Format: bullet cues only, reference not read-aloud. Hosts riff from beats, never teleprompter the page.
Scored as: 2011-2014 R/T, 5.7 Hemi, rear-wheel drive, five-speed automatic · Total: 42/70 (Deal and Upkeep scored by rule 2026-09-19; Drive 6 and Daily 8 are Ramon's calls; the rest PROPOSED) · Target runtime: ~6:40, hard ceiling 7:00
Title (curiosity gap): "The Hemi Problem You Can't Buy Your Way Around"
Thumbnail word (emotion/verdict, zero overlap w/ title): "LIFTERS" + big 42 on the Board
Order: Deal → Drive → Upkeep → Risk → Daily → Limit → Mods → Board → Verdict

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Hook | One Sentence (~0:05)

1. "If a used Charger R/T is on your list, this is the only seven minutes you need before you buy."
2. "Every 2011 to 2014 Charger R/T has the same lifter hardware, so the question isn't which one, it's whether it's already been fixed."
3. "Five seats, four doors and a Hemi for about sixteen grand, and one repair bill you need to plan for."

Recommend #2. It is the verdict, and it tells the viewer what to look for. Cut straight to The Deal on the last syllable.

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1 · The Deal, reveal 6 (~0:50)

Beats

• $9,250 · KBB private party, Good, 2014 R/T · range $7,875 to $10,300
• Nobody sells one for that. The market asks a median of $15,993 across 10 like-for-like 2014 R/T listings. Budget against $16,000
• Asking runs 1.73x book, and unlike the Camaro SS it is not mileage: these are high-mileage cars at a median of 92,061
• $25.0 per horsepower on book, $43.2 on the asking median. Say which one you mean
• Across all 14 R/T listings in scope the range is $8,995 to $18,990. The search was capped at $20,000, so the top end is cut off
• What you lose: KBB's value for a 2014 R/T went from $10,722 in 2023 to $7,881 in 2025, about $1,320 a year at book
• What you get: $9,250 for 11.5 lb/hp, against a going rate of about $13,854. On book it is a lot of car for the money; at the $15,993 you would really pay, it is not
• About 7,671 miles a year, the closest of the four V8s to the Board's 12,000. These get driven

B-roll: live cars.com search, 2011–14 Charger · screen-record at edit time and point at the R/T badges, not the SXTs
On screen: $9,250 book vs $15,993 asking split · the 1.73x callout · "BUDGET $16K" stamp
Reveal line cue: "A lot of car for book money, and it keeps losing value... The Deal, a 6."

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2 · The Drive, reveal 6 (~0:40)

Beats

• 370 hp / 395 lb-ft · 5.7 Hemi · 4,253 lb · 11.5 lb/hp · 53/47 front to rear
• Five-speed automatic, and nothing else. The eight-speed in these years is a V6 gearbox, and there was never a manual
• Five ratios is not enough gearbox to let a great noise out
• Steering feel 2, powertrain 4. Vague and over-assisted, mid-corner corrections are guesses. The Hemi holds the powertrain read up
• Cornering is not in this score. That is The Limit. Charging it twice would double-count it
• A 365 hp figure floats around online. Chrysler's own deck says 370
• No 0-60 on air: no instrumented figure on our method for this scope

On screen: 370 / 395 chip · "5 SPEEDS, NO MANUAL" stamp · weight callout
Reveal line cue: "A great noise attached to two tonnes... The Drive, a 6."

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3 · The Upkeep, reveal 5 (~0:45)

Beats

• ~$5,185/yr: $2,211 fuel · $2,178 insurance · $296 tires · $500 service
• The fuel trap. EPA lists midgrade. Chrysler's deck says midgrade 89 is recommended and regular 87 is acceptable. Recommended is not required, so we cost it on 87
• That saves about $157 a year against midgrade. 19 mpg combined; a 2014 returns 18
• Square P235/55R18s that rotate and wear evenly. About $740 a set
• Insurance is the line that bites: $2,178, and on 2012-2014 alone it is $2,376 and the total $5,383. Still the same rung
• Insurance is 13.6% of what you would pay and 23.5% of book. Against book, full coverage stops making sense, which is one more reason book misleads on this car
• The score is the dollar band: $5,185 sits just over the top of the 6 band, so it is a 5

On screen: running-cost stack · "RECOMMENDED, NOT REQUIRED" stamp over the octane · insurance line highlighted
Reveal line cue: "Regular fuel and cheap tires, and the insurance is the catch... The Upkeep, a 5."

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4 · The Risk, reveal 5 (~1:15)

Beats (this segment is the review, protect it in the edit)

• There is nothing to scope out, and that is the finding. The 5.7 was sold one way: automatic, with Multi-Displacement System, in both drivetrains
• MDS deactivates cylinders 1, 4, 6 and 7. The same four holes as GM's AFM on the Camaro SS. Same idea, same failure
• A collapsed lifter wipes the cam lobe, so the fix is a camshaft and a full set of lifters, $3,200 to $5,000, with dealer quotes past $6,000
• On the Camaro SS you dodge it by buying the manual. On the Corvette C5 the signature fault is a $50 part. Here there is no move
• Lifter and tick complaints run 12, 15, 9 and 20 across 2011 to 2014, rising from 1.7% to 5.8% of all complaints
• Why a 5 and not lower: a tick is audible, an MDS delete is a documented fix, and plenty run to high mileage untouched. It is not the RX-8
• The alternator trap. Two recalls. 14V634000 replaces the alternator, but only on the V6. The V8's, 17V435000, is an inspection, with a replacement only if needed
• So a cleared VIN means someone looked at it, not that it was changed. Owners describe it passing the inspection and failing a year later. $500-800 outside the recall
• Stall and no-start reports run 150, 176, 71 and 39 across 2011 to 2014. Total complaints fall from 694 to 343, and much of the volume is police fleet

PPI CHECKLIST — hold it on screen

1. Cold start it and listen for a tick
2. Scan for misfires on 1, 4, 6 and 7
3. Ask for cam and lifter paperwork
4. Check 17V435000 then the alternator
5. Drive it hot and watch for a stall
6. Confirm it is an R/T and not an SXT

YEAR-ONE COST

• Maintained ~$1,300–1,900 · Typical ~$2,500–3,600 · Neglected ~$4,500–6,500
• Against the $15,993 asking median, roughly 8-12%, 16-23% and 28-41%
• The neglected column is one line, and it is the camshaft. No inspection predicts a lifter that hasn't let go yet, so a car with the cam and lifters already done is worth paying more for

On screen: cylinders 1-4-6-7 graphic, side by side with the Camaro's · "NO VERSION DODGES IT" stamp · the two alternator recalls split V6 vs V8 · PPI checklist held long enough to pause
Reveal line cue: "One expensive failure, and no year or gearbox gets you out of it... The Risk, a 5."

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5 · The Daily, reveal 8 (~0:35)

Beats

• This is the case for the whole car. 5 seats, 4 doors, 16.5 cu ft of trunk, 104.7 cu ft inside
• A ride set up for covering distance
• Uconnect with Bluetooth across the range, a large touchscreen on later cars, no CarPlay in these years
• Why 8 and not 9: rung 9's cargo figure is a seats-up hatchback measurement that no sedan trunk reaches. An 8 is the rung working, not the car being marked down

On screen: four doors open, family-shot b-roll · 5 SEATS / 16.5 CU FT chip
Reveal line cue: "Could this be the only car you own? Honestly, yes... The Daily, an 8."

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6 · The Limit, reveal 5 (~0:35)

Beats

• SCCA F Street, listed as "Charger (V8, all) (2006-24)"
• F Street on paper and 4,253 lb in practice, in a class it shares with coupes several hundred pounds lighter
• Being classed is not the same as being competitive
• P235/55R18 all-season performance tires, square
• Grip is not captured. Period figures were set on tires that are no longer sold
• The chassis runs out long before the engine does. This is where the cornering complaint lives

On screen: "F STREET" banner with a weight callout · understeer b-roll
Reveal line cue: "The chassis runs out before the engine does... The Limit, a 5."

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7 · The Mods, reveal 7 (~0:40)

Beats

• The usual first mod is a camshaft, and half the time it is being fitted because the old one failed
• A cam with non-MDS lifters is both the fix and the upgrade: ~$3,500–5,000
• So a car advertised with "cam and lifters done" is either a built engine or a survivor of a $4,000 bill. Ask which
• Real power means forced induction: supercharger ~$6,000–7,000 before fitting, about $6,000 per +100 whp
• The ladder: suspension ~$1,500–3,000 · bolt-ons ~$1,500–2,500, modest on a 5.7 · big power on a built engine, $12,000+
• The Hemi and the LX platform have a deep parts supply

On screen: "FIX = UPGRADE" stamp over the cam · the path ladder
Reveal line cue: "On this car the first mod is often the repair... The Mods, a 7."

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The Board + Verdict (~0:50)

Beats

• Total lands: 42 / 70
• The shape: an 8 for being a car you can actually live with, a 5 for a failure nothing dodges
• Cross-shop line: five seats and a V8, where the coupes give you four
• VERDICT: "Buy one with the camshaft and lifters already done, or budget $4,000 for when they are not."
• The condition, repeated so it sticks: a cold-start listen for a tick, paperwork for any cam and lifter work, and 17V435000 checked knowing its remedy is an inspection
• Skip case: you want a car that turns in. That is not this car at any price

On screen: the 42 hits the Board · Buy stamp with the condition line
Close cue: one line to the Board · end

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Runtime + notes

• Sum ~ 6:40. The Risk carries the extra runtime because the lifter is the whole buying decision. If it runs long, pull from The Limit.
• Scores: Deal and Upkeep are scored by rule (2026-09-19): Deal on the resale rule (what you lose plus what you get), Upkeep on its dollar band. Drive 6 (steering 2 + powertrain 4) and Daily 8 are Ramon's calls from 2026-09-15. Risk 5 is the contested one. The rest are proposals.
• Do not say on camera: a 0-60 time, a grip figure, 365 hp, or that the V8 alternator recall replaces the part.
• B-roll warning: listings are asking prices, the $9,250 is KBB private party. Name which is which.
• Title and thumbnail share zero words per channel rule.