I understand that when you’re in the business of selling cars, all that matters is the dotted line. It’s a numbers game, and your job is to maximize profits. Yet, some of these inflated numbers are blowing my mind, especially on cars like the modern-day Dodge Challenger.
Here’s my problem. On the one hand, you have a flagship spec Challenger, maybe a Demon or even a Demon 170 such as this one – and those are worth certain considerations. I understand why people are paying over MSRP for them at auction.
Then again, you’ve got the regular, “entry-level” Challenger Hellcat Jailbreak, which on paper has/had a starting MSRP of $74,290, or $82,690 if you want the Widebody version. I’m sorry, but not even the Demon 170 is worth twice as much as a regular Hellcat. It’s simply not twice the car.
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