Yellow '02 coupe joins the family...(father-in-laws)

[Mike94531]

Greetings,

Posting on behalf of my father-in-law that is not too computer savey

He just picked up a beautiful '02 coupe, yellow, with only 45XX miles on the clock !!!

Talk about a pretty car...might make me switch sides and get rid of my German air-cooled tail dragger

Only question we have right now, how to change out the plaque in the center console with the previous owners name??

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Mopar Boy]

Mike, welcome to the webboards!

First, great color choice!

Second, what plaque is this that you are speaking of??

Three, where are you located?

Robert

 

[EllowViper]

Yup..mine was that that way once ..."a long long time ago on a......" Great choice!! Other than Sam's R/T10, I never see any "ellow" Vipers very often in the greater Tamps area. Enjoy!! Oh yea..Yellow are the fastest too.

 

[dave6666]

Great job on the purchase!

But... Sorry to hear you were swindled into buying a yellow Viper. I would go back to the salesman and ask for at least a 20% credit. Then with that cash get that 100hp upgrade so you can keep up with the red Vipers!

 

[J&R3xV10]

Welcome to the club!! THe Yellow Viper club that is . For the plaque I would use fishing line to remove the old plaque and if you want a new one with your info you can get it here Plaques & Labels

Next get your father-in-law to join the VCA Best thing you can get to go with a Viper

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

Congrats on the purchase! A little history for you, there was an engine supplier problem back in the day and all yellow Vipers were given V8's. Since it is an 02', your warranty has expired and you no longer have any legal recourse against Dodge. I would suggest calling a VCA vendor and ordering an engine from a RED Viper and have it installed. At that time, you will be accepted into the VCA w/open arms. Sad to say, you need to be ready to pay a premium. Since the yellow's were shortchanged, the engine supplier "hopped up" the red Viper engines even more than normal to make everything even



WELCOME TO THE PARTY!!

 

[Mopar Boy]

Mike - Starting to see how touchy red guys are of yellow cars?

Also dont mind Chad (V6speedlubber). He is just touchy because his car did not come with the all yellow paint feature. The factory only painted half his car yellow (the wheels) so now he feels left out of the Yellow Club!

As J&R said, welcome to the yellow club! (Oh. THAT plaque! Thanks for the link Robert! Was wondering what kind of plaque was there! )

 

[jbracefan1977]

hey congrats! post up some pics later

 

[Mike94531]

Thanks for the warm welcoming

I always thought YVAF, seems to be the norm in the highperformance world

We are in Antioch, CA, I know there is Gen II around the corner from me, have not stopped and talked to him yet (blue with white or silver stripes??...been out in the sun too long today)

Going to EuroSunday on Fathers Day in Danville (look for the Viper to be following an equally bright yellow C4S, or look for the Viper to be leading, hahaha), should be a nice drive, I am trying to talk him into joining the club, if all else fails I'll just buy him a membership to get him kickstarted...


Thanks for the tip on the plaque, I feel bad removing it, heard the sale was a distress sale, owned by a guy in Discovery Bay I believe (or Manteca)

 

[Mopar Boy]

Could always leave the plaque as part the cars hissstory. No one would question that!

If at somepoint down the road you really do want it off, pull it then!

 

[dave6666]

I'd have to ditch the plaque, unless it was a factory thing. Kinda like wearing some other guy's underwear when you're out with his sister. Just creepy.

 

[Vipuronr]

Congratulations on the purchase and welcome to the best car club....EVER!

Oh, while yellow is certainly a nice color (and has various meanings), RED IS DEFINITELY THE FASTEST COLOR....just ask any highway cop!!!

 

[Vipuronr]

Uhhhhh, Dave, just read your last post....hmmmmm, how did you get to that one????

 

[dave6666]

Uhhhhh, Dave, just read your last post....hmmmmm, how did you get to that one????

Would you expect anything less?

 

[Vipuronr]

Oh, and one more thing....did you ever notice that the factory engine color is RED.....since they designed and built this awesome car, they must know that RED is definitely the color of choice....uhhhhh, just open the hood of any yellow viper...what do ya see????? RED

 

[Mopar Boy]

Dang Dave!

 

[dave6666]

Dang Dave!

Bet he takes the plaque off now!


Wonder how I can get him to trade for a red Viper...

 

[EllowViper]

"Red" with envy...'nough said.

 

[Viper Wizard]

Hi Mike, Welcome and Congrats to your Father-in-law!

Mike - Starting to see how touchy red guys are of yellow cars?

What do you mean by that?

 

[Mopar Boy]

Well Mr. Tator Sir, I mean um... well, see, ummm, how do I put it nicely, ummm.....

Oh screw it! Yellow Viper rule and red cars drool!

 

[Venomiss]

You and your father-in-law may find this site helpful:

Northern California VCA

Welcome!

 

[HSSSSSS]

Oh, and one more thing....did you ever notice that the factory engine color is RED.....since they designed and built this awesome car, they must know that RED is definitely the color of choice....uhhhhh, just open the hood of any yellow viper...what do ya see????? RED

Hmmmm.... does the avatar speak for itself or do you need something a little larger?

 

[RTTTTed]

Welcome to you and your Father in Law.

Membership has it's priveledges. After joining you'll have access to the many Illustrated Upgrades posted by members and vendors. Many Vendors offer VCA discounts (Viper Club of America Sponsor List) and vendors like PartsRack have everything you need because Chrysler doesn't seem to carry much Viper stock. Last week my new windshield came from Minnesota (?) warehouse and there was only 2 (?) available (the glass shop only had the eastern listing). Absolutely nothing in canada. JonB told me he has them available in Wash.

There are also many techs (like Chuck the Wiz) so post your area and perhaps you'll get returns from Vendors and techs?

Ted

 

[JonB]

Greetings,

Posting on behalf of my father-in-law that is not too computer savey
He just picked up a beautiful '02 coupe, yellow, with only 45XX miles on the clock !!!
Talk about a pretty car...might make me switch sides and get rid of my German air-cooled tail dragger

Only question we have right now, how to change out the plaque in the center console with the previous owners name??

Thanks, Mike

Mike, if you WANT a personalized name plate, (like some Tuners do) we have made lots of those, engraved with your FIL's name, vin #, HP, Logo etc..... like the old big-block vettes. Its the gift for the guy with everything.

[email protected]. and WELCOME

 

[JonB]

Greetings,

Posting on behalf of my father-in-law that is not too computer savey

He just picked up a beautiful '02 coupe, yellow, with only 45XX miles on the clock !!! Mike

PS: If your FIL decides to join the VCA, Id be happy to provide him a free doo-dad in addition to what the VCA sends him. Mine will be specific to his car. Have him join!