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Originally Posted by HCT
I can't speak for all Hellcat owners but I can share my perspective: it's natural that Hellcat owners aren't talking about stuff like 'Ring times because the car is a dog on a road course.
Are you familiar with the phrase "self-selecting sample"? If you buy a Hellcat it's because you aren't heavily into road courses or canyon carving. If you're into those things you rule out the Hellcat pretty quickly. So it shouldn't be a surprise that Hellcat owners are super happy about what their cars do well and don't care about what their cars don't do well.
At least for me there's been no "change of focus" -- when I bought my car it was imperative I had room for actual adult-sized people to ride comfortably in the back. The car is my daily driver and practicality was a big concern. But looking forward a year or two, my kids are going to have their own cars so now I can downsize -- hence me being on these forums.
It's just puzzling to me how some people find a certain car ideal and then generalize it to "this car must be ideal for EVERYONE and therefore anyone who doesn't pick it is an idiot." The Hellcat was right for me at a certain stage of my life, but I've always understood that for most people, even most car enthusiasts, it isn't.
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Thank you! I agree and absolutely respect everyone making a choice and owning a HC (or any other car of any type for that matter), they are great cars and when I see one on the road, I don't ignore it, just like I don't ignore a Z06 (or stingray), or new GT or Shelby.
I'd be lucky to be in any of them.