[Spong]

I guess it depends on your needs. My wife wanted a full size SUV so we looked at new Yukon Denalis and Expeditions. I wanted mid-sized but with V8 power so we looked at the Durango. I'm the one who washes and waxes it plus we don't really *need* full size so we bought the Durango R/T. The 5.7 is plenty for taking the kids to school and going to the grocery store.

IMO, if you're spending in the $70k range, hands down, the Yukon or Expedition are better choices. To be honest, the Durango is cheap. Cheaply built, cheap materials etc. You're paying a huge premium for the SRT package. I understand WHY you would want the 392, but I'm just saying it's ridiculous what they charge for it. You're getting way more for your money buying a full size SUV.

Again, just my $0.02!

 

[66nova]

I guess it depends on your needs. My wife wanted a full size SUV so we looked at new Yukon Denalis and Expeditions. I wanted mid-sized but with V8 power so we looked at the Durango. I'm the one who washes and waxes it plus we don't really *need* full size so we bought the Durango R/T. The 5.7 is plenty for taking the kids to school and going to the grocery store.

IMO, if you're spending in the $70k range, hands down, the Yukon or Expedition are better choices. To be honest, the Durango is cheap. Cheaply built, cheap materials etc. You're paying a huge premium for the SRT package. I understand WHY you would want the 392, but I'm just saying it's ridiculous what they charge for it. You're getting way more for your money buying a full size SUV.

Again, just my $0.02!

Coming from a recovering GM fanboy/diehard, I truly do not get why the Tahoe/Yukon are so popular. The build quality and interior materials are not great at all for the price and lack of room in the third row and behind is just ridiculous. I was planning on buying a Tahoe, but could get over the price and for such an underwhelming vehicle. Then I had a deal worked out on a Yukon Denali XL. There were interior pieces already coming apart and the rear heater already broken on a new ride. Salesman tells me how common that is. So, I started waiting on the Expedition. I do think your argument is legit when comparing the expedition to the DSRT, but still feel you get more for the same money with the DSRT. It's easy to take an Expedition over $80,000.

Not to mention the D has more tow capacity, third row leg room and behind third row storage than the Tahoe. You can't even fit a stroller in a Tahoe without folding a seat down.

 

[Humy]

Coming from a recovering GM fanboy/diehard, I truly do not get why the Tahoe/Yukon are so popular. The build quality and interior materials are not great at all for the price and lack of room in the third row and behind is just ridiculous. I was planning on buying a Tahoe, but could get over the price and for such an underwhelming vehicle. Then I had a deal worked out on a Yukon Denali XL. There were interior pieces already coming apart and the rear heater already broken on a new ride. Salesman tells me how common that is. So, I started waiting on the Expedition. I do think your argument is legit when comparing the expedition to the DSRT, but still feel you get more for the same money with the DSRT. It's easy to take an Expedition over $80,000.

Not to mention the D has more tow capacity, third row leg room and behind third row storage than the Tahoe. You can't even fit a stroller in a Tahoe without folding a seat down.

I am a huge Chevy enthusiast as well and long time Corvette owner. I bought a Tahoe and returned it (it was certified, they give you a 5 day trial period). 2 threads above, you got small balls to be calling a Durango cheaply made on a Durango forum

 

[MaskedRacerX]

We cross shopped the GM and Ford land barges, and at the same content level, there's a solid $20L-25K difference vs. an RT, and if it's a consideration of performance, the SRT should kill them in any metric. Outside of those more objective measures, I didn't find, even at the premium trim levels, the GM/Ford offering being much better in terms of materials, F&F, paint, etc.


Side note: I have huge balls and that's no picnic either ... :mrgreen:

 

[Spong]

Coming from a recovering GM fanboy/diehard, I truly do not get why the Tahoe/Yukon are so popular. The build quality and interior materials are not great at all for the price and lack of room in the third row and behind is just ridiculous. I was planning on buying a Tahoe, but could get over the price and for such an underwhelming vehicle. Then I had a deal worked out on a Yukon Denali XL. There were interior pieces already coming apart and the rear heater already broken on a new ride. Salesman tells me how common that is. So, I started waiting on the Expedition. I do think your argument is legit when comparing the expedition to the DSRT, but still feel you get more for the same money with the DSRT. It's easy to take an Expedition over $80,000.

Not to mention the D has more tow capacity, third row leg room and behind third row storage than the Tahoe. You can't even fit a stroller in a Tahoe without folding a seat down.

I totally agree that they are ridiculously overpriced (The GM fullsize SUVs) but when the DDSRT is almost the same price for so much less vehicle, there's no way I would get one. If someone handed me $75k cash right now, I still wouldn't buy a DDSRT! From a comparison standpoint, they are in totally different classes, mid-size VS full-size. My first post wasn't comparing them as equals, just simply stating for the cost of the DDSRT, you could get so much more of a vehicle. If we didn't own other full size vehicles, I would have gone the full size route. The cargo space in these with the rear seats up is terrible. With 3 kids, at least half of the rear seat stays folded down for luggage space on trips. If we had kids in car seats, forget it, the Town & Country would still be in the garage!

The first thing I noticed about our DDRT was the day I brought it home and pulled out the stock carpeted mats and replaced them with floor liners. I couldn't believe a $54k vehicle had such cheap, thin junk carpet! I realize it's only floor mats but I think Dodge overall is the lowest of the "Big 3" brands.

I've bought many GM's over the years and the 2009 Impala SS I bought new was my last GM because that's about the time they became ObamaMotors and I wasn't going to support that. The DDRT is our third Mopar Product. I'm more of a Ford guy but I'm not wild on the new aluminum body Trucks and SUVs. I purposely bought my 14 F-150 because it was the last year of the steel body. We looked at new Explorers before buying the DDRT and the new Expy wasn't available just yet. IMO, the Explorer has a more quality feel. I would also never buy the first year of a new model (Expedition). I'm a V8 guy so the 5.7 was the main selling point for me. Had the 3.6 been the only option, there would be an Explorer Platinum in my garage right now.

I realize this is the church of Dodge that I'm being blasphemous, but I'm not blinded by total loyalty to any particular brand. They all have their issues along with Pros and Cons.

 

[craigffb]

I totally agree that they are ridiculously overpriced (The GM fullsize SUVs) but when the DDSRT is almost the same price for so much less vehicle, there's no way I would get one. If someone handed me $75k cash right now, I still wouldn't buy a DDSRT! From a comparison standpoint, they are in totally different classes, mid-size VS full-size. My first post wasn't comparing them as equals, just simply stating for the cost of the DDSRT, you could get so much more of a vehicle. If we didn't own other full size vehicles, I would have gone the full size route. The cargo space in these with the rear seats up is terrible. With 3 kids, at least half of the rear seat stays folded down for luggage space on trips. If we had kids in car seats, forget it, the Town & Country would still be in the garage!

The first thing I noticed about our DDRT was the day I brought it home and pulled out the stock carpeted mats and replaced them with floor liners. I couldn't believe a $54k vehicle had such cheap, thin junk carpet! I realize it's only floor mats but I think Dodge overall is the lowest of the "Big 3" brands.

I've bought many GM's over the years and the 2009 Impala SS I bought new was my last GM because that's about the time they became ObamaMotors and I wasn't going to support that. The DDRT is our third Mopar Product. I'm more of a Ford guy but I'm not wild on the new aluminum body Trucks and SUVs. I purposely bought my 14 F-150 because it was the last year of the steel body. We looked at new Explorers before buying the DDRT and the new Expy wasn't available just yet. IMO, the Explorer has a more quality feel. I would also never buy the first year of a new model (Expedition). I'm a V8 guy so the 5.7 was the main selling point for me. Had the 3.6 been the only option, there would be an Explorer Platinum in my garage right now.

I realize this is the church of Dodge that I'm being blasphemous, but I'm not blinded by total loyalty to any particular brand. They all have their issues along with Pros and Cons.

I agree with some of the stuff you're saying, like the floor mats. I shopped Ford and GMC, the new body Chevy wasn't around to look at yet. I wasn't loving the GMC as it was kind of Old Manish to me and I couldn't get past some of the (what I feel is even cheaper then you think the DD is) stuff in the Ford. There was no way I was paying 40+ for a truck that had a hood prop. And I thought I was going to bust the USB port at the bottom of the dash off when I plugged a cord into it. I have NEVER been a huge fan of Chrysler products and swore I'd never buy one again. But in the end it's what we ended up with in a SUV because it looked the best and had everything we wanted. Is it perfect, by no means, but I like it OK and it looks cool....LOL

 

[Robfrmny21]

My main reason I am not driving an Srt is they want 1000-1100$ a month to lease it.
To get the payment in the 900$ a month for purchase I had to put 30k down.
For my budget the srt didn’t fit it.

 

[Wizard of Iz]

I'm blessed to have a '15 Challenger SRT to go along with our '17 Durango R/T. The Challenger is my daily and my wife drives the DDRT.

Having said that ..... the power of the 392 can be intoxicating. Still, the 5.7 is plenty capable power-wise and I enjoy the better gas mileage on long trips.

If someone gave me a SRT, I wouldn't throw it back. But I'm not inclined to spend an extra $20K for what in my mind is about a $5K-$10K better vehicle.

 

[ju_rt]

My main reason I am not driving an Srt is they want 1000-1100$ a month to lease it.
Hey Rob, juki_rt2d on Instagram. To get the payment in the 900$ a month for purchase I had to put 30k down.
For my budget the srt didn’t fit it.

if you had to put 30k down you might as well fucking finance and not lease it.


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[mikepgh]

I think we've seen much better lease numbers here in the forum. Considering those of us leasing R/Ts seem to be in the $500-$600 range, double that for an SRT is way off. On any lease if you care not to get into researching the residual, money factor, etc then simply shoot for a payment that is 1% of the full MSRP and you're doing OK. Not the absolute best but good. Learned that a long time ago and it holds up.

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[kpeterha]

I know that my '11 R/T is nothing like the newest models, but it did come from the factory with the JGC SRT sway bars and possibly some other SRT suspension parts. To tighten things up, I've added the Bwoody sway bar end links and rear upper control arms, a Grocery Getter strut tower brace and I did Brembo caliper conversion with all new R1 Concepts rotors and pads. I feel that a 2011 R/T with these upgrades is how it should have come from the factory, but I guess they had to hold somethings back on the Durango owners for when they brought out the DDSRT. I also feel that even with these upgrades, my R/T's suspension is "analog", where the DDSRT is "digital" with the active suspension. That said, mine has less electronic shit to go wrong and I'm only RWD, so less maintenance and lower repair bills. Maybe.

 

[Robfrmny21]

if you had to put 30k down you might as well fucking finance and not lease it.


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The 900$ a month with 30k down was for a buy option sorry I didn’t put that in