The Hellcat is indeed the iconic second coming of MOPAR muscle, initially ushered in by the return of the Hemi.
The passing isn’t sad, it is a canary. Today it is 700 HP vehicles that are cleaner, more efficient, and more reliable than an 80s Tempo.
Tomorrow, your truck that you don’t “need”. We’ve all read the comments, folks all up in arms about trucks they don’t see towing anything.
Soon, your SUV, your minivan, your UTV, even your barbecue. Some states already took the gas trimmer and lawnmower. Charge those batteries. At least trimming the property has become a 3 beer job. Not enough batteries to do all of it. They say it is better than gas… They say a lot of things.
That $4/ gallon fuel price got you down? Go Galt. Stop buying useless garbage and grind the machine down until it stops.
Easy low APR financing? Pay cash, no debt. For me, fuel can hit $12 a gallon before it makes sense to buy something more efficient. The ROI is too long and the economy cannot sustain inflated energy prices.
The answer, the unifier? It isn’t one man (or woman, or non-binary, whatever) it is US, the people, who collectively say “nah, I’m just not going to participate.” When we all stand up and can say ‘Let’s Go Brandon’, not because of politics, rather as a unified voice against the ineptitude of the ruling class, we can make actual progress, while allowing our free market to once again thrive and make money solving problems we create.
