New viper owner introduction

[Helo Steve]

Wanted to introduce myself here on the forum. Although I've been lurking for 10+ years, I've finally been able to purchase my dream car!

I picked up this beautiful 1998 GTS silver with blue stripes and 19,200 miles from Chicago. I drove it all the way back home to CT and what a ride it was. I've always loved Vipers and knew they get a lot of attention, but the amount is insane!

The car came with a 3" Corsa exhaust with high flow cats and I'll do a few more minor mods. Smooth tubes, high flow filters and 18" black wheels are most of them. Will post pics of the wheels after they're on.

I will be coming up to the show in Saratoga, NY on May 18th and look forward to seeing a bunch more vipers!

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-Steve

 

[Steve-Indy]

CONGRATS...and WELCOME. You chose a great color combo...AND, you are close to Viper Wizard Chuck Tator !!!

 

[LifeIsGood]

Congratulations. 10+ years of lurking...now that's some patience.

 

[denniskgb]

Sweet car, love the color.

 

[Allan]

Feels good to set.............and achieve goals, doesn't it?

At the gas station now...........
How fast have you had it?
Do you get a lot of tickets?
How much was it?
Can I take a picture of it? -most people don't ask, they just whip out their phone and snap a shot.
(most of our Vipers are probably all over that bookface thing and we don't even know about it)
How bad is the gas mileage?
What do you do to be able to afford that?

Welcome to the wonderful world of Vipers. -you'll love it.

 

[agentf1]

Congrats and welcome. Nice color combo.

 

[Indy]

Hello Steve

 

[ViperTony]

Congratulations Steve!!! Looking forward to meeting you at Tator Toga. There's a viper cruise this Sunday here in CT: http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/665171-Raging-Rapids-May-5th

 

[Snake#36]

Congratulations! And I thought 3+ years was a long time....my 1st Viper was a Silver 98 .....you'll enjoy it....

 

[Top_Fuel]

Looks great! I have also been lurking for almost 10 years without a Viper.

Wow...I have to give you a ton of credit for driving that thing home. Unless I'm looking at a car that's within 200 miles, I start checking shipping fees. I might be too paranoid to own one of these things.

 

[DrTaco]

Congrats on the buy, now enjoy the ride!

 

[Fangs10]

Very Nice! Where at in Chicago did you get it? I also purchased mine there and lived in the burbs of Chicago too.

 

[Timnineside]

Nice car!!! Great choice of color!

 

[Helo Steve]

Thanks all!

Indy Steve: I went to see the wizard on the way home to make an appt!
Lifeisgood: Yup! I've wanted a GTS since they came out! Wasn't quite old enough to drive back then!
Allan: I thought once I had a fast car I'd be early everywhere I went, instead I'm usually 20 minutes late because of questions like those. The attention has all been positive, so it's ok!
Fangs: bought her privately from the Chicago suburbs.
Although I won't drive it all the time, I'm not afraid of putting miles on it! The car drove for 3 days on the way back from Chicago with zero issues!

Tony: I'm in for 1st and 10 on Sunday morning! Will keep an eye on the other thread and respond over there!

 

[AFL in NJ]

Congratulations and welcome!

Regards,
Aaron

 

[mgeorge]

Congrats...great color choice. Ct/nj/ny seem to have all the silver 98 gts vipers!

 

[kblake905]

Thanks all!


Although I won't drive it all the time, I'm not afraid of putting miles on it! The car drove for 3 days on the way back from Chicago with zero issues!

3 Days??? I brought mine home from Des Moines to Toronto in one day, loved every mile

 

[speedracervr4]

Congrats! Love the color combo!

 

[Helo Steve]

3 Days??? I brought mine home from Des Moines to Toronto in one day, loved every mile

Stopped twice to visit family with the new ride! Erie, PA and Westchester, NY... And I took Monday off just to drive some more! Every mile was great!

 

[Allan]

Helo Steve,
The one question that you want to avoid is,.............
"Do you know how fast you were going?"


............followed by.........."License, registration, and proof of insurance please."

 

[Helo Steve]

I'm trying desperately to avoid those questions!

 

[GTS Warp]

Great color combo! I've had mine for two years and started using it to market my business, Rapid Refill Ink & Toner. We park it in front of our store, let customers take pictures and sit in it, especially the kids. We spend alot of time answering questions about it. Even the Vette guys stop to check it out.

 

[Mamba55]

Met Steve on the 5th on a run in NY/CT and saw the car it is looks really sweeeeet.
Congrats again steve and good luck with it. I will see you on a bunch of runs in NY/CT.
BTW i bought my car in CHICAGO and drove it home and it was a fun ride as well.

 

[DrumrBoy]

Nice car indeed, congrats on the acquisition.

The stock wheels don't look like 98's (they look like 96/97's), be sure to check 'em to know whether they're forged (good) or cast (not as good) before using them for hard cornering duty. The cast ones have been known to fail under track conditions. If you're gonna use the second set as primaries, then nevermind....just tryin' to keep you safe!

 

[Helo Steve]

Paul: Great meeting you guys too. Definitely a good time. Happened to pass Jimmy with both of us in our vipers yesterday!

DrumrBoy: Thanks for the info! Although those wheels will never be driven on by me again (there are 10 year old PS2's on them) and I put the new wheels and tires on, how can I tell the difference for sure? Would like to know what I have.

Pic of the old vs. new:

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[DrumrBoy]

I had the same question a while back....wheels I bought for rolling cars around on....when I sold 'em I wanted to be sure I didn't sell cast ones to someone who wanted to run 'em hard. Folks helped me out with a description, I added a pic or two to illustrate how you can tell the diff. (I like the OZ wheels better anyhow!!)


http://forums.viperclub.org/threads/614169-Forged-or-Cast-How-do-you-tell?highlight=forged

 

[Helo Steve]

Thanks, I checked them out after I got home from work and they are definitely the forged wheels!

I like the black wheels better too!