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Well I did it...I traded in my inferno red '05 Hemi Mag and a '91 LandCruiser (with serious engine knock) for a inferno red SLT Nitro.
I miss my beautiful Magnum it was truely a really fine machine that was darn fast and got great gas mileage for what it was...However...
In the snow it was really dangerous with the wide tires & wagon weight distribution..I mean scarey!
But you know what, this SLT Nitro has more features than the RT Magnum, The tire pressure monitors, improved steering wheel button controls, the auto dim rear view mirror, more cubby holes to stick stuff in more basic upper torso openess.. better rear visibility.. And another thing, the Mag had the light leather.. I was always paranoid about the kid and wife spilling stuff on it..I've lost that paranoia with the Nitro, and also to a degree, the Nitro handles better, The Mag kind of wallowed in turns, not the Nitro.
But for high speed cruising...who could beat the Mag. The Mag was a fine vehicle when I bought it while living in Naples Florida..If I still lived there I would never considered a Nitro. But here in Colorado..It just can't cut it. Dodge makes fine vehicles now days, and this Nitro is more refined feature wise than the '05 Mag, two years does make for improvements.
Gotta love this Nitro, One other thing, It came with the Sirius radio..never would have considered it normaly, with the free year service it was a no brainer, Yes now I'm a believer (listening to the Cowboys beat the Colts while running errands and flipping up one channel and getting all the latest scores)..very neat indeed..... Sorry for the long and windy, I guess just my way of officially parting with the Magnum.
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Nick
I miss my beautiful Magnum it was truely a really fine machine that was darn fast and got great gas mileage for what it was...However...
In the snow it was really dangerous with the wide tires & wagon weight distribution..I mean scarey!
But you know what, this SLT Nitro has more features than the RT Magnum, The tire pressure monitors, improved steering wheel button controls, the auto dim rear view mirror, more cubby holes to stick stuff in more basic upper torso openess.. better rear visibility.. And another thing, the Mag had the light leather.. I was always paranoid about the kid and wife spilling stuff on it..I've lost that paranoia with the Nitro, and also to a degree, the Nitro handles better, The Mag kind of wallowed in turns, not the Nitro.
But for high speed cruising...who could beat the Mag. The Mag was a fine vehicle when I bought it while living in Naples Florida..If I still lived there I would never considered a Nitro. But here in Colorado..It just can't cut it. Dodge makes fine vehicles now days, and this Nitro is more refined feature wise than the '05 Mag, two years does make for improvements.
Gotta love this Nitro, One other thing, It came with the Sirius radio..never would have considered it normaly, with the free year service it was a no brainer, Yes now I'm a believer (listening to the Cowboys beat the Colts while running errands and flipping up one channel and getting all the latest scores)..very neat indeed..... Sorry for the long and windy, I guess just my way of officially parting with the Magnum.
....Nick
