Massachusetts Dealer Keeps Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, Refuses To Sell for $165,000

Currently, it would seem as though the “flipper market” for Demon 170 Challengers has suffered catastrophic failure. It’s like a submarine taking on water and sinking deeper – which is only half the problem, because there’s also a fire on board.

This particular Demon 170 (with just 21 miles on the clock) failed to sell recently at auction, where its reserve wasn’t met. The highest bid went all the way to $165,000, yet the owners (a dealership out of Massachusetts) decided to pull the car and try their luck elsewhere. In case anybody cares what I think, maybe accepting an offer of $33k over MSPR wouldn’t have been the worst thing.

Sure, we’ve seen two other dealerships (one in Virginia, one in New York) recently refuse $164,000 and $166,000, respectively, for their low-mileage Demon 170 Challengers, but that was before someone said yes to $156,500 just two days ago.

The $156.5k was for a Go Mango example with 262 miles on the clock, and as far as I know, no other Demon 170 has ever sold for less on the used car market. Maybe I’m wrong, but if there were cheaper flagship Challengers out there, there might just be something off about them.

Back to this car, as I said before, it’s got the Plum Crazy exterior, which is an awesome colorway. It also boasts a satin black Air-Grabber hood, satin black roof and rear decklid graphics, the SRT Performance rear spoiler with an integrated rearview camera, and it’s even got a sunroof.

Meanwhile, the alloy wheels measure 18” at the front and 17” at the rear and are wearing Mickey Thompson tires and black four-piston Brembo calipers with yellow SRT lettering.

Interior highlights include the Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel, a plaque identifying this as Demon 170 #2317, Black Alcantara and Laguna leather seats (heated and ventilated), carbon fiber dashboard trim, a suede headliner, an 18-speaker Harman Kardon sound system with a trunk-mounted subwoofer, dual-zone climate control, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity, plus loads more goodies.

As for the engine, it’s a high-output 6.2-liter Hemi V8, featuring a 3.0-liter supercharger with a 3.02” pulley and a 105 mm throttle body. It produces 900 horsepower and 810 lb-ft of torque on conventional E10 fuel, and 1,025 horsepower and 945 lb-ft of torque on E85.

I’m starting to feel like it’s redundant to even mention how quick of a car this is, because if you’re just buying it to flip it, then you’re not even going to drive it, are you? Otherwise, get ready to set some sub-9-second quarter mile times.