[Quiet Lunatic]

Hi everyone, we just got the first shipment of nitros down here, I am considering a red SXT with luxury(SLT) I am 99% sure I will be getting one soon...I currently own a 2003 Calais (you guys have the GTO Pontiac) with a 5.7L LS1 motor, so i will notice the power difference but i sorta want to get back into an allrounder type car...no doubt ill be on ebay USA getting some stuff that we cant get for them here....lol

Ill go the 3.7L V6, i wish they bought a supercharged V6 or a V8 model out, id buy that for sure.

The RRP is 45K AUD for the model I want.


What are yall thoughts on them now?? still comfy?? reliable and are all you current owners still loving your cars??

Ill be hanging around

Jas

 

[dk1677]

Welcome!

Good to have you here! I love my SXT! The Red is a good color but I have grown fond of Orange! But you cant go wrong with any color! No problems here and its very comfortable too! :wave:

 

[SJMac]

Welcome to the forum, Jas...I've had my Nitro since March and truly love driving it. Hope your enjoy your ride as much!:wavey:

 

[Tyzii]

Hey Buddy,

Im from the Gold Coast, We got a SXT in blue about 2 weeks ago, absolutly love it, I have a 300kw SS Crewman, and since we got it i havent used it once!! Love the Nitro, Such a Cruiser Car. Girlfriend got the nitro and i have used it more than her, its Awesome :Banana01:

We got the Front Grill Inserts (See members gallery page for pics) and they came up awesome, depending on where you are located i would definatly option these on, They make a Huge Difference!

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

Hey Buddy,

Im from the Gold Coast, We got a SXT in blue about 2 weeks ago, absolutly love it, I have a 300kw SS Crewman, and since we got it i havent used it once!! Love the Nitro, Such a Cruiser Car. Girlfriend got the nitro and i have used it more than her, its Awesome :Banana01:

We got the Front Grill Inserts (See members gallery page for pics) and they came up awesome, depending on where you are located i would definatly option these on, They make a Huge Difference!

hey champ, yeah good to see another aussie....where u get those rims?? from the dealership or u get em aftermarket??

Down here they are quoting about 47K with the luxury pack....but im sure i can go em a little more Blue looks good but i dunno about those grille inserts....

What gas mileage u getting from urs?? I do alot of freeway driving incl syd to ACT so i get about 11L/100km at the moment in my VY2 Calais.

 

[Tyzii]

Yeah ours was about that figure, we got the wheels through the dealer but from a wheel shop up here so i could pick them out. The wheels are great cos they are like 4 sets in 1, has 10 inserts in 2 different types that u can put on or off. We paid a little less than the 47k for the car, but put all the options on, eg Door Sills, Grill Inserts, Wheels and Bug Deflector. We luckily scored two years free comprehensive insurance the day we picked it up too!!!

Absolutly loving the car, love cruising around in it, feels real cruisy, and gets heaps and heaps of looks, at least been stoped and asked 20 times on two weeks as to what it was, where to get one from and how much.

Fuel usage isnt too bad atm, bout 14-15l per 100km, which is about the same as the ss, but its worth it. epper:

 

[jimbo1102]

Hi everyone, we just got the first shipment of nitros down here, I am considering a red SXT with luxury(SLT) I am 99% sure I will be getting one soon...I currently own a 2003 Calais (you guys have the GTO Pontiac) with a 5.7L LS1 motor, so i will notice the power difference but i sorta want to get back into an allrounder type car...no doubt ill be on ebay USA getting some stuff that we cant get for them here....lol

Ill go the 3.7L V6, i wish they bought a supercharged V6 or a V8 model out, id buy that for sure.

The RRP is 45K AUD for the model I want.


What are yall thoughts on them now?? still comfy?? reliable and are all you current owners still loving your cars??

Ill be hanging around

Jas

Gooday Mate...

Of course we still love our cars.... Well apart from a few reliability issues they are fine.

Anyway if you are used to Holdens you will find these cars to be so much better. We hear that Holdens are close to he bottom of the barrel as for customer satisfaction.

I have a friend in Sydney and he tells me the local built cars are only sold as Taxis or for rental car companies...

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

haha yeah ford and holden are taxis..lol

looks like i will order my Inferno red nitro luxury pack this week..I cant wait.

 

[dk1677]

Congrats! Red is sharp! Keep us posted:Racing:

 

[mossy]

hey champ, yeah good to see another aussie....where u get those rims?? from the dealership or u get em aftermarket??

Down here they are quoting about 47K with the luxury pack....but im sure i can go em a little more Blue looks good but i dunno about those grille inserts....

What gas mileage u getting from urs?? I do alot of freeway driving incl syd to ACT so i get about 11L/100km at the moment in my VY2 Calais.

$47? I'm confused.

If you got the Petrol SXT model, its only $40K plus on roads isn't it? I assume on roads are about $2.5 to $3K or is there more hidden charges? How much is the luxury pack?

I'm looking at the SXT Diesel without any extras and hoping to get out of it for $45K, ($43,500 RRP before on roads). Can anyone who has bought one in Australia give us a break down of the on road costs?

Mossy

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

OK, here is a break down;

Nitro SXT 3.7 V6 $39,990
Metallic Paint $300
Dealer Delivery $1,990
Stamp Duty $849
CTP $344
Rego $440
Luxury Pack $3,000

Total $46,913 Incl GST

Options;

My Gig $3500
Grey Running Boards $600


Now i used to work in a dealership and i know that the real dealer dilivery is about 200-300 bucks..so they are making some cash there.

 

[mossy]

OK, here is a break down;

Nitro SXT 3.7 V6 $39,990
Metallic Paint $300
Dealer Delivery $1,990
Stamp Duty $849
CTP $344
Rego $440
Luxury Pack $3,000

Total $46,913 Incl GST

Options;

My Gig $3500
Grey Running Boards $600


Now i used to work in a dealership and i know that the real dealer dilivery is about 200-300 bucks..so they are making some cash there.

Righto, thanks for that. So the Diesel would be $43.5 plus about $2500 in white colour so $46K is reasonable. I'm not looking at the luxury pack.

Dealer delivery sucks hey! Thats a lot of money in their pocket per sale.

Mossy

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

yeah well i plan to screw them down on price....if they want the sale they will do it.

 

[AussieNitro]

Hey guys,
I am from the Central Coast NSW and just bought my SXT Deisel for $47,450. $44,450 is the drive away price for the SXT Petrol from CCMG.com.au. They would not discount at all but did throw in the Hood graphic and gave me a good price for a trade on a 2003 Mazda 6 so i am happy.
I would have shopped round but that means travelling 1 1/2 hours to Sydney so could not be bothered with the traffic and hassel.
Not sure what your dealers are like but they cannot keep up here with stock, as soon as they come in they are walking back out the door.
I wanted to go Blue but the wife likes the black which still looks great.
Enjoy

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

sweet, well i told the bloke im happy to buy a mazda CX7 so whoever gives me a good price gets the deal.. I told him i want to spend 45K and not a buck over for a SXT Luxury..lets see who wants the sale.

 

[AussieNitro]

Cool, i hope you get the Nitro though, What u think of the CX7. I did not go there due to the dealer as i had some much hassel over the Mazda 6 i have. Still happy as a Pig in Sh*t with the Nitro.:ura1:

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

Ordered the inferno red luxury pack nitro today...THE ONLY ONE IN NSW!!!! will pick it up next week

 

[mossy]

Ordered the inferno red luxury pack nitro today...THE ONLY ONE IN NSW!!!! will pick it up next week

Very nice, hope it goes well. Give us a run down on what you think after a week. Is it the Diesel or Petrol?

I'm just waiting to see what I can do with my car before I start bargaining.

Mossy

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

I went the 3.7 petrol...

but i know they wont cut deals at the moment...as they dont have any stock i the country, I saw an email from dodge head office ordering all dealerships to sell for RRP!!! NO DEALS...so if you can get one then half ya luck...the luxury packs arnt due in the country untill late November early December..i didnt want to wait that long so i bought now.

 

[AussieNitro]

Hey,
Good new and bad news.

Good news I pick up by Black SXT 2.8CRD late on Saturday :ura1:.

Bad news is that I ordered a towbar too and according to the dealer they have to wait for Dodge to receive a number of orders before they will purchase. Know does that mean there is non in the country and they will ship a number from the US?

This has pissed me right off as I have a boat whichI have to move this weekend so I can put the roof on my garage and I have already paid the $750 AUSD to have the bloody thing fitted.

Dealer cannot say when it will arrive but if I wanted to launch the boat he said I could come to the shop and swap it for a jeep for the day which I suppose is a kind gesture but then again I have just given them lots of money so they should be nice.

Anyone else in Australia order a towbar and been told the same?

Still very excited about tomorrow, hope it does not rain.