3mnths and 6000kms. I still love it the same if not more then the day i picked it up... again mine is the lux model, so it has everything.

did consider the core.. but wanted the luxury as its a crusier, and i did not want a brusier at the moment.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ZxDp2zCcQ

Congrats again on your car purchase, they're a nice bit of kit, no question.
You wouldn't have a link to that 4.4 second thing would you ?

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Originally Posted by Motorbreath310

What's the steering like in these things? Do they have a recirculating-ball rack like the W210? 90's Mercs were among the worst cars I've ever had the displeasure of enduring.

I noted the steering wasn't one of the highlights when I test drove one but it wasn't especially awful either.

chopstar87 · 02-10-2013, 08:44 PM

Thats 347kw and 630nm for 56k! In my eyes its a bargin... the srt8 has recorded 4.4 to 100km.

my 2013 300c lux (v6 petrol) is going fine after 3mnths and 6000kms. I still love it the same if not more then the day i picked it up... again mine is the lux model, so it has everything.

did consider the core.. but wanted the luxury as its a crusier, and i did not want a brusier at the moment.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ZxDp2zCcQ