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    Brand new Stryker Red in Canada

    In that situation you'd probably have to get prefix to paint whatever body panels were damaged, and then have the repair shop install the newly painted panels. It's not a color that can be touched up or "blended". These pics don't do it justice. Stryker Red has an incredible depth to it that...
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    TA's on the ground at Woodhouse

    I like the orange and so do the ladies.
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    The definative answer why New Vipers are NOT selling!

    "I don't know what I'm sellin but you gon buy it!" These idiot dealers who know nothing about the car aren't selling to customers, but these Vipers are already paid for by the dealers who have them on their lots; in other words, SRT has been paid for them.
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    carbon fiber package

    That is really expensive. The spoiler is a small piece with a basic shape, I couldn't justify paying more than say $800 for it alone. The rear (side) brake ducts should be around $500 for the set for the same reasons, and the front splitter no more than $1,000. The rear tail-light bezel can...
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    Possible C7 Z06 detail

    I've never driven a car with ceramic brakes but I'm going to guess that they feel rougher, with less of a 'sweet spot' range for partial braking since ceramic rotors stay hard even when they are hot. Metal rotors get softer when they're at temperature, allowing for a more graduated range in...
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    Possible C7 Z06 detail

    If all race tracks were at sea level I'd say NA all the way - but with NA engines you lose roughly 3% of rated engine power for every 1,000 feet above sea level...so at a 3,000 foot elevation you'd be giving up nearly 60 HP in the Viper while the FI car can maintain close to 100% of its rated...
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    Told ya...

    In other words, the people who own a Viper, drive it and win races with it KNOW the car is great and have records to back up the assertion (thereby making the claims factual and not opinion)...then come along the people on the internet who love mag racing feel they need to chime in with their...
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    Told ya...

    You spend ~$100K for a Viper that can beat other cars costing $300K-$500K+ on a race course - that makes the Viper's performance-price ratio 3:1 to 5:1...you can't really argue with the numbers, and claiming the Viper is not a high-end car shows that you're out of touch with reality.
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    RIDICULOUS.....

    Seems more like you're having trouble with basic reading comprehension and that makes you mad. There are several lap time record lists for nurburgring, including one where "street legal" is not a requirement and the ACR-X is near the top. The ACR-X did not appear on the "street legal" list...
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    RIDICULOUS.....

    Evidently I don't have as much free time on my hands as you do. Do you want to discuss star wars physics next?
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    RIDICULOUS.....

    There used to be a time when people who race actually did so because they were driving enthusiasts...and it seems like the people who do take the time to master the art of race car driving are rewarded with putting so-called "superior" vehicles to shame...
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    SRT a brand or a trim level?

    The SRT Cherokee is actually a pretty competent vehicle overall, not just "for an SUV". It can handle well on a track in addition to quick acceleration, and it's probably the most well-rounded high performance SUV on the market right now...but the problem is that if you don't already know it...
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    Porsche owner kills Paul Walker ???

    Even if the tires were in good shape, they were probably "summer" tires which have crap traction in temps < 70 degrees. The last time I had my Viper out this year it was in the mid 50s and the Corsas would break loose even with modest acceleration in 1st and 2nd gear. That place at the time of...
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    SRT a brand or a trim level?

    I like performance cars in general, but I don't subscribe to any mags, so if I didn't find out about the Viper accidentally as I did, I would likely not have known it was available and I may have ended up buying a GT-R like I was originally planning to. That's why I don't think SRT is like AMG...
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    Porsche owner kills Paul Walker ???

    Just heard on the news today that scene investigators suspect that the porsche's power steering unit failed catastrophically, as there was a slick of fluid on the ground leading up to the impact point but no skid marks. Not a fluid leak; an outright rupture which would probably have caused the...
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    SRT a brand or a trim level?

    I think that may have been the original idea, but if you look at both BMW M and Mercedes AMG, they don't just take a "regular" car and slap the M or AMG badging after it, they actually give the cars their own model designation. For example, you can buy a Mercedes C250 but there is no C250 AMG...
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    SRT a brand or a trim level?

    If you go to drivesrt.com you have the SRT Viper, suggesting that SRT is its own brand. Then you have... The Grand Cherokee SRT which still has JEEP badging on it, Jeep being its brand. The Chrysler 300 SRT, with the Chrysler badging on it... The Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT...
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    Porsche owner kills Paul Walker ???

    Wow...that sucks. I liked the F&F movies. More details... http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/12/01/fast-and-furious-actor-paul-walker-dies-in-car-crash/
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    How will the Gen V perform as a collectible that retains value over time?

    Just be glad that you can hop into a Viper and own without having to tweak or tune it much...and doing things like changing the ECU for one that can be reprogrammed, adding forced induction, etc would have a negative effect on resale value. That's a good point to emphasize besides keeping...
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    Told ya...

    The site claims it was a 2008 model; if it was 2010 it doesn't change the fact that it destroyed a $500K "super car" in the LFA that was equipped with a package specifically designed to enhance its performance around that particular track. Price, HP and stuff like that are really just red...
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    How will the Gen V perform as a collectible that retains value over time?

    That's not true...the Gen 5 is top-of-the-pack in terms of track performance. Drag racing is not what it was designed for even though it cuts respectable ETs. This shows just how dumb drag racing is as a way to gauge a vehicle's performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RifBFGQoTes...
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    Told ya...

    Nothing is wrong with what I said. A few practice laps don't matter. The final lap time results are available on at the link provided - race car driver or not, you're not going to cut the best lap time in a Viper on your first time out...and pobst is a probably getting a bit too used to cushy...
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    How will the Gen V perform as a collectible that retains value over time?

    FYI cars like the Toyota Supra Turbo and Nissan 300ZX Turbo did not sell very well when they were in production and sold at US dealerships, however now they command close to 60% or more of their original MSRP despite being nearly 20 years old. Whether or not a car becomes a collectible depends...
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    How will the Gen V perform as a collectible that retains value over time?

    That's really like asking which stock you can buy for $1 a share now that will be worth $500 per share in a few years...no real way to know. You could estimate the "collectibility" value of a car by looking at the elements that known collectibles have in common. - Tied to an interesting...
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    test drove a Gen 5 today

    The price is a relative bargain and your insurance will be high if you have a driver under 25 in your household. Try geico if you're not already using them and if you are, you might want to check your coverages and reduce or get rid of ones you don't really need. The G5 viper club is one you...

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