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I'll see y'all later. I'll be over at the CF looking for a ZR1.
I'll see y'all later. I'll be over at the CF looking for a ZR1.
There seems to be some common confusion here. The Viper was a pariah outcast from the flock. The Corvette never was. It was just another good sports car. Quit thinking of them as equals. The Corvette is an American mass produced superb sports car, the Viper is a low volume American exotic. The only reason the rivalry developed is because there is no other competition out there for the vette in terms of price and performance. They are *supposed to be* completely different animals.
How Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, Corvette, etc. drivers would react in the same situation is completely irrelevant. They're used to not being the fastest and making excuses. The Viper legacy has always been different. No excuses, no apologies. As mentioned here countless times, the sports car and exotic world is saturated with "me-too's". Different sides of the same coin. The Viper was different. We didn't need another of the same.
On the bright side, this thread has been very entertaining and provided some good laughs.
I'll take the Viper.NAKED WOMAN NEXT TO ME said:You know, corvettes are not all that impressive its an every day thing , but when i see a viper I'm like whoa!
Trefeo's aren't made in Viper sizes yet. My business partner runs them on his SL. He was coming from the Corsas. He's actually on the Trefeo R's now but, even the reg Trefeos are a big improvement over the CorsasPirelli has tweaked the compound. Its called the trofeo. Just not on the Viper but much more in line with sport cups.
TIME OUT........2 1/2 years ago the Viper died, assembly line shut down....there is a 2013 Viper coming, lighter, stiffer, more horsepower, world class interior and brakes.......calm down and don't get too bent out of shape over one magazine article.
Trefeo's aren't made in Viper sizes yet. My business partner runs them on his SL. He was coming from the Corsas. He's actually on the Trefeo R's now but, even the reg Trefeos are a big improvement over the Corsas
It should have stayed gone I felt this way when they released it since the HP was to low compared to todays standards plus it isn't a Dodge. Then came the stiff price tag which I completely laughed at and decided to look at something else after finding out how this car was built. If the car came out as a 800hp monster even with a blower it would have sold at 140k since Ford did that with the GT500 and they can't keep them on lots at 60k. This 141k price tag is for what? Steel frame LOL this car is built like crap for todays standards in performance. A 2006 ZO6 is more advanced than this car with materials used. They might as well have used fiber glass for panels on this car.
It should have stayed gone I felt this way when they released it since the HP was to low compared to todays standards plus it isn't a Dodge. Then came the stiff price tag which I completely laughed at and decided to look at something else after finding out how this car was built. If the car came out as a 800hp monster even with a blower it would have sold at 140k since Ford did that with the GT500 and they can't keep them on lots at 60k. This 141k price tag is for what? Steel frame LOL this car is built like crap for todays standards in performance. A 2006 ZO6 is more advanced than this car with materials used. They might as well have used fiber glass for panels on this car.
I can only asume that "johnny" is typing on his gateway in his mothers basement....sitting in soiled underwear, with burger king wrappers all over the floor.
Boy I hope all the haters here never have a loved one let them down, or maybe one of your children get one bad grade. We have really seen some pettiness and I doubt the true Viper guys or the Vette guys would have ever fallen on their swords so fast, just sickening and not what the forums use to be... I'm disappointed to, but not so much in the Viper.
Respectfully, a true Viper guy
Respectfully I am Dodge Viper guy at heart I love my 96 GTS but not a Fiat SRT Viper guy. This car blows from the first time I saw it with 599 Ferrair look alike. The performance reviews just solitified my decision on spending 141k. I would rather get hosed by buying a Lotus Evora at least when you drive that you know you got hosed.
TIME OUT........2 1/2 years ago the Viper died, assembly line shut down....there is a 2013 Viper coming, lighter, stiffer, more horsepower, world class interior and brakes.......calm down and don't get too bent out of shape over one magazine article.
Says the ***, maybe the kettle.Forum warriors sure came out of the woodwork today.
To accept the results is to be a true Viper guy? To call SRT on a seemingly botched job is being a hater. Hmmmm. It couldn't be because a lot of us are passionate about what the Viper was performance-wise eh? Constructive critism usually gets things done. Blind acceptance usually doen't. If the "haters" didn't care about this car passionately this thread would be at most 2 pages. I think there are true Viper guys on both sides of this issue.
I could fix it ditch the Italian leather, Dodge Dart Dash, Power assistance everything, retarted brace, 599 headlights, Pirrelli tires and Fiat SRT name. I would first put that cheap leather in the same as Gen II where the seats just soap up the armour all to save cost. Electronic dash is something C4s tried save money and put back the standard tachs where a 65 year old can figure out. Then get rid of all that power assistance crap except ABS wish I had it on mine to save weight. The brace only gets in the way for the blower that pushes the motor to 800hp because they are to scared opening up the motor because gas mileage. 599 Lights *** put Gen I/II light style back in there and for god sake paint the insert on the front bumper. Go back to Michelin tires. And last Ralph grap your things walk straight into the CEOs office and say "D&%^$^ put Dodge back on the back of the bumper and *$#@% Ferrari" Done Yes I have been drinking but things get said that way.