Doug DeMuro buys a Viper

[goodee]

Most of my entertainment (video-wise) comes from youtube. One of the channels I follow is Doug DeMuro. Well, he bought himself a '97 Viper GTS... and he liked it, despite what people were telling him.

Enjoy -

[swexlin]

He comes to my C&C here in West Chester sometimes. Will have to talk to him about it.

[otterbeinjumper]

Looking forward to his videos. Entertaining to say the least.

[Track Pack]

Great post thx!

[Hathoway]

I remember watching that dude's videos about women and his friends driving his ferrari lol

Thanks for posting.

[Canuck]

Nice find.
The host in the car reminds me of a very young Jay Leno with the facial expressions and the comments

[SmoknTires]

Not too uncommon that people are surprised the car is more drivable once they actually experience it. This is often what you hear from people who get bad advice from people who never owned Vipers (or from those who don't know how to drive them). Kind of what we often heard from people when we moved from Arizona, "The heat will kill you". Often bad advice from people who never lived there or from those who lived there all their lives and don't know what a -40 to 100+ feels like every year in Chicago with humidity... 2 months to stay out of the sun, the other 10 having a ball.. but all 12 months - beautiful and DRIVEABLE. : )

In reality, this car isn't THAT hard to drive, it just needs to be respected. I taught my wife how to drive stick on the GenI Viper... in the same year she was driving autocross with the club in our Gen4. Any car with high horsepower just needs to be respected. I remember a few times when I was young and got my first Viper, I had a few close calls as I realized what was really at those foot pedals - and it was always my own fault. The car isn't what's trying to kill you, it's usually our own ignorance doing a good job of it.

Funny he compares it to german cars, drive a 20 year old german car and you'll still get squeaks and crankiness. The old Vipers are excellent as far as how they hold up, the cost of maintenance, and their upheld value. I really love the Viper, especially the early ones, and especially what it stood for. And as the years go on, yes it's because much more refined - the TA is truly smooth and easy to drive. But even driving the Gen5, I often get the comment "It's fast in a straight line but can't turn, right?". This is why first impressions matter, so they're so hard to change, even when truth has.

A fairly impartial review and consistent with the response you'd get from most who truly experience the car. Thanks for sharing the vid.

[MacGyvers Mullet]

Here is his latest video on the car that just came out. I know some people aren't the biggest fan of the guy, but at least he tries his best to give educated impressions, whether you like them or not. Certainly beats some awful fanboys out there who have never even driven the cars they trash talk on anonymous forums. Spoiler alert: He really loves the car for what it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgZzyJJHJ_Q