I think if you look at it logically regarding servicing the car you will find
1) the Gen 5, even though touted as "new" is a basic Gen 3/4 chassis with a plastic manifold, a different engine controller, a dart dash and a carbon body.
* Plastic manifold - made in either Italy or India may present problems but probably not
*Chassis parts ie. everything but body is easily attainable and as easy to work on as a 1972 F150 pick up truck
* Controller, usually simple plug and play
*Dart dash, again easy plug and play
* Carbon body - any mishaps, call insurance co, get write off cert, order new car
My experience with Vipers is that once you get over the perception that you are dealing with an exotic car, they are the same basic car that has been made since the G2 was developed, with a little evolution over the past almost 20 years. Vipers simply do not have a history of breaking, they are strongly built and if maintained last a long time, well in excess of your average Viper owners total lifetime mileage.
I have put 30K miles on a few of my vipers and outside a a clutch and tires, no issues at all.
Just find a mechanic that is good at fixing cars and not lifting your wallet and you will do fine, warranty service or not.
Who would have thought people would be thankful that a dealer will "allow" them to buy a car at only MSRP.
Exactly, but many of these guys are extremely short sighted and want that coin back NOW.I also don't buy into the excuse they had to pay $25k for an SRT license agreement, so they have to "recoup" the cost via high markups. It is a one time fee, over 5 years, oh no, a whole $5,000 a year. I waste that on compliance every year - cry me a river.
at that kind of money you could buy a mclaren ferrari scud,lambo lp640 what a joke.i would not buy another viper even at full msrp.ihave owned 5 and bought 3 new ones never over sticker.even at 140k msrp i think its over priced imo 110k is the right number
Ding Ding Ding. SRT $100k GTS 140k Why??
Yes, but the reserve hasn't been met, so it will definitely not be sold for that price. I'm sure the offers will go up much higher just before bidding ends. I guess we'll find out in 2 1/2 hours.The LE on EBay sits at $100k. 4 more hours to go. Looks like the market has spoken!!!! Why pay over MSRP when you can pick this one up.
the aventador is still bringing close to msrp used.no comparsion to a viper.i bought my 08 ssg conv in 08 brand new at sticker and in 6 months it was 30k less,i was not thinking right when i bought it new.yup I know someone whom paid 100k over sticker last year for an aventador but he was the 1st guy around to roll up in one.
the aventador is still bringing close to msrp used.no comparsion to a viper.i bought my 08 ssg conv in 08 brand new at sticker and in 6 months it was 30k less,i was not thinking right when i bought it new.
first year it dropped big and now its stabalized in the 50s or so ,if i do get another viper i will wait close to 1 year after its release they got me 1 time not againIf your 2008 convertible dropped 30k in the first 6 months, it has not depreciated at all since then in the last 4 years.
Who would have thought people would be thankful that a dealer will "allow" them to buy a car at only MSRP.
I would jump, but my wife would ****** me at buying an LE!
the aventador is still bringing close to msrp used.no comparsion to a viper.i bought my 08 ssg conv in 08 brand new at sticker and in 6 months it was 30k less,i was not thinking right when i bought it new.
GTS LE on eBay highest bider 101k I think the Gen5 is way over priced.
I've always felt that way, but I kinda felt it was too hard to tell if that was accurate or not and it may still be too early to tell.
The market will determine this quite soon, but most of the dealers will overprice the car so they can use it as bait just like in 92 and in 96. the real question is is DO they really want to sell it and the pricing they are asking is pricing that they figure is at that point where it makes sense to them to sell the car.
I know of one dealership that I tried to buy a 92 from back in the early 00's when I was collecting vipers, and they wanted 165K for a 92 when all the other out there, even comparable 10-25 mile cars were struggling to bring $53K, a few years later they dumped their car for way less. They used it as bait, good old Shaumburg Dodge..
So what your saying is that in an attempt and campaign to push a different dealership experience nothing has changed?
So went to dealer get Viper oil filters.
Meander into showroom to see the 3 Gen5's. Salemens says one reason for markup is if the dealer sells the car prior to 4 months on the showroom floor the dealer looses one of its future allocations.
I said does Dodge know what your doing here...