bushido
Viper Owner
Ok ,would it cost alot money to do the exact gear change on a 08 or 09 Viper?
Who is buying a 2010?
- Thread starter viperdrummer
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Hoodoo Man
Viper Owner
Somebody help me with the significance of the change with 5th gear.
- For the street racing (in mexico) I occasionally am guilty of doing, the race is over by 4th gear.
- Ditto the dragstrip.
-For the tracking I and most of the people I know do ( at 8/10's), and at most tracks, 5th gear is not an issue.
-Still won't help you reach the 200mph club at the Texas Mile.
Larry
- For the street racing (in mexico) I occasionally am guilty of doing, the race is over by 4th gear.
- Ditto the dragstrip.
-For the tracking I and most of the people I know do ( at 8/10's), and at most tracks, 5th gear is not an issue.
-Still won't help you reach the 200mph club at the Texas Mile.
Larry
Martin
Enthusiast
The fifth gear change is really only going to be appreciated by the hard-core high-speed road racers. For the rest of us, and especially the street cars, it's good for bragging rights. I would personally like it because currently shifting into fifth is kind of a let-down, but I rarely get into a situation where I run out of car in fourth gear.
VIPERBCOOL
Viper Owner
Is 72000 a good price for an 2009 off the showroom floor?
Coupe or Vert???any options i.e aero package......
ASPIRATIONS
Enthusiast
I think its a great price especially if it has some options be it coupe or vert...Anytime you can get a NEW Viper for close to 20K off sticker is a good thing plus you can get 0% financing for 4 yrs....You cant beat that especially if you like the color/options/type Viper in question...Kevin
Martin
Enthusiast
Think about it - I bought my '97 GTS almost fourteen years ago and that was the sticker price for it. And, they were selling for way more than sticker back then... Now, you get a much more refined car with an extra 150 HP for the same price? That seems like a screaming good deal to me. Take it for a drive and decide
Who ever gets to 5th gear anyway...You could drive this car all day with just 4 gears. Doesn't seem so special to me. Now add a bump in HP or better yet don't make the computer system so darn sensitive to SIMPLE mods...I'll add my own HP!!
Martin
Enthusiast
I agree - I've never been in a situation where I needed 5th gear. But, shifting is fun, and it would be nice to have 5th and 6th gears be fun to use
As it is now on my cars, 5th is OK and 6th is stupid.viperpalmer
Enthusiast
I really think alot of you are going to change your mind when you start seeing the new 2010s. They really have some awesome looking cars and their production team really made a point to get all of us big viper dealers together and get input to make this the best year yet. I mean they are making ideas into reality almost overnight. I sat in on the teleconference where the APR aspect for 09s was brought up and a few days later it was available to you, the consumer. I CANT WAIT!!!
ViperGeorge
Enthusiast
I do a lot of highway driving in my Vipers and I use 5th and 6th all the time. Nothing like getting 25 mpg in a 600 HP sports car!
rcl4668
Enthusiast
I may be in the market for a 2010.
/Rich
/Rich
viperpalmer
Enthusiast
Make sure you contact your dealer of choice. Ordering should be opening up any day now. Sooner than previously thought.
Dealers will likely get their entire allocation numbers from the very beginning. This will impact what they can or cannot get, and with some really cool limited models coming out, along with the ability to order so many colors/combinations, it will be a very unique year for the Snake. The small number being built , along with the special runs, mean almost any Viper ordered is going to be in a small group of even remotely similar machines.
The order schematic was tentatively supposed to pop up by now, but it will likely be quite soon. The complexity of ordering so many combinations has probably slowed down the input in the Chrysler Dial System , but it won't be long....................
Respectfully,
Bill Pemberton
Viper, SRT and Hurst Mgr
Woodhouse Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Viper, Hurst
1-800-889-1893
Cell 402-677-5864
The order schematic was tentatively supposed to pop up by now, but it will likely be quite soon. The complexity of ordering so many combinations has probably slowed down the input in the Chrysler Dial System , but it won't be long....................
Respectfully,
Bill Pemberton
Viper, SRT and Hurst Mgr
Woodhouse Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Viper, Hurst
1-800-889-1893
Cell 402-677-5864
If it's a car you like and want. It's a GREAT deal!
viperpalmer
Enthusiast
It is probably a good thing that it is a tad bit slow since the everyday consumer doesnt even know what the new colors look like yet. They are just being released now in limited fashion. Either way, when the order do open the limiteds are going to go fast so if you have something special in mind get ahold of your Viper dealer today to secure the order you really want.
