Viper ACR
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Another benefit to driving fast is you don't have to shoulder check when your doing 160
Do Vipers Attract Tailgaters and Aggressive Drivers?
- Thread starter russellesq
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Another benefit to driving fast is you don't have to shoulder check when your doing 160
russellesq
Viper Owner
Yes, I got it back just a few weeks ago. Car was in the shop for about a month. Having just went through a rear end crash, I am obviously a little sensitive to people tailgating me now! In this case, I was doing the speed limit and had nowhere to go since I was blocked by a car in front of me. The tailgater was just being a ****.
doctorbob
Enthusiast
Tailgating and people racing up to you to shoot a picture is a fact of life when owning a viper. There was a rumor at VOI that the Arizona club had a visit with the Utah highway patrol due to numerous 911 calls about a bunch of vipers doing between 120 and 150 on the private course (89) to SLC. Fortunately they were stuck behind several 18 wheelers when the patrol showed on on their back doorstep doing the speed limit and then had a planned stop at a local gas station in Nephi
They then had an ****** to SLC the rest of the way
They then had an ****** to SLC the rest of the way
georgethedog
Enthusiast
Hey GTS Dean, got any extra money lying around??? Maybe some checks you haven't cashed yet???
georgethedog
Enthusiast
My gen 3 does not attract near as much attention as did any of the gen 1 or 2s I have owned. I don't mind that at all. Still, almost every ricer or Mustang wants to race. I just wave and smile. Vettes look the other way. Strange...
forexx4
Enthusiast
I had a punk in the back of his friend's car give me "the finger" because I didn't chirp the tires when I left the STOP sign. Someone was riding with me at the time and little does that punk know I saved his life... My passenger had a CHL, bipolar disorder, and a loaded FNH. He's also not fond of getting "the finger" from others.
vancouver-gts
Viper Owner
An older couple following me real close in their Mercedes AMG two days ago. Looking in my rearview mirror , I could read his lips saying 'Viper' to his old lady 
.The majority of drivers don't recognise the Viper and the Viper GTS logo on the bumper is rather hard to see from the distance .And I agree with a previous poster , the Vette guys are the weirdest ones , looking the other way always.There was only one ZO6 guy with his lady driving side by side to me ,who gave me a thumbs up after a spirited acceleration demo, and he did the same after.
.The majority of drivers don't recognise the Viper and the Viper GTS logo on the bumper is rather hard to see from the distance .And I agree with a previous poster , the Vette guys are the weirdest ones , looking the other way always.There was only one ZO6 guy with his lady driving side by side to me ,who gave me a thumbs up after a spirited acceleration demo, and he did the same after.I just give em what they want..a quick burst from 50 to 85 mph...just a simple demonstration...i remember ten years ago being a 20 year old makeing 1k per month and thinking a v6 camaro was a great car and a c5 vette was just incredibal..and well a viper was no differant than a lambo to me..a rare exotic that would make me urinate myself if i ever saw one on the highway...and i did see a few lambo/ferraris and even fewer vipers...each time they seemed to not even notice my lowly car..includeing me the driver. i promised my self if i was ever lucky enough to afford a viper that i would give people what i wanted to see...and ill never stop..it may just be a car to us owners..but to many a young man it is the dream
forexx4
Enthusiast
But if they flick you off for not giving a "demostration" then I doubt they truly care about the car you're driving. Most likely, they just want to see an accident happen.
GTS Dean
Enthusiast
Are you kidding? I have 4 kids in school. Obama, Pelosi and Reid want first dibs on my money.
On the street most of the vette guys I meet give a wave and I wave back. Parked somewhere and the come up to talk to you they always spout the same old platitudes you get from Car and Driver.... "Does it handle like a lumber wagon?", "How hot does it get inside", blah, blah.
The Viper is a rolling, one-car Auto Show. Cell-phone cameras have made the problem MUCH more common. And THE YEAR MATTERS!
Like Dean, when I towed my Blu/White GTS behind my Blu-White Indy Ram, the gawkers were horrific. They box you in, wave and Thumbs-Up, and try to take your eyes off the road for a hello. That was the worst. One time, a PLANE came down beside the highway and filmed my rig from telephone-pole altitide!!!!
The SRT-Coupe draws 20% of the gawkers on the ACR. "The WING is the THING"
The Orange/Black ACR seems to attract even more gawkers, who zoom up beside, box you in, and shoot photos, as they creep and weave toward your door. Then, they pass and drop back, or drop back and pass on the other side for more photos. Terribly unsafe on hiways when semi-tractors are closing in on them. The VOI- round trip was scary about 5 times a day. I even took and exit just to ditch one carfull of gawkers.
Like Dean, when I towed my Blu/White GTS behind my Blu-White Indy Ram, the gawkers were horrific. They box you in, wave and Thumbs-Up, and try to take your eyes off the road for a hello. That was the worst. One time, a PLANE came down beside the highway and filmed my rig from telephone-pole altitide!!!!
The SRT-Coupe draws 20% of the gawkers on the ACR. "The WING is the THING"
The Orange/Black ACR seems to attract even more gawkers, who zoom up beside, box you in, and shoot photos, as they creep and weave toward your door. Then, they pass and drop back, or drop back and pass on the other side for more photos. Terribly unsafe on hiways when semi-tractors are closing in on them. The VOI- round trip was scary about 5 times a day. I even took and exit just to ditch one carfull of gawkers.
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Jon
Hon its not about the car... It's this is all about you.
How sweet you've stayed so humble xlrashn
Viper Owner
The ones that slow down that are ahead of me when they see me in the mirror are the ones that annoy me the most. They back up everything hoping I will get up next to them. Most times I don't mind, however, if they are being ********** about it, I will usually slow down as well or turn to get away.
eucharistos
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eucharistos
Enthusiast
i know what you mean, but i do try to use some discernment
and find that now i usually demonstrate how beautiful a viper sounds - brings smiles ....... and fewer exposures to tickets
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Open trailer, Jon?!
YEP ! Open Faced Viper Sandwich on a blue Sloan's Qwik Load. Sucked that plane right outta the sky!
Jon, Hon its not about the car... It's this is all about you.
Uh-Oh..... it was 2-3 young guys in that that SUV I had to ditch !! So Im sure it was the WING!
russellesq
Viper Owner
That is Funny!
I take my Viper to the University of Miami football games as it is my daily driver. Even though I got a parking upgrade to park it closer to the stadium, it sure is an interesting experience getting there while weaving in and around lines of drunken college kids.
SCSViper
Viper Owner
I want to vote a second time! I was minding my business driving home from dropping my daughter off at soccer practice, tonight. I was on one of the main (busy) streets in town in the right lane and a late 80's POS Camaro pulls up next to me reving his engine and trying to spin his tires. His car made a lot of noise, but didn't move very fast. I just kept looking straight ahead and laughed aloud. He finally got the idea and turned off. The other cars around were laughing at his pathetic display, as well. As the saying goes....."Ain't no cure for stupid"!!
Peter Nielsen
Viper Owner
Agree 100%. It's called the "Jante Law". You are not allowed to have anything that I don't have and vice versa.
Jante Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Being an SRT owner myself although it's only a 4 and not a 10 I will cruise next to a viper everytime I see one, and it's not because I'm trying to race them or any of that junk I'm just admiring my dream car and hoping that the person driving it will just punch it that's all absolutely love these cars and one day hope to own one.
vancouver-gts
Viper Owner
Problem with tailgaters in this scenario was , the police driver was following this tow truck after he impounded the Viper .
Our new traffic law allows the police to impound a car for 7 days for first offence , 30 days for second and 90 days for third offence going over the speed limit by 40 kms .
Our new traffic law allows the police to impound a car for 7 days for first offence , 30 days for second and 90 days for third offence going over the speed limit by 40 kms .
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eucharistos
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Our new traffic law allows the police to impound a car for 7 days for first offence , 30 days for second and 90 days for third offence going over the speed limit by 40 kms .
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40 kms
that's like uhmm what, 80 mph
no one should drive 80 mph over the speed limit wish ted were back to fix my canadian math
SCSViper
Viper Owner
Problem with tailgaters in this scenario was , the police driver was following this tow truck after he impounded the Viper .
Our new traffic law allows the police to impound a car for 7 days for first offence , 30 days for second and 90 days for third offence going over the speed limit by 40 kms .
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That photo hurts my eyes to look at. *****!!
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