Viper crash....in Wisconsin....in JANUARY!

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Jimbos1980

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Good video. I havent seen that yet. I grew up here and know exactly where that is. The speed limit is 25-30 so I don't know how you could lose it there without hotdoggin it somehow.
 

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Looks like a 2006 by the hood. I would be interested in buying this car if anyone has any info..........



Wow.....smoke has barely settled and its time to cut into the wreck to see what we can get a hold of.

Just like an old Mad Max movie.......bet you can siphon some fuel out the tank as well.

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I am not one for assumptions, but its clear in that video that
he tried to make the right hand turn and clipped the corner
(possibly hidden by snow.) Unfortunately, in a 25mph zone
he won't have much of a case - there's no way he carried
25mph across a snow covered yard into the house.
Considering he put at least 6inches of crumplezone into
effect I am guessing he had to be doing at least 40mph.

As for driving in the winter, I do it all the time - never once
had a problem (except for a friends 12% driveway he
didn't bother to plow.) The problem with real vipers and
Gen3-4s is that people buy them thinking that Dodge
designed them to save their lives if they do something
stupid. Its only during times like this they realize what a
non-TC,ESP,SC car is all about, unlike the vette, ferrari,
& porsche mindset they're coming from.

Inexperience.
 

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I am not one for assumptions, but its clear in that video that
he tried to make the right hand turn and clipped the corner
(possibly hidden by snow.) Unfortunately, in a 25mph zone
he won't have much of a case - there's no way he carried
25mph across a snow covered yard into the house.
Considering he put at least 6inches of crumplezone into
effect I am guessing he had to be doing at least 40mph.

As for driving in the winter, I do it all the time - never once
had a problem (except for a friends 12% driveway he
didn't bother to plow.) The problem with real vipers and
Gen3-4s is that people buy them thinking that Dodge
designed them to save their lives if they do something
stupid. Its only during times like this they realize what a
non-TC,ESP,SC car is all about, unlike the vette, ferrari,
& porsche mindset they're coming from.

Inexperience.


Hmmm. Real Vipers and Gen 3 & 4. I guess you would have to separate them since the 3 & 4's will outperform the 'real Vipers' any day.

...and here I was...thinking I owned the 'real thing'.

Go figure. Wonder if the Gen 5 will be 'real' (old) ?

Matt
 
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I spoke with the business owners daughter tonight and she informed me that the guy was 67 and from Dickeyville-about 10-15 minutes from there. Just an FYI...
 

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That is SNOW on the ground, right? Why the hell would you even want to take the viper out in those conditions? Just amazing!......Sorry but really stupid.
Agree with you fat boy...but I can only think of the temptation on a sunny
day with snow and ice melting was a bad idea.
 

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I'm not quite as far north as this, but close. Had my viper out yesterday as temps approched 60%. Would never run it with actual snow on the road. Even with the good temps this time of year there are still a lot of places with loose sand on the roadway. You gotta drive like a little old lady. I've heard 50% temps are a concern as well. But I will take it out even in the 40s, but again, you gotta drive very carefully.
 

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After watching that video and seeing the Ambulance, i'm wondering if it was a right foot moment? You never know the guy may have had a Heart attack or something?

But still stupid driving a car like the Viper in cold conditions, you only have to go on any of the tire websites to know Viper tires are summer tires only :(
 

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Anyone know the Viper owner in Verona? I live in Verona and would love to be introduced.
 

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Verona, Italy?

No.

I have seen 2 Viper in the Lake Garda area over the last few years.
 

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