ba$$fan
Enthusiast
I got the bassboat sold over the weekend and am now turning up the hunt for a car. I made a post a while back in the new owners section when I went to look at a Gen I car. It is here for your reading pleasure:
http://forums.viperclub.org/new-owner-questions/641794-starting-hunt-right-viper.html
After reading and rereading from what I can tell is pretty much every good post on this forum that comes up searching, everything on the Alley (which isn't a lot, those guys seem to whine a lot), Maurice's book, and a few other sites...I am much more well read into these cars. I've sat in and stared at a bunch, ridden in a couple recently and have met a couple owners recently. I know a lot more about what I am looking for in a car and what to look for when buying one. I do plan on getting whatever car I go with inspected by someone that knows the cars in and out. I've kept track of prices for almost six months now, and know what sells and what sits. I'm going to attempt to stay very objective about the car and not get ahead of myself.
I have narrowed my field down to a GTS. It was much wider before, when I didn't know much about the cars, but I now think the GTS is what I want. Love the looks of the RT/10 too, but the GTS seems more practical for me for various reasons. I have adjusted my acceptable purchase price range to $35k for the right car. This car will not be driven daily, but I will certainly plan on putting miles on it. For that reason, ultra low mileage isn't really a concern for me and with my price range isn't really an option regardless. I am in Fort Worth TX and would like to drive whatever car I buy home, so although not a showstopper I would like to keep it within 1k miles from me...fly out drive back kind of thing.
My favorite cars are the following:
98 Silver GTS
99 Silver GTS
00 Steel Gray GTS
01 Sapphire GTS
02 Graphite GTS
Of course these are generally the lesser available colors...but it is what it is. My only not an option color is black, red may work if I find the right buy. I would probably stripe a red in silver if I end up with one. Simple bolt on mods don't bother me but would prefer a fairly stock interior.
I am putting my feelers out there for any clean cars that may fit my desires. I am not going salvage route, and don't want a car thats been wrecked or tracked a lot. I keep a very close eye on the normal sites (ebay, autotrader, cars.com, national craigslist searchers, classifieds here and on the alley). Am I missing any good ones? Anyone know of any buys I should look at? I've found a few over the past few months that sounded like good candidates so I know they're out there.
And last but certainly not least, special thanks to Indiana's Steve Fess for all the help he has given me so far!
http://forums.viperclub.org/new-owner-questions/641794-starting-hunt-right-viper.html
After reading and rereading from what I can tell is pretty much every good post on this forum that comes up searching, everything on the Alley (which isn't a lot, those guys seem to whine a lot), Maurice's book, and a few other sites...I am much more well read into these cars. I've sat in and stared at a bunch, ridden in a couple recently and have met a couple owners recently. I know a lot more about what I am looking for in a car and what to look for when buying one. I do plan on getting whatever car I go with inspected by someone that knows the cars in and out. I've kept track of prices for almost six months now, and know what sells and what sits. I'm going to attempt to stay very objective about the car and not get ahead of myself.
I have narrowed my field down to a GTS. It was much wider before, when I didn't know much about the cars, but I now think the GTS is what I want. Love the looks of the RT/10 too, but the GTS seems more practical for me for various reasons. I have adjusted my acceptable purchase price range to $35k for the right car. This car will not be driven daily, but I will certainly plan on putting miles on it. For that reason, ultra low mileage isn't really a concern for me and with my price range isn't really an option regardless. I am in Fort Worth TX and would like to drive whatever car I buy home, so although not a showstopper I would like to keep it within 1k miles from me...fly out drive back kind of thing.
My favorite cars are the following:
98 Silver GTS
99 Silver GTS
00 Steel Gray GTS
01 Sapphire GTS
02 Graphite GTS
Of course these are generally the lesser available colors...but it is what it is. My only not an option color is black, red may work if I find the right buy. I would probably stripe a red in silver if I end up with one. Simple bolt on mods don't bother me but would prefer a fairly stock interior.
I am putting my feelers out there for any clean cars that may fit my desires. I am not going salvage route, and don't want a car thats been wrecked or tracked a lot. I keep a very close eye on the normal sites (ebay, autotrader, cars.com, national craigslist searchers, classifieds here and on the alley). Am I missing any good ones? Anyone know of any buys I should look at? I've found a few over the past few months that sounded like good candidates so I know they're out there.
And last but certainly not least, special thanks to Indiana's Steve Fess for all the help he has given me so far!
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