Corvette, Hellcat, and Charger Hellcat. Are these 3 reliable at all?

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Are Corvette, Hellcat, and Charger Hellcat reliable at all? On the web, tons of people reported both Chevrolet Corvette and Dodge Hellcat car rated below average when it comes to reliability. So is it worth to save money to buy it later on?
 
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I have a Challenger SRT 8, which is the hellcat's little bother and it has been great.

But you have to remember, sports cars are not driven like minivans. If you drive a highend sports car like a soccer mom drivers a minivan, it is going to last a whole lot longer than if you drive a Vette like it was meant to be driven.
 
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But the problem with Corvette is engine overheating on Z06. I don't know if it only affects 2016 models only. Some even said Chrysler engine is crap as well. I don't even know which to buy once I got enough money for it.

 
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Are you big or small? If you are a big guy, then don't get the Corvette. I have a buddy that has one and I barely fit. The Charger/Challenger Hellcat has a lot more room, but also a few more potatoes in the sack.

Both of these cars are the best that Dodge or Chevy can offer. But if you want to be sure, go with the Vette. It has been around a whole lot longer than the hellcats
 
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I think by the time I can afford either of those 3 cars I mentioned, I probably be 6 ft and something. Right now, I am 5.7'
 
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For car cost $50k+, I think reliability is matter here because I don't think anyone will be happy to know that his or her car going to the mechanic shop more than on the road.
 
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50k is cheap for a car that makes that kind of power, very cheap. You can spend well over 150k on a car that makes the same power and I doubt it would be any more reliable. If reliability is this high on your checklist I would stay away from cheap high horsepower American cars for the most part. Maybe a Porsche 911 or something.
 
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A $150,000 Ferrari will spend more time in the shop in its first 2 years, than my 21 year old F-150 has spent total.

You're looking at a hotrod. There are significant tradeoffs.
 
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Except when you DO need to take it to the shop.
The Porsche dealer mechanic will smile widely.

Last year, my wife was looking for a used SUV type thing. We came across a used Cayenne, about $11k.
I said "Yeah, great..its a Porsche, blah, blah..good price...Until it does need to go to the dealer"
 
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I would only buy a Porsche that uses their N/A flat 6, they are known to be pretty reliable. But yeah when something does go wrong that requires the dealer I doubt it will be very cheap. Probably the same deal for a corvette or hellcat however, unless it's under warranty.
 
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These cars are designed for one thing, to go fast. Not reliability. If you want reliability, go get a Camry. The manufacturers of these cars do not intend for these cars to be driven for hundreds of thousands of miles. Most people that have a 2 seat coup, like a Vette, or a 700hp hellcat, don't drive it every day. It is not a daily driver type of car. This is why reliability is not important with these cars. It is also why they drop in value so much. Sports cars lose their value quicker than any type of car. I know because I have owned each of the big 3 American muscle cars (Camaro SS, Mustang GT, Challenger SRT8). In the first year they lose about 30-40% of their value because many people don't like buying used sports cars because you don't know how hard they have been driven.
 
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Well, they still have to work within their warranty period and all....

Still, if using Consumer Reports as a guide, the pony cars, along with the Vette, generally are below average in reliability. This, of course, is comparing all cars against all other cars, not all cars within the same category as each other.
 
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" These cars are designed for one thing, to go fast. Not reliability." So it is a lemon car than. They all focused on speed and forget the reliability factor. I don't think anyone will be happy at all to see his or her expensive car which cost $50k+ broke down frequently in the middle of the highway. Also, one car maintenance is already expensive as hell. There's no need for 2 or 3 cars in the garage when one is enough to drain your wallet quickly. Thanks for your input.
 
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No, they're not "lemons". They don't "break down", but need more frequent service.
They are high performance vehicles.
Tighter tolerances.
More frequent fluid changes.
Softer stickier tires that don't last as long, but give better traction.

Stuff like that.

Drive it like your grandmother drives her Camry, and you won't need as much service. But if you're going to do that, why spend all that cash on a hotrod?

If you're going to buy a Hellcat, and you can only afford the Hellcat and not another car....you can't afford the Hellcat.
 
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Then can you explain why people have a lot of problems with their brand new corvette even they use it as a weekend toys?
 
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All we have here is your opinion of other people having issues.
Care to share this info with us?

This is probably almost as bad as Amazon/Newegg user reviews.
 
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"If you're going to buy a Hellcat, and you can only afford the Hellcat and not another car....you can't afford the Hellcat. "

Thanks for your input, but that quote doesn't make any sense to me. If I can afford the Hellcat that means I can afford the Hellcat period. What does another car have to do whether I can afford the Hellcat or not? Some people use them as a daily drive, while some use it as a weekend toy. I am not a garage queen, so that's why I am asking if any of those 3 reliable at all for a daily drive. I don't want to own 2 cars because of maintenance where one is enough to drain my wallet quickly.
 
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It means:
"If your budget is so tight that it is the Hellcat and only the Hellcat...you're spending too much of your budget on a fancy car."
 
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