Adrenaline Junkie
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After 15 years of enjoying different flavors of Porsches as my toy, I am happy to say, I have just been bit.
After owning my current 911 Twin Turbo for 5, or 6 years, I decided it was time for a change. I finally wanted to indulge in some American muscle. I was watching a movie that had a bunch of the vintage muscle cars, and just felt it was time to experience some raw, unrefined hp.
I really had been struggling with what it was going to be. My wife, being a traditional 2nd generation upstate NY Sicilian continued to push me to get a Vette, but I just couldn't do it, every parking long was full of them.
Sunday morning my neighbor (a Dodge Dealer owner) pulls into our soccer game with this:
A 2004 Convert, stock w/18k miles on it that he had just taken in on trade. I couldn't resist. I met him at his dealership Monday morning, test drove it with the wife, had her drop me back off at the dealership and had her drive it home while I wrote the check. Boom! I'm a Viper owner.
All I can say is WOW! What an aweseme experience. I really enjoy driving this beast. The sound, the smell, the feel, even the seats are just bad a$$....and the way it looks- just down right tough.
I still own the Twin Turbo, but man am I enjoying driving this thing.
At some point, I will probably change out the exhaust to get a little more aggressive sound and manage the cabin heat..but for now, I am looking at the weather forecast to see when I can drive it again.
I wish I would have known what I was missing sooner!
After owning my current 911 Twin Turbo for 5, or 6 years, I decided it was time for a change. I finally wanted to indulge in some American muscle. I was watching a movie that had a bunch of the vintage muscle cars, and just felt it was time to experience some raw, unrefined hp.
I really had been struggling with what it was going to be. My wife, being a traditional 2nd generation upstate NY Sicilian continued to push me to get a Vette, but I just couldn't do it, every parking long was full of them.
Sunday morning my neighbor (a Dodge Dealer owner) pulls into our soccer game with this:
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A 2004 Convert, stock w/18k miles on it that he had just taken in on trade. I couldn't resist. I met him at his dealership Monday morning, test drove it with the wife, had her drop me back off at the dealership and had her drive it home while I wrote the check. Boom! I'm a Viper owner.
All I can say is WOW! What an aweseme experience. I really enjoy driving this beast. The sound, the smell, the feel, even the seats are just bad a$$....and the way it looks- just down right tough.
I still own the Twin Turbo, but man am I enjoying driving this thing.
At some point, I will probably change out the exhaust to get a little more aggressive sound and manage the cabin heat..but for now, I am looking at the weather forecast to see when I can drive it again.
I wish I would have known what I was missing sooner!