Always looking for low-mileage CarMax unicorns and was surprised to find this 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max with only 378 miles. About 40 miles a year. Doesn’t even need an oil change yet! Yes, I know all about the “all the rubber and seals and gaskets and plastics have rotted” notion, and think some of that is legit and some is not. My theory is anything that needs to move and/or lubricate to stay fresh may be need to be replaced – any part that doesn’t know or care if the car has been moving much over the last nine years should be fine. Even better, ANYTHING THAT ROTTED WHILE SITTING GETS REPLACED FREE BY CARMAX UNDER THE 90 DAY, 4,000 MILE WARRANTY! So what’s the risk of buying a damn near new old car? Mostly just overpaying, but I’ll get to that later.
I was also surprised at how well equipped this 2013 Dodge is – choosing “Max” for the R/T model originally cost another $6,000 and added mirror-mounted puddle lamps, rain-sensing wipers, adaptive cruise control with forward collision warning, a rear parking sensor, rear cross-path sensor, SmartBeam headlamps, the navigation package, the Beats audio package, power adjustable pedals, heated and ventilated front seats, heated steering wheel, Bluetooth, rear view camera, power tilt-and-telescope steering column, blind spot monitoring, and 245/45R20 all-season performance tires on 20-inch chrome wheels. If it had Apple CarPlay and seat massagers I would snatch this up!
The leather interior has nary a crease. Pristine as the day it rolled off the showroom floor to its one and only owner in Channahon, Illinois, southwest of Chicago.
The 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max was powered by a 370 hp 5.7 liter V-8 motor and only a five speed automatic transmission. It ran to 60 mph in just over five seconds. Not an SRT-8 by any means, but no slouch. The engine bay looks as sharp and clean as the interior.
For me, there are two downsides to buying this car. The first is the car sold new for probably $37,000 or so, and nine years later has depreciated almost not at all. Depreciation is what makes unicorns affordable. This car isn’t so special you’d want to also mothball it away to preserve the ultra low mileage, and not so unique that you’d want to overpay for it. CarMax has a couple Charger R/T Max’s for $10,000 less with 40,000-70,000 miles, and even a 2014 Charger SRT-8 Superbee with the 470 hp motor at 70,000 miles for “only” $33,998. All of these old school V-8 American muscle cars have MaxCare available for another five years and up to 150,000 miles. Not bad.
The second downside to me is I just cannot own any sedan that’s also used as a police cruiser. Years ago I drove a rental Crown Vic for a bit, and found that as I closed in on highway traffic EVERYONE slowed down and blocked me thinking I was an unmarked police car. Not helpful. (But for fun, once, my buds and I drove down the George Washington Parkway outside Washington DC in the Crown Vic with the flashers on and chuckled as everyone got out of our way. We were young and stupid. ) Anyway, if this low mileage 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max is for you, it’s coming soon to Tinley Park, Illinois – halfway between Channahon and Chicago. Here’s the link if it’s the car for you.
Stock # 22850704 VIN # 2C3CDXCT2DH613727
Crazy to think someone bought this and didn’t drive the damn think for a decade – – especially since it’s not a “specialty” trim like an SRT8 or something. Cool find, though.
You probably have seen in Unique Cars….2.0 NOBODY likes this car!