Most miles on a single Viper and most total

[Drummerviper]

A friend of mind has well over 150,000 on a Ford GT, and as we reach the purported end, I was wondering about Vipers.

I entered Viper world during Gen 1 and put 50,000 miles on a Gen 1. In total I've had 11 Vipers with maybe a total of 150,000-- not even competitive.

So who has the most on a single Viper and most on their collection?

[BrianACR]

I know there are some real high milers out there! I only have one Viper and its only got 33k on it. So basically brand new lol.
But by the time I'm done with it....

[J TNT]

I know some drivers who only have 10,000 miles , 1/4 mile at a time............lol ! :drive::drive::drive:

[Bill Pemberton]

I know Mary Petitpren had a couple of Vipers over 100,000 , but have not heard from her for years. She was a special , unique lady , but have feared she may have passed away. Rumor was her third Viper was approaching the Century mark too.

[Stealth78]

Not exactly a Viper but Viper powered, there was a guy on the VTCOA that I believe reached 200K on his SRT-10 Ram. Truck was stock and I believe the only repair he ever made was a broken valve spring.

[Chiliphil1]

I don't own one yet but in my searches I saw a '94 with 190,000 miles on it. Most I've seen by far.

[viperr]

Here in Washington state I saw a 1994 several years ago which showed 222,000. I assume it was legitimate. He also said he hadn't had the heads off yet which is possible I guess considering how under-stressed the engines are.

My personal best is 109,000 on my 1999 RT-10 with another 19,000 miles on my 2014 GTS I bought a year ago with 9,000 miles on it. These are not huge numbers, but most every mile I have driven has put a smile on my face.

[OneofOneViper]

I knew someone that moved to my neck of the woods a couple of years ago with a 1998 GTS-R. He opened up a pizza joint and his name was Richi, but I don't know what number his GTS-R was. Either way he drove it all the time. While he certainly doesn't have the most miles on a viper of all time, he was over 120k which I think is rather astounding for a GTS-R since most of them just sit in collections.

[No hemi]

THe owner of the Viper truck stealth is talking about , I met him about 2 years ago he also has two lambos and a couple Ferraris and told me his truck was already over 250,000, and just a valve spring broken once.!!

[swexlin]

THe owner of the Viper truck stealth is talking about , I met him about 2 years ago he also has two lambos and a couple Ferraris and told me his truck was already over 250,000, and just a valve spring broken once.!!

Amazing, because they have oil cooler line issues like us, and power steering line issues. He got lucky!

[ViperPete]

100,588 on my 2005 SRT10 Ram.

Runs great!

[v10viperbox]

Personally seen at least two gen I's with over 250K miles on them with owner who track. Highest Gen III/IV I have seen is 120K in person.

The Early cars are under-stressed should basically run forever with good maintenance. Will to bet you could get 350K-400K out of a gen I without touching the block.

[99RT10]

I knew someone that moved to my neck of the woods a couple of years ago with a 1998 GTS-R. He opened up a pizza joint and his name was Richi, but I don't know what number his GTS-R was. Either way he drove it all the time. While he certainly doesn't have the most miles on a viper of all time, he was over 120k which I think is rather astounding for a GTS-R since most of them just sit in collections.

LOL, Richie moved down to Dothan, AL. Opened up Richie B's. Last I saw, his GTS-R had over 160k miles. :drive:

[plumcrazy]

tom had like 225K back a few years ago on his gen1

[uvbnbit]

I know Mary Petitpren had a couple of Vipers over 100,000 , but have not heard from her for years. She was a special , unique lady , but have feared she may have passed away. Rumor was her third Viper was approaching the Century mark too.

she from GA, right? she used to come to all events she could in our area, then leave and go to another region. I think that's all she did after her husband passed away. Mini skirts and high heels I remember. (if it's the same Mary). I don't know her whereabouts either....

[ACRSNK]

I have a 92 that I drive all the time with 3K miles on the clock. Guess I have some catching up to do. :)

[BrianACR]

I have a 92 that I drive all the time with 3K miles on the clock. Guess I have some catching up to do. :)

Lol so you drive it all the time but it only has 3k miles? Do you put it in hover mode?? :smilielol:

[ACRSNK]

Lol so you drive it all the time but it only has 3k miles? Do you put it in hover mode?? :smilielol:

It was a joke...although I do drive it as much as time will allow. Tough to rack up miles when you have 11 cars to circulate through. I like to drive them all as I don't like letting a car just sit.

[SmoknTires]

she from GA, right? she used to come to all events she could in our area, then leave and go to another region. I think that's all she did after her husband passed away. Mini skirts and high heels I remember. (if it's the same Mary). I don't know her whereabouts either....

That's her. As Bill said, a special lady. She had multiple cars, drove them daily. I know she had one with insane high mileage that she drove as her daily car. I loved her spirit. I also fell out of touch with her almost 2 years now. Hope she's doing ok. She's be one of the people I'd bet would be in the running.

[slowhatch]

Tough to rack up miles when you have 11 cars to circulate through

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[Fatboy 18]

'Luisv' started up a high milage group but I'm not sure how the group thing works because its pretty quiet?

Is Luisv still around?

[ViperTim]

Bought my 25k mile car to use as a daily during summers.
But I highly doubt it will ever see 100k within decades..

[ACRSNK]

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Hahahaha...didn't mean for it to come off like that. The point I was trying to get across was that I drive all my cars, so racking up miles is tough to do, but that was pretty damn funny :)

[gfviperman]

105,000 on two Vipers ...

[Vprbite]

105,000 on two Vipers ...

Total, or each?

[goodee]

That's her. As Bill said, a special lady. She had multiple cars, drove them daily. I know she had one with insane high mileage that she drove as her daily car. I loved her spirit. I also fell out of touch with her almost 2 years now. Hope she's doing ok. She's be one of the people I'd bet would be in the running.

Let me give you an update on Mary - she traded in her Gen2 GTS with 129K to John at Roanoke for a Charger so she could take her grand-kids places. I bought it from John in April of 2015 and have only added another 6K so far - it runs perfectly and has been flawless other than needing some new hoses, a new radiator, and soon some new Toyos. She sold her 2004 convertible, or traded it in, on her 2009 ACR look-alike. I have a plaque in my garage, made by John, that states how many miles she had accumulated on all 3 Vipers and I believed at the time (2014) she had amassed about 250K. I have conversed with her many times and she even let my wife and I stay at her house and visit last summer - she lives just outside of Atlanta, GA near her daughters. The last time we emailed was about a month ago and she did say she was having some health issues (I don't think she would mind me telling the Viper community). Mary is an awesome lady with great stories, and she REALLY loves Vipers!

Here is a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJqt5_Cx7Qk)of her Gen2 while it was in John's possession for sale.

[Bill Pemberton]

Thanks for the update , as we also lost touch with her, and great to get the update on how she is doing.

[ACRSNK]

Let me give you an update on Mary - she traded in her Gen2 GTS with 129K to John at Roanoke for a Charger so she could take her grand-kids places. I bought it from John in April of 2015 and have only added another 6K so far - it runs perfectly and has been flawless other than needing some new hoses, a new radiator, and soon some new Toyos. She sold her 2004 convertible, or traded it in, on her 2009 ACR look-alike. I have a plaque in my garage, made by John, that states how many miles she had accumulated on all 3 Vipers and I believed at the time (2014) she had amassed about 250K. I have conversed with her many times and she even let my wife and I stay at her house and visit last summer - she lives just outside of Atlanta, GA near her daughters. The last time we emailed was about a month ago and she did say she was having some health issues (I don't think she would mind me telling the Viper community). Mary is an awesome lady with great stories, and she REALLY loves Vipers!

Here is a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJqt5_Cx7Qk)of her Gen2 while it was in John's possession for sale.

That's so cool that she enjoyed her Vipers and probably a lot more so that 90% of the people that own them. Hope she enjoys the Charger. Sounds like a really cool lady.