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Old 12-18-18, 08:50 AM
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I need your guys input on this and what you all think. My lease is ending next year in April, and I have considered some other cars to get here are my choices and why...

Dodge Challenger Hellcat - 707hp thats why...
Lexus IS-F - reliability and fast
Audi S6 - Fast, has four doors and AWD
Audi S8 - Big, fast and AWD

What would you go with and has anyone owned any of these?
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Originally Posted by trancein
I need your guys input on this and what you all think. My lease is ending next year in April, and I have considered some other cars to get here are my choices and why...

Dodge Challenger Hellcat - 707hp thats why...
Lexus IS-F - reliability and fast
Audi S6 - Fast, has four doors and AWD
Audi S8 - Big, fast and AWD

What would you go with and has anyone owned any of these?
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Old 12-18-18, 09:10 AM
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I'm in a similar boat.

I've narrowed my list down to these two choices:

- 2019 Kia Stinger GT2 AWD
- 2016 Lexus GS F

I did not include any Audis in my list as they don't appeal to me (FWD layout and overall styling). The IS F is a great choice, though it's too small for my needs.

Hellcat could be fun...
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Friend has a HellCat, and it's insanely fun to ride in. I would strongly suggest an extended warranty if you choose one.
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GSF if you have another vehicle in the garage (or if gas is cheap in your area)
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I love how big and roomy the Challengers are... only issue is that it will be my daily driver. Living in IL, have to deal with snow.
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Originally Posted by JDR76
I'm in a similar boat.

I've narrowed my list down to these two choices:

- 2019 Kia Stinger GT2 AWD
- 2016 Lexus GS F

I did not include any Audis in my list as they don't appeal to me (FWD layout and overall styling). The IS F is a great choice, though it's too small for my needs.

Hellcat could be fun...
Two great choices and it will be tough to decide.
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Originally Posted by trancein
I love how big and roomy the Challengers are... only issue is that it will be my daily driver. Living in IL, have to deal with snow.
and our terrible roads. Around here ya have to dodge one pothole just to run over another.
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Thats true Charley, crazy ditches we have...
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are you planning on leasing or buying? hellcat really not worth if you can only use the power less than 10% of the time. ISF too old, I'd go for GSF though. S8 too big, S6 would be my vote if you can't wait but why not S7?
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S7 is a choice and also been researching the Porsche 996 CS4
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Originally Posted by trancein
I need your guys input on this and what you all think. My lease is ending next year in April, and I have considered some other cars to get here are my choices and why...

Dodge Challenger Hellcat - 707hp thats why...
Lexus IS-F - reliability and fast
Audi S6 - Fast, has four doors and AWD
Audi S8 - Big, fast and AWD

What would you go with and has anyone owned any of these?
Never owned any of those but have had the ISF for a month (borrowed from a friend when he was on vacation). The IS-F is too small (I'm 6ft) but drives amazing and I'm not a big fan of the interior (because its a little outdated). My personal favorites are the Audi S6 and S8 always wanted those type of cars so if i had to choose from the list above I would choose either of those (but have never driven either or owned either so can't really speak much on it). Also those two cars would be the most practical if you have a lot of snow where you live from what I hear Audi has one of the best AWD systems (Quattro i believe). I would suspect you would be leasing the hell cat as well but I don't suppose that car is practical in the snow and I am a little biased as I'm not a fan of American cars. My friend is an Engineer for Chrysler and only talks badly about the hellcat in terms of long term ownership( which i guess doesn't matter since you are leasing) other than that I don't really have any more input.
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I’m still tortured with this question on a daily basis. What to do with just a few months left of my lease...


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