Peerblock, Sorry but after a few of your posts I can not handle the crap coming out of your mouth anymore. Sorry to be blunt... but you seem like you dish it so you should be able to handle it... but you come across as a ****.
Do you like *****?
I have some serious issues with your comments about veterans and "old people". Sorry but this country wouldn't be what it is without either one and you would not have a Viper to drive.
Right, right. You're the champion of lazy old liberals who feel entitled to whatever they want and blind supporters of troops - even if said troops were never deployed. I bet you love this bergdahl guy...a real hero...you and bob should buy him a viper, allah willing.
If anything its the younger generation who are screwing it up by electing the idiot we have in office and allowing the country to go the direction it has.
Wait - who is educating, or rather, indoctrinating the younger generations with liberal propaganda rather than presenting objective facts and encouraging students to decide things for themselves? If you answered OLD PEOPLE like tenured teachers that you just can't fire, then you win! Many old people, and you're probably one of them judging by the fact that you're whining, are deserving of no respect and almost all of the blame for America's current problems.
So how about a little damn respect where its due.
Wow, you must also be a liberal since you're asking for a handout rather than earning it. lol Are you one of the scrubs that voted straight democrat in California until it fell to where it is now, then bailed to Texas because the more conservative fiscal policies have resulted in a superior state economy and lower taxes? Probably.
Viper sales are in the tank for a reason. Offering an automatic as an option would help out along with other ideas such as making the engine more mod friendly and even having a version without all the electronic crap in it. Don't be a fool and think Viper is happy with their current sales.
You and the others who lack the ability to count past 5 seem to be unable to realize that for SRT to offer a variety of "flavors" means they have to risk more capital. Their strategy of dumping all of their ad dollars into racing was a mistake; if they wanted to sell more they should have used better advertising.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE GEN 5 AS IT IS NOW. IT IS NOT SELLING BECAUSE MANY POTENTIAL BUYERS DO NOT EVEN KNOW IT EXISTS!
This has not changed since it was released.
And your comment on them advertising is a little ridiculous. The Viper has never been highly advertised. It didn't need to be. It led the field in performance and the results sold all the cars they built.
That's called resting on your laurels, which means that you think past success somehow guarantee future success. The Gen 5 is better in all categories than all previous Vipers and it is highly competitive with other vehicles in its price range...but since the Viper has not been for sale for several years, combined with the fact that they decided to rebrand it from "Dodge" to "SRT" means that they are not communicating its availability well.
Hate top say this because I am a Viper fan (and previous owner) but the new Z07 is going to be tough to beat. Once it hits the lots I see the Viper sales lagging even more.
From what I've seen, the Z07 is not going to blow the doors off the Viper...and plus the new Vette is so ugly, it may as well be a hybrid. Speaking of hybrids, it figures a liberal would be in favor of the big-government backed GM, which costs taxpayers millions each year that it stays in business.
By the way if you have a problem with anything I said I am more than happy to meet you at an event and we can discuss it face to face.
Pretty sure it was you who had a problem with something I said. My time is important - what do I gain by spending the time to meet you face to face? If I want to listen to a liberal I don't need to go far; they're everywhere.
You are 100% correct about your views and thoughts about PeerBlock. Nearly every argument he makes is a moot point....what .is the best selling Gen 5? The TA model which also happens to have the highest track performance/potential. Hmmm imagine that, the highest performance Viper is also the best seller. God forbid we offer up any thoughts or desires for parts on the car that would make it even faster. With his mentality, we should all still be running run flat tires.
Just thought you'd like to know that "moot" means "debatable", and that's exactly what we're doing. What is your mentality? Jump on a bandwagon and cry if someone disagrees? If you think my argument is invalid you've have plenty of time to dispute it.
He will not accept any facts or laws of physics as to why a fast shifting auto with multiple gears has minimal rpm drop as you accelerate.
What is "power shifting", Alex?
I don't care what he spews, at the end of the day people buy the Viper because it is the performance king (or they believe it to be).
I didn't buy my Viper for that reason. Do you presume that you speak for everyone now? No, you speak for yourself.
A fast shifting auto will keep it there if the Viper owner chooses not to go manual. He only feels that a Viper should have an manual, period....not open for discussion or any other thoughts. I love his excuse that Dodge doesn't want to sell a lot of Vipers, yeah right. If they could sell 5k a year, you don't think they would?
If they wanted to sell 5K or more Vipers per year, they'd probably not hand-assemble them for starters. There is no evidence that the lack of an auto trans is the sole primary reason that the Viper sales are sluggish.
In fact, as I've stated before, the poor advertising combined with the crappy economy we have (thanks to old people who think social security, pensions and medicare are all things they should have) is more than likely causing a niche vehicle like the Viper to have low sales volumes.
You can also tell when somebody has zero real world track experience. Peerblock, post up a couple videos of you on a track (drag or road course is fine)......Love to see your driving line. What's that you say, you don't have any?.....bingo another poser that thinks his opinion is the only thing that matters, yet is disrespectful to those that bring up other points (and points that are scientifically valid). You don't have to be a track rat to own a Viper, but not having any clue of performance reality is in PIA when reading his posts and B.S. replies.
I'd say the poser is the old fart who occasionally drives his car on the track, believing it it to make him a pro racer. Most race car drivers drive by feel, not by having a keen understanding of the vehicles' mechanics or physics. Your wacky theories about auto transmissions are as intellectually bankrupt as your idea driving on a race track qualifies you AND disqualifies others from discussing a mutually owned vehicle.
I love it when he posts that a GT-R is not a real driving machine.....has he ever had one on a track with the nannies turned off?
Another idiotic comment. Who pays over $100K for a GT-R, whose selling point is its electronic helpers, then disables them to prove how "pro" he is? Do you feel proud to be the only member of that club?
Prove me wrong Peerblock. None of the high performance cars available today are exciting to drive on the street (even the Viper) if you are obeying the traffic laws and speed limits.
Totally false - we can see that we're dealing with a special kind of ignorance here, the kind that only old age can produce.
They can only be experienced to their full potential on a track since they have such high levels of performance...no street or road would challenge them.
Who else thinks that the Viper isn't fun to drive unless it's "at it's limits" on a track? Raise your hands, folks.
He sealed the deal with his disregard to the needs of others by bashing the elderly, Vets, etc. He is so predictable it's painful to read. Hey Peerblock, posted on the Alley or VOA lately....wonder why not? Apparently they don't put up with your B.S.
Ahh, typical liberal rhetoric - the first amendment is fine as long as you say what I like and agree with. Anyone who benefits from the first amendment, like this forum and the internet in general, should have to honor it.
Texas Venom, get ready for a 7 page reply that will prove everything you and I are saying about him to be true.
If by true you mean correct, then yes, what I've said is correct regardless of whether or not you agree.
This car is actually set up for street, Rossion makes a track car, Q1R that weighs 500 lbs less than street car, this would be the car to take to the track. If I replaced Viper with Q1R, then yeah, this would certainly be a viable possibility. Tough call though since I do like drop tops. In the meantime, Q1 is a very comfortable street car, maybe even too comfortable. Out of respect for Viper, I do not bring it up around here, does not seem like a right thing to do when Viper is in such predicament. 
I know off subject , Venom woke me up.
