Henry
12-30-2013, 09:16 PM
I thought that it would be a good reminder for everyone as to how far Chrysler and SRT have come. This is probably also good for anyone complaining about how long it takes to get a Gen V.
As a bit of background Janni and I decided to order a 2009 ACR in 2008 as we were concerned about whether the Viper and even Chrysler were going to survive the recession. The following is an outline of everything that took place between our placing the order and us finally taking delivery of it.
Order Date / Time: September 19, 2008 09:58
Ordering Dealer: D & E Car Exchange Inc in Wilmington NC - we ordered the car through Tom Sessions (Viper Tech Extrordinaire) as we has working there at the time
Car Details: ZBDS29 2009 SRT10 Coupe with ACR package (Customer Preferred Package 21B) in PK3 Viper Very Orange Pearl Coat
Car Options: RA8 Hard Core Package, AP6 Delete Black Center Band Two Tone
So basically we ordered a solid orange 2009 ACR with a hard core package.
VIN Assigned: Around November 17, 2008 we were informed that a VIN was assigned (#500333).
Build Scheduled: Around early February 2009 we learned that our car was scheduled for build.
1st Problem/Delay: Around mid-February 2009 (right below our car was scheduled for build) the Viper body panel provider declared bankrupcy. This essentially stopped production of cars within a few days due to JIT material planning. The Viper team then had to find a new provider, move the tooling, certify production from the new supplier, and then have sample body panels painted to insure that the finished painted body panels met quality requirements. This process took approximately 2 months.
Build Start: Our car build was actually started on April 15, 2009 (the door sticker shows a born on date and time of MHD: 041512)
2nd Problem/Delay: Before our car was completed production at CAAP was stopped due to the Chrysler bankrupcy. The official bankrupcy filing date was April 30, 2009. The bottom line was that our car was not completed prior to the bankrupcy and all work on Vipers at CAAP stopped until a reorganization plan was put together and agreed to.
Date of Mfr: Our car was finally completed at CAAP. The door sticker shows "DATE Of MFR: 6-09" - meaning that it took somewhere around 2 months start to finish for our car vs less than one day for a normal build Viper.
ACR Modifications: At this time all ACRs had the aero components added at Prefix. So our car was shipped to Prefix sometime close to the end of June 2009. Prefix added all of the aero components and returned the car to CAAP toward the end of July 2009.
3rd Problem/Delay: CAAP shut down for most of August 2009 as part of their annual scheduled shut down for vacations. We arranged for factory pickup so even though our car was complete we needed to wait until the plant shut down was over.
4th Problem/Delay: Our selling Dodge dealer (D & E Car Exchange) was disenfranchised by Dodge as part of their dealer reduction effort that was one of their bankrupcy actions. Our car's sale was transferred from D & E to Ringold Dodge so that actually had a dealer to sell the car to us!
CAAP Pickup: Tom Sessions, Janni and I left home with our truck and trailer on September 10, 2009. We toured the assembly line at CAAP on September 11, 2009. At the end of the tour we finally saw our car for the first time - it was sitting in the middle of the plant!! We were thrilled to see it!! And we learned we were the first factory pickup since the bankrupcy.
Total Time: From order to car pickup it took us 8 days short of 1 full year!!
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As a bit of background Janni and I decided to order a 2009 ACR in 2008 as we were concerned about whether the Viper and even Chrysler were going to survive the recession. The following is an outline of everything that took place between our placing the order and us finally taking delivery of it.
Order Date / Time: September 19, 2008 09:58
Ordering Dealer: D & E Car Exchange Inc in Wilmington NC - we ordered the car through Tom Sessions (Viper Tech Extrordinaire) as we has working there at the time
Car Details: ZBDS29 2009 SRT10 Coupe with ACR package (Customer Preferred Package 21B) in PK3 Viper Very Orange Pearl Coat
Car Options: RA8 Hard Core Package, AP6 Delete Black Center Band Two Tone
So basically we ordered a solid orange 2009 ACR with a hard core package.
VIN Assigned: Around November 17, 2008 we were informed that a VIN was assigned (#500333).
Build Scheduled: Around early February 2009 we learned that our car was scheduled for build.
1st Problem/Delay: Around mid-February 2009 (right below our car was scheduled for build) the Viper body panel provider declared bankrupcy. This essentially stopped production of cars within a few days due to JIT material planning. The Viper team then had to find a new provider, move the tooling, certify production from the new supplier, and then have sample body panels painted to insure that the finished painted body panels met quality requirements. This process took approximately 2 months.
Build Start: Our car build was actually started on April 15, 2009 (the door sticker shows a born on date and time of MHD: 041512)
2nd Problem/Delay: Before our car was completed production at CAAP was stopped due to the Chrysler bankrupcy. The official bankrupcy filing date was April 30, 2009. The bottom line was that our car was not completed prior to the bankrupcy and all work on Vipers at CAAP stopped until a reorganization plan was put together and agreed to.
Date of Mfr: Our car was finally completed at CAAP. The door sticker shows "DATE Of MFR: 6-09" - meaning that it took somewhere around 2 months start to finish for our car vs less than one day for a normal build Viper.
ACR Modifications: At this time all ACRs had the aero components added at Prefix. So our car was shipped to Prefix sometime close to the end of June 2009. Prefix added all of the aero components and returned the car to CAAP toward the end of July 2009.
3rd Problem/Delay: CAAP shut down for most of August 2009 as part of their annual scheduled shut down for vacations. We arranged for factory pickup so even though our car was complete we needed to wait until the plant shut down was over.
4th Problem/Delay: Our selling Dodge dealer (D & E Car Exchange) was disenfranchised by Dodge as part of their dealer reduction effort that was one of their bankrupcy actions. Our car's sale was transferred from D & E to Ringold Dodge so that actually had a dealer to sell the car to us!
CAAP Pickup: Tom Sessions, Janni and I left home with our truck and trailer on September 10, 2009. We toured the assembly line at CAAP on September 11, 2009. At the end of the tour we finally saw our car for the first time - it was sitting in the middle of the plant!! We were thrilled to see it!! And we learned we were the first factory pickup since the bankrupcy.
Total Time: From order to car pickup it took us 8 days short of 1 full year!!
20862087208820892090