Obsidian
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Is it just me or are you totally unmotivated to take your Viper for a drive when its below 32 degrees outside (that is 0 degrees, for you Celsius folks)?
The Cold *****!
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Finally got it !
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Yeah, 32 and below usually means the Viper goes into hibernation. I enjoy top down or windows down crusing. Listening to the V10 set off car alarms or local wildlife running for cover gives me the ****** wood. 
Besides the cold tire, cold surface issues makes me a bit nervous as I am one who enjoys sending the gas pedal to the floor.
Besides the cold tire, cold surface issues makes me a bit nervous as I am one who enjoys sending the gas pedal to the floor.
slaughterj
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Not at all! Great time to drop the top and cruise the highways!
big-n-italian
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the cold isnt so bad. its a great time to do some detail work and get some projects done like painting your hood pad.
AFL in NJ
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My to do list is pretty dang long, can anybody top this:
-replace felt on window guides
-peel tint off windows (scratched from #1), clean and re-tint
-replace hood pad
-probably time to replace my clutch
-change differential fluid
Regards,
Aaron
-replace felt on window guides
-peel tint off windows (scratched from #1), clean and re-tint
-replace hood pad
-probably time to replace my clutch
-change differential fluid
Regards,
Aaron
big-n-italian
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Kenneth Krieger
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Sorry about that.......it's going to be 87 in Phoenix today! Had the car out last night......top down (as usual, it hasn't rained here in 2 months!), and it was 70 degrees at 9 pm......it's just a hassle to live here, able to put all those miles on our cars.......we have great weather to drive our Viper's year round!!!
Paul Hawker
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Interesting about cold weather is how much it changes the personality of Vipers.
The tires get cold, and loose some of their grip, at the same time the engine gets even more powerful due to the denser air.
Waaahhhoooo!
The tires get cold, and loose some of their grip, at the same time the engine gets even more powerful due to the denser air.
Waaahhhoooo!
DodgeViper01
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As much as I like the Viper with the top off and/or windows down, I can still drive in the cold. Granted I have to be in the mood but I still like to do it because it takes some time for the tires to get warm. That in turn for me means powersliding out of my street and such. Liked it so much I had my car for three weeks as my daily this month because I was too lazy to clean it and loved driving it. I put it away now, but still try to take it out a few times a month. I will be driving as long as there is no snow and salt.
ViperGTS
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Freezing temps are not a problem, but snow is...
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mike & juli
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Nope...not unmotivated at all...will get the BEAST out there as long as we possibly can, until snow/salt/slurry flies...(that slurry is HORRENDOUS on our cars, great on ice, hate it). But, I hear ya about the cold...no top down, no getting on it...yes, sad when driving season ends...but I'm sure you, Obsidian, get your car out and about when you can?
~juli
~juli
Obsidian
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Snowing this morning, in NJ. SNOWING! Darn it!
AviP
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Good news - It's refreshing to see you sliding it.
Bad news - Snow and salt are here.
ViperGTS
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Preparing for going skiing...
Swiss!
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Swiss!
dave6666
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What is cold? 
mike & juli
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Ahhhhh, sacrilege!!! Say it ain't so...this Viper is NOT parked outside is it?
~juli(Funny with the skiis on it~~
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ViperGTS
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A lot of Vipers are parked outside...
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mike & juli
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Oh, that is so sad to see Vipers in the snow...would love to see someone try to DRIVE them and move them around~~~LOL...juli
dave6666
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That white... Is that like a clear coat before it's cured?
All Blue ACR
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Just came in from a drive. Sunny and -7 degrees. MAN do these cars run good in the cold. (Tires were warm first)
WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO
OK, now I'll park it for the winter before I kill myself
WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO
OK, now I'll park it for the winter before I kill myself
Obsidian
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This is such a SIN!!!! Say it isn't so... say it isn't so. Those Vipers need some Tender Lovin' Care.
RedLiner
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Hey Mike, I agree with you. The weather ***** and is very depressing. I can't ride my Harley or my Viper. My windows on the GEN 1 don't work too good at insulating the cold air and they are tough to see out of. I just got back from a trip to Florida and all I can say is it ***** to be in the Northeast this time of year. Cold, damp, gloomy gray skies. This will be life for the next few months until spring arrives. I still don't know what I was thinking when I moved back here from Vegas.
Man I miss the sun and warm weather!!!!
Man I miss the sun and warm weather!!!!
Obsidian
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Mike,
I feel your pain. This weather blows. At least I can get some skiing in. In the spring we will do a cruise up in your neck of the woods... maybe another run up to High Point.
- Mike
RedLiner
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I'll be looking forward to it!! If we get a nice day and you plan on going for a ride, give me a buzz. If I don't talk to you before then, have a great Holiday.
salts on the road here in south UK but hopefully drizzle today's washed some of it away.... 12C (50ish F?). need a decent downpour before a few vipers here get on to the track at silverstone booked for 15th december .....first trackday's gonna be..... fun!!
.....first trackday's gonna be..... fun!!dragon rider
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I'm lucky, I dont have to worry about all that snow and ice in atlanta ga. I've put 4000 mile on my 03 vert since july and I'm living every minute of it.
IEATVETS
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I love winter.
