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My Dodge Viper Arrived!
Cross it off my dream cars to own list, I have officially bought my first Dodge Viper. After dealing with shipping companies for a week and a half, I finally found a good one to deal with. The car arrived in perfect shape, in just one day from being picked up in upstate NY. It was brought on an open trailer with just my car on it:
The car JUST clears the ramps:
And finally she is officially here:
I absolutely can’t stand the wheels, they make the car look like it came out of the 80’s (even though it’s not that far away). First thing to do was to swap the wheels with my buddies old wheels:
These wheels are from a newer model GTS Viper, they aren’t insane, but they make the car look about 10 years newer. I’d like to get some nice aftermarket ones, and I will be on the lookout for something used. New aftermarket wheels that fit the Viper normally start at about $5,000 with tires and go to about $9,000 for the stuff that I like.
Here’s a shot under the hood, this Viper has a 400hp V10 motor:
Here is my Viper and my roommates Viper parked next to each other in the garage:
I ended up getting a really great deal, and got a spectacular car considering it is 13 years old. It only has 14,729 miles on it! What are you doing about crossing items off your life to-do list?
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Tom
05/10/2007 9:32 amAwesome! Looks like a lot of fun to drive. Nice call on the wheels - the original ones look like plastic toys.
Ryan Christensen
05/10/2007 12:15 pmDefinitely a thing of beauty… congratulations!
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05/10/2007 4:20 pmGreat looking car, congratulations on the purchase - looks like you got yourself a great deal!
- Martin Reed
Bob Martin
04/01/2008 3:49 pmWondering about your hardtop for that car. It looks way better than the stock “double bubble” hardtops. I really think that is one place where my car is really lacking. I plan to drive it without the top for the most part, however when I need the top on, I always feel that the top is a let down. Anything you can share on that top?
David Pitlyuk
04/01/2008 3:54 pm@Bob - I actually sold the top because I would only drive the car on nice days….if I really needed something, I would use the OEM soft top. The Autoform top that I had though was very nice, it made the car look very GTS like…mainly because of the way that it integrated the pillars. It also means that it takes up a lot of space, and you basically need to have it on the car if you’re going to need it.
It’s pretty expensive as well (I think around $3-$4k)…but it also comes with glass windows which is nice. If you really want a different top, I think this is the one to get.
Hope that helps, and if you have any specific questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
P.S. - That looks like a fun project you’ve got going on