Bad news for Ram Srt10 Truck owners

[JaysSRT10]

Sam,
Associate membership, we agree!! I was getting upset from some of the comments I was seeing that were bashing the truck guys. If I was a Viper Truck guy, some of the comments made would turn me away from joining this club if and when I got a Viper Car. This post should have read good news for viper truck owners, contact your local VOA region and look into an associate membership. Also, none of your "custom" cars ever came from the factory as such. The truck is a different story, it is factory built. If someone was saying why can't I join with my custom viper powered dakota, I think the responses would be quite different. The Viper Truck is still a very limited production, viper powered, FACTORY BUILT, dare I say supertruck.

I have been lurking in these 3 threads for the last couple months now about the SRT-10 RAM guys and membership. I am a Viper truck owner and while I have the upmost respect for the car the truck suited both my need to haul ass and cargo, like taking my 2 sons camping. It amazes me how the car owners here are getting more upset about this issue than most of the truck owners. Viper Jeff has asked several different times to close these threads as they are not needed. I think after how the first thread and the poll went down, then the results of the meeting minutes posted, most truck owners have made the decision to stay away from the VOA and car owners. Currently the Viper Truck Club of America forum is in the process of forming a Club to gather all SRT-10 RAM truck owners together and have the help, support and tech for each other. With plans in the future to have the support of Dodge and SRT in our corner as well.

[slitherv10]

I have been lurking in these 3 threads for the last couple months now about the SRT-10 RAM guys and membership. I am a Viper truck owner and while I have the upmost respect for the car the truck suited both my need to haul ass and cargo, like taking my 2 sons camping. It amazes me how the car owners here are getting more upset about this issue than most of the truck owners. Viper Jeff has asked several different times to close these threads as they are not needed. I think after how the first thread and the poll went down, then the results of the meeting minutes posted, most truck owners have made the decision to stay away from the VOA and car owners. Currently the Viper Truck Club of America forum is in the process of forming a Club to gather all SRT-10 RAM truck owners together and have the help, support and tech for each other. With plans in the future to have the support of Dodge and SRT in our corner as well.

finally something is being done to make you guys a part of something and somewhere you can belong and exchange stories and information as we car guys do here. I will definitely be asking to join that club as I find the truck very interesting and am looking at getting on in the future.

[dadstoy]

wow, new member here and new viper owner. I read this entire thread and do not know what to think.

I was on the VCA site and was really sad because of all of the bickering there. I was going to that site to learn about Vipers and when all the drama started. I was hoping this site would be different. Not sure if it is. Again, I know nothing about what went on and really do not care.

Someone suggested to make threads like this be member only threads. I would love to NOT see stuff like this thread and just come here to enjoy and learn about my dream car.

excuse my grammar, I am not in an English class. Just a person who wants to learn about a very cool car.

I did like that someone posted that they got a message from a moderator to not say certain things. To me it showed she was not worried about retaliation.

I really hope this site turns out to be a new home for me to visit and enjoy.

[Viper Girl]

As a moderator who has been here since we opened the forums. I can tell you dadstoy, that threads like this one are the exception.

I think as we all settle in, all the old forum drama will become more like a bad dream... Right now it's all still too fresh in our memory banks.

The VOA is VERY different... Stick around and I'm fairly sure you will see that.

[Canadian venom]

And I guess that would be the perfect moment to close that thread....

[Troublemaker]

Why close it, it is just a discussion. If people no longer want to discuss anything, the thread will slip down and just become another one in the forum.

[Shooter]

Why close it, it is just a discussion. If people no longer want to discuss anything, the thread will slip down and just become another one in the forum.

^^^This^^^

[Sam Goldfarb]

All negative comments have been removed by author! It is juvenile, not funny and makes the VOA look bad. The VOA reserves all rights to make itself look bad!

[Rocman]

Someone pull my finger and I will give you my opinion.

[dbow119]

Someone suggested to make threads like this be member only threads. I would love to NOT see stuff like this thread and just come here to enjoy and learn about my dream car.

First, congratulations on owning your dream car and first Viper! I purchased mine earlier this year in March as it has been my dream car since I was a little kid!

Second, I haven't really been keeping up with this thread, but if you are referring to the comment I made about having a members only section then I didn't mean it would be hidden from all to see...I simply meant only members could actually post on it (similar to the regional sections where you can view what is being said, but only members can post on it). I said that for a couple of reasons:

1) As a new owner like yourself, I sometimes have a lot of questions about my car that I don't know about and I would like to get fellow owners knowledge, experience, and/or opinions on instead of someone who has never owned one or even been in one before. Here is an example of why:
The day after I picked up my Viper the battery was dead when I tried to start it for a friend so I went and bought a new battery. I didn't realize that the car would literally lock me out of it if you don't keep a source of energy connected to it. I tried to open the door and nothing happened so I was freaking out! I called my local Dodge dealer thinking they might know something about it since they had a used one sitting in their showroom (they were looking in a manual and telling me I needed to jump wires so they obviously knew very little about Vipers other than how to change the oil after they sold one). As you can imagine, that didn't sound right and the technician wasn't even really sure so he told me to contact another dealer that had Viper certified technicians. So I called and explained to them what was going on and they basically told me I'd have to tow it in for them to look at (over 30 miles away so that wasn't going to happen) and I figured "well they obviously have never worked on a Viper other than their training." So I called another place that used to be a Dodge dealership that went out of business a few years ago like so many other Dodge dealerhips, but this place used to sell Vipers (I sat in 1996 GTS there which was the first Viper I ever sat in) and used to have Viper certified technicians. I thought of this as a long-shot since they only sell used cars now, but I called and the owner (I'm assuming he was the owner) told me he hadn't seen one in a while, but explained to me in perfect detail what I had to do over the phone and walked me through it. Turns out there is a section under the door flaring under the driver's side mirror where you put your key into it to manually unlock the car...it was as simple as that, but 2 other Dodge dealerships had no idea while one wanted me to tow it over 30 miles for them to do exactly that...Being a member of the VOA and by discussing things on the VCA, I learned to talk to Chuck Tator whenever it comes to anything Viper related...they call him the "Viper Wizard" for a reason and I have even had the pleasure of talking to him on the phone a few times and meeting him once...he is a true class act so don't be afraid to contact him if you ever have a question.

2) The other reason is because I brought up the idea of a discounted membership to Ram SRT-10 owners so this would appeal to them to get a membership while still justifying the added expense and being fair to Viper owners who would be paying the full price memberships (if this was to happen).

So if that was directed to me then I hope it helped clarify my reasoning. If not then I'm sorry I wrote so much for you to read haha

[Sam Goldfarb]

All negative comments have been removed by author! It is juvenile, not funny and makes the VOA look bad. The VOA reserves all rights to make itself look bad!

[pastohio]

Nicely quoted, Sam, Ohio has a premier event every year and in piggy-back with the MOPAR NATS in August, to my knowledge, talk with Viper truck guys , they will tell all that they have a grand parking spot right next to the vipers and are always welcomed...sometimes forums work well for a particular vehicle, Viper guys aren't interested in where to get best deal on truck tires, IF they are, they become a member in the VTCOA, my $.02

[dadstoy]

again, I am 99.99% positive I will love this site. The drama stuff with other club is sad that it happened.

I want to come to a site and share a passion about cars.

I am sure the drama will go away over time.