Comments on: Grape Expectations: Plum Crazy is Here!

By: RLD

RLD — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:32:01 +0000

Mark Mallie posted on another thread:
“Indyrider/CMC we appreciate your patience. From your perspective it might seem like an easy change – just add the damn paint! Things are never that easy as you know from your professional life…
We have been managing paint on Challenger adding as many colors as the plant can handle. For 2010 Model Year in addition to the 10 standard paints at the plant and any special paints for Charger Police Cars, we have built B5 Blue, Detonator Yellow, Plum Crazy is just beginning, Hemi Orange is coming back in 1st Quarter 2010, and one more new color to be announced soon. This color is not Sublime. Green is in our future, we are hoping to do something in the 2010 Calendar Year.
We promise we’ll let you know here on this blog as new Challenger content and colors come to life. If you have further questions, please click “contact us” at the bottom of the page and drop us a line directly. Thank you for your longtime support of Dodge.”

By: coolmancool

coolmancool — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:00:06 +0000

Are we going to see a Plum Crazy Challenger at the next auto show?

http://www.latimes.com/theguide/events-and-festivals/la-hotlist-auto3-2009dec3,0,5348921.story

By: Norm Kowalski

Norm Kowalski — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:29:25 +0000

Pistol Grip wrote: “…give Bob Frederick a call….” I think that is excellent and kind advice for those living in the U.S. and I would certainly take it if I weren’t Canadian. Unfortunately, for Canadians, even, I believe, those working for Dodge building these great machines at the Brampton plant, Chrysler Corp. Canada will not honour warranties on vehicles reimported from the U.S. Please change this policy NOW and let me buy the car I love from a dealer who cares about his customers instead of the shysters that we have in my hometown north of the border. If any Canucks know of a Canadian dealer who is a straight shooter like Bob, please post the contact info here. From what I’ve heard from my fellow Mopar fans in Canada, it is extremely hard to find a Canadian dealer who makes the experience of buying a Dodge Challenger anything other than very unpleasant.

By: Pistol Grip

Pistol Grip — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:08:34 +0000

A100guy and all….
For anyone who is having problems ordering a car or just wants a great hassle free experience, give Bob Frederick a call or email him. Bob is a not a great salesman, he’s a great business man, very rare these days. He knows the business and is a straight shooter. He has done everything he said he would do, kept me informed on the order status, and he answers his cell phone. Ordering is hassle free. You don’t have to worry about him promising to do something or honoring a price, he puts in writing and stands by his word. No matter what part of the country you are from, give him a call. If you don’t want to pick it up or have him deliver to your house, do a courtesy delivery to a local dealer. Want a sublime or other future color, call him and give him a deposit, He will place your order the first available day.

Contact Bob at:

Email: stpcharger@zoominternet.net
Cell (330)550-5432

By: A100guy

A100guy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:42:39 +0000

My Plum Crazy SRT8 IS on order…but it was a bit of a chore. I dont think the “Build Your Own” web site is up to date and half of the dealers I went to said this color can not be ordered in the R/T. One guy wanted 5k over MSRP and he would only order an SRT8. I did order an SRT8 BUT from a dealer that promised to not charge over MSRP………we shall see.

By: Plumcrazy

Plumcrazy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:05:41 +0000

I think Yellow RT is wrong. I think the high impact colors should be more available. There are a TON of mopar enthusists who would LOVE to see a plumcrazy v6, or a B5 available on the v6 model. I personally will be buying a R/T but I think the colors need to be available much longer than they are, especially since there is absolutely no advertising on the Challenger. Outside of our little circle of Mopar enthusists, the majority of the general public have no clue at all that there even is a Detonator Yellow or Plumcrazy Challenger available. If you limit the time the colors are available, the car has zero time to sell itself as once in the showrooms the colors are no longer going to be available at this rate.
Lets loose some of the everyday colors and add the high impact colors to the list.

By: indyrider

indyrider — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:51:43 +0000

I like the pics Dodge posted for the detonator yellow. Also think the wheels look better than the ones on the SRT….

But of course, I’m holding out for sublime!!!

By: yellow rt

yellow rt — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:24:46 +0000

Sales on the B5 were strong but they extended the run time too long. That is what happens when you take a special color and let it run too long, then it is just another color. Look at the 2009s on ebay for sale , a large percentage of them are B5 blue. I sure hope they do not do that with the Yellow and the Plum. Run em , shut em down and bring them around again in a year or two. Bought the new Magnaflow exhaust today for the 2010 yellow on order, now if they would build it I could see how it sounds. Buy I will wait as long as it takes.

By: coolmancool

coolmancool — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:03:06 +0000

It all depends upon the dealer from which you order your car from. Bob Frederick used to get them first, however, it is now based on the high volume dealers that sell a lot of cars. Good luck and place orders, in that way they will see there still is a demand for the high impact colors. Thanks!

By: Vieux Charles

Vieux Charles — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:37:14 +0000

Norm Kowalski posted: So does anyone know how long the order window usually is for special colours on the Dodge Charger?

As previously noted by ‘yellow rt’ the window appears to be about 8 weeks. That is what it was for Detonator Yellow. The window for B5 Blue was extended from 2009 until 2010 models, likely due to sluggish sales/orders.

I expect that Plum Crazy Purple will be available until early-December.

Based up 2006 to 2009 Charger colors you might see Go ManGo, Top Banana and Sublime being offered in the next year or two. They may even return to Hemi Orange, B5 Blue, Detonator Yellow and Plum Crazy Purple.

A factory T/A version could be offered with little modification to the existing assembly line – but, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

I’m curious how long it takes from order to delivery. I’ve heard from a month and a half to over four.