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Originally Posted by Ghost Rider 72

Would like some opinions from you guys. Looking into getting a ZL1 (or a hellcat,dont throw rocks) for a weekend cruiser and toy. Are these pretty reliable and not some money pit for maintenance and repairs excluding doing mods?
I understand insurance, tires,gas. Not gonna run on track, just cruise and the occasional showing off. Curious as to the dependability of the power train.

I owned both the Hellcat and ZL1 a10.

To me the Hellcat was the more comfortable, practical, daily cruiser and the ZL1 was more of the weekend, track car. Neither have great visibility but the charger/challenger are easier to see out of and feel roomier inside. Both generally dependable modded or stock, though there can be sporadic issues with either. I did have a weird fuel system issue in my ZL1 with only 800 miles which required a tow. If you get a used Hellcat be aware of the common supercharger failures pre 2018 (crappy supercharger bearings). Both can be modded to be pretty fast though the the Hellcat make power easier. The ZL1 is much more track ready from the factory and around superior performer. Both have similar straight line performance (the ZL1 may even be a bit quicker) on paper but the Hellcat felt faster and more exciting accelerating imo.

If I were to get another ZL1 it'd me a manual vert or ZLE for the weekend/track.
You sound like more of a hellcat person to me. I'd recommend thoroughly test driving both to see which suits you the most.