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    Designing the composite hood

    Aha, so what you're saying is: Viper parts are made from CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Potatoes) sliced thinly and kettle-cooked in hydrogenated vegetable oil. Thank you for the enlightenment. I need to go bust open a can of Pringles now.
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    Anyone had to replace a rear tire on a V yet?

    Thanks for the facts, from somebody who knows wheels. In return, may I suggest: Putting SRTViper on ignore is the very best decision you can possibly make in your entire life.
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    Not the way to start the weekend

    But do be careful if there's an on-ramp leading to the bridge. In South Florida I saw a motor officer (in CB radio days known as "Evel Knievel") astride his bike, stopped halfway down the shoulder of an on-ramp, holding his radar gun waaay overhead to clock the traffic about to pass over the...
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    2013 Viper Photo Shoot - with Forgeline GZ3 wheels!

    Great job! Hope you sell billions.
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    Finally drove the SRT viper

    Back in May, dealers were asking $20k over. In July, they were asking sticker. Now, it's $14k off. By Christmas they will be free. Not long after, I figure some dealer will pay me $200 to tow a Launch Edition away, just to get it off their floorplan.
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    paint issues--please help

    maybe a hermaphrodite? Good to see you're getting everything fixed. It helps to have a board to get attention. When the clutch in my Vette went out at 13k miles, the community raised a mild ruckus, and probably due to some string-pulling by one of the customer service reps on the board, GM...
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    Oh I wish I had a bigger gas tank...

    I prefer real cheese already shredded because shredding it myself is too much work. White or yellow is indifferent really. *pause for more laughs* I cannot stand those singles in the peel-off wrap. Notice how they never quite claim to be cheese--just a meaningless headline like "American...
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    Tested: 2013 SRT Viper vs 2008 ACR Viper

    XM actually. First four memory stations are 37, regular metal; 38, classic metal; 39, hair metal; and 40, extra-strength metal. Occasionally 52, the house/trance/electro channel, but mostly metal. Somebody asked me the other day "how about The 80s on 8?" I threw up on them.
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    Tested: 2013 SRT Viper vs 2008 ACR Viper

    Turn up the radio.
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    Oh I wish I had a bigger gas tank...

    Yes it is. I also cut pizzas into only six slices because I can't eat eight.
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    Oh I wish I had a bigger gas tank...

    That's better than paying $140,000 for a supercar and then refusing to drive it more than 2,000 miles a year. What are they trying to do--keep the resale value high? *pause for laughs* Or save it for weekends, yah. That's like buying a million-dollar house but living in a trailer park...
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    Which License Plate?

    Do you get 8 characters? V10ORDIE THANXMOM NOTPAID4 ALLPAID4 (depending on your finances) I8URVETT IEATZ06S IEATZR1S Escape from New York? PLISSKEN Herpetological in-jokes? CROTALUS CROTALID HEATSEKR SHEDSKIN SHEBITES BADBITER COILEDUP WILLHURT VENOMOUS HEMOTOXC...
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    Oh I wish I had a bigger gas tank...

    Ah, but think of all the quality singles you meet every time you pull up to a gas pump in a Viper.
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    $200,000 for LE GTS???

    Markups seem to have faded away in my area. After I was done with business in Durham NC, I went out of my way to check on a Gunmetal Pearl GTS. Now that is gray done right. I asked the highest-ranking-looking guy there (wearing a tie while everybody else was in polo shirts) what they really...
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    Any custom orders out of 'production scheduled' status

    Saw a Gunmetal Pearl GTS today in Durham NC and even in the showroom it was impressive, unlike Chevy's Cyber Gray--needs sunlight to pop--and Lambo's Grigio Telesto--reminds me of a plastic battleship model. I'm sure GP would be fantastic on a sunny day. That said, of the current color...
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    paint issues--please help

    Man, sorry to see this. I wouldn't necessarily trust a dealer paint touchup either. If you feel the need for a nuclear option, I suggest you look up a lemon lawyer in your town. I don't know how Cali's LL goes but I'd expect it to be pretty robust. See if the prospect of having to buy back a...
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    $200,000 for LE GTS???

    Some dealers are returning to reality, such as a black/gunmetal stripes GTS not far from me, sticker 140, ask 132. Then there's one further away, black/Billet Silver stripes, sticker 143, ask 195. Their Autotrader ad says "We will not be beaten on price!" Well that's reassuring.
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    304 New gen 5 Vipers on Autotrader for sale

    I'm sure you did. sheesh. Will somebody puh-LEEEZE give this man a test drive so his life can be complete?
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    SRT Viper Vs. Corvette C7 - Seeing both in under 24 hours...

    Putting PeerBlock on ignore has been the very best decision I've ever made or could conceivably make.
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    SRT Viper Vs. Corvette C7 - Seeing both in under 24 hours...

    Too many options! My low 40s 2011 1LT base coupe has lost maybe 33% of its value in two years and 56,000 miles, so I'd rather look at the bright side--it's depreciated only about 25 cents per mile. It's not just a DD, it's the only car I have. I get 22mpg per tank most of the time, 24mpg if I...
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    Well...I Did it...

    Congrats on a happy day! My closest dealer has a GTS with the same paint job. They even let me sit in it and the seats were just exactly right for me. Yes please. I have 58,000 miles on my C6 base coupe and can't believe I get to drive such a great car anytime I want to. But I'm sure a...
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    Fueling Question

    I searched the PDF freebie user guide for the words "fuel" and "door" and now I know which fuses and relays the fuel door is on, but it never gives away the secret of how to open it. I guess you have to buy the car to get the real manual. Is this also something that happens a lot after...
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    250 miles in on my Viper - a few things I don't like...

    Your ignore list is the quickest way to improve signal-to-noise ratio. When people stir the pot, the pot does not have to respond. Got to sit in a couple of Gen IVs and would have been extremely happy with it if I could have afforded it. Got to sit in a Gen V GTS and was blown away. The...
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    250 miles in on my Viper - a few things I don't like...

    PeerBlock, thanks for the writeup. Hope you have many miles of smiles. I've never gotten to drive a Viper, just got to sit in a Gen 4 vert, Gen 4 ACR, and Gen 5 GTS. I do have 135.000 miles on S2000s, the first 56k on a red 2006. Unlike a Gen 4 vert, it had a power top and cruise control...
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    Picked up car today...simply awesome!!

    Congrats on a happy day! If you're on Long Island I'll keep an eye out for you next time I'm there. Which isn't often. Thanks for the evaluation. So far everybody seems to think they're getting their money's worth with the Gen V. Write more when you can, please.

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