Viper is not the car I thought it was
04-17-2012, 07:56 PM
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The owner of my dealership who just turned 82 has a zr1,maybach,and had a viper.. He never let me drive these cars but took me for a spin in the vette and the viper.. My childhood dream car became a total POS which was the viper compared to the zr1.. I dont like domestic cars at all but the vette was sooo much more refined,nimble,fit n finish was better,can be daily driven, even mpgs were great lol and with similiar power felt faster to me.. I also met a car collector years ago that brought around a hennessy viper which was insane as well but he agreed it was a pos as well lol its just a cool car to look at and drive on occasion if it doesnt kill you first since handling wasnt part of plan when it was built lol
04-18-2012, 12:00 AM
#12
this is the only time i can hear my viper.. and i do the same downshift to 1st and burble into my driveway too... must be a viper thing. 
04-18-2012, 01:16 AM
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04-18-2012, 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rosario717' timestamp='1334721072' post='21618348
The owner of my dealership who just turned 82 has a zr1,maybach,and had a viper.. He never let me drive these cars but took me for a spin in the vette and the viper.. My childhood dream car became a total POS which was the viper compared to the zr1.. I dont like domestic cars at all but the vette was sooo much more refined,nimble,fit n finish was better,can be daily driven, even mpgs were great lol and with similiar power felt faster to me.. I also met a car collector years ago that brought around a hennessy viper which was insane as well but he agreed it was a pos as well lol its just a cool car to look at and drive on occasion if it doesnt kill you first since handling wasnt part of plan when it was built lol
04-18-2012, 05:03 AM
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The verdict is in on the diffy. The spider gears basically exploded, the metal shavings have ruined the ring and pinion as well. Gonna cost the poor guy about 2800$ to fix, as I've got to replace the entire chunk. Dodge has redesigned this particular diffy so it will cost more for the parts to rebuild it than the whole complete unit.
04-18-2012, 06:33 AM
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Modern cars with that much torque and power with big sticky tires tend to self destruct a little bit everytime you drive it.
And that is why ALL VIPERS ARE AWESOME.
For all their shortcomings and limitations, the fact that a person will put up with it is a testament to its awesomeness. People with classic musclecars get it, if you don't get it, then there are plenty of other choices like the ghastley Nissan GTR.
And that is why ALL VIPERS ARE AWESOME.
For all their shortcomings and limitations, the fact that a person will put up with it is a testament to its awesomeness. People with classic musclecars get it, if you don't get it, then there are plenty of other choices like the ghastley Nissan GTR.
04-18-2012, 06:49 AM
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Modern cars with that much torque and power with big sticky tires tend to self destruct a little bit everytime you drive it.
And that is why ALL VIPERS ARE AWESOME.
For all their shortcomings and limitations, the fact that a person will put up with it is a testament to its awesomeness. People with classic musclecars get it, if you don't get it, then there are plenty of other choices like the ghastley Nissan GTR.
And that is why ALL VIPERS ARE AWESOME.
For all their shortcomings and limitations, the fact that a person will put up with it is a testament to its awesomeness. People with classic musclecars get it, if you don't get it, then there are plenty of other choices like the ghastley Nissan GTR.
04-18-2012, 07:29 AM
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this is the only time i can hear my viper.. and i do the same downshift to 1st and burble into my driveway too... must be a viper thing.
Originally Posted by Carbon Blue' timestamp='1334718329' post='21618253
I love vipers, my next door neighbor has one and I cant stop drooling whenever I hear him downshift into the neighborhood, the burbling it makes entering the driveway is to die for.