Special Edition Owners What will you do with your car

[uberpube]

I am just curious what people will do with their special edition cars and why they purchased them?
Will you mod it? Keep it bone stock? Store it ? Drive it ? Race it? Limit the mileage? Drive the pants off of it?

[FLATOUT]

Mine will stay stock and might see a track day or two, but mileage will be limited and I will hold on to it long term.

Andy

[FLATOUT]

Going to let ^ decide - if it's not fast it's all his fault ... no pressure.

GTS-R was actually cheaper as a package - the 1 of 1 are the posers

Yours is going to be a monster lol.

[Dman]

Mine will stay stock and might see a track day or two, but mileage will be limited and I will hold on to it long term.

Andy

Stock? I thought that was a 4 letter word for you, Andy. lol. I'll believe when I see it. ;-)

[Vprbite]

I specifically want to know where you guys will be storing them and will the key be nearby? Just wondering ; )

[commandomatt]

Special edition, Last edition, Final edition, Dealer edition etc......so many of these have been made over the years that it almost funny. For some reason Dodge really embraced the idea of these 'instant collectibles' when it comes to Vipers, yet interestingly enough there were more of these made than many other great color combos. Essentially making them more common than many of the std production cars made.

I think the 1 of 1's are the hot ones and the special editions are for those that didn't have enough imagination to create their own look

Don't get me wrong. Some (but not all) are good looking combos but not different enough to stand out

I say 1 of 1's rule

[OneofOneViper]

Special edition, Last edition, Final edition, Dealer edition etc......so many of these have been made over the years that it almost funny. For some reason Dodge really embraced the idea of these 'instant collectibles' when it comes to Vipers, yet interestingly enough there were more of these made than many other great color combos. Essentially making them more common than may of the std production cars made.

I think the 1 of 1's are the hot ones and the special editions are for those that didn't have enough imagination to create their own look

Don't get me wrong. Some (but not all) are good looking combos but not different enough to stand out

I say 1 of 1's rule

100% agree and couldn't have said it better myself.

[FLATOUT]

There were 100 98 GT2/GTS-R's made. How have those held their value in comparison to all other gen 2's?

Special edition, Last edition, Final edition, Dealer edition etc......so many of these have been made over the years that it almost funny. For some reason Dodge really embraced the idea of these 'instant collectibles' when it comes to Vipers, yet interestingly enough there were more of these made than many other great color combos. Essentially making them more common than many of the std production cars made.

I think the 1 of 1's are the hot ones and the special editions are for those that didn't have enough imagination to create their own look

Don't get me wrong. Some (but not all) are good looking combos but not different enough to stand out

I say 1 of 1's rule

[uberpube]

Mine will be staying bone stock (except for xpel)and low mileage, once its through the break in period, its getting parked. I was just curious what others were doing with theirs. It's interesting how the package pricing worked out, it was cheaper than optioning out a car through 1 of 1. If the right offer comes along, I'll sell and buy something else.

[OneofOneViper]

There were 100 98 GT2/GTS-R's made. How have those held their value in comparison to all other gen 2's?

You're talking about something that actually changed the design and driving of the car---not just the paint like all these new special edition unit. You're comparing apples to oranges.

[ViperJon]

Mine will be staying bone stock (except for xpel)and low mileage, once its through the break in period, its getting parked. I was just curious what others were doing with theirs. It's interesting how the package pricing worked out, it was cheaper than optioning out a car through 1 of 1. If the right offer comes along, I'll sell and buy something else.

You're actually going to store the car away thinking that it's going to appreciate in value as an investment?

[ViperSmith]

I don't see the point in paying $140,000 for a car. Not drive it. Keep it as an investment. So it is worth $120,000 if your lucky in 10 years -if you are lucky.

Enjoy it.

[uberpube]

Not going complete mothball, but not going to be using as a standard road car either. Money could be made right now on it, but I want to see the car in person.

[Exhlr8n]

1 of 1 Poser pics...!

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[ViperJon]

Not going complete mothball, but not going to be using as a standard road car either. Money could be made right now on it, but I want to see the car in person.

So you're saying that you could make a profit selling it now, after sales tax and other costs.
Got to admit I'm skeptical, but good luck with the investment.

[bigmacsmallfries]

I'm a manual transmission guy, so I have the last of the manuals: a 997.2 911 Turbo, 997.2 GT3 RS, and the last mid-engined Ferrari with a manual, the F430 spyder. So the GTS-R is probably the last of my manual transmission collection. I don't have the time to drive the cars combined more than 3000-4000km/year so I expect to put around 1000km each year on the GTS-R but not for the lack of trying. lol

For you guys buying these as investments, I do think the GTS-R will be worth the most of any iteration of the Viper and more than the other special editions with the Voodoo coming in 2nd, snakeskin ACR 3rd, 1:28 ACR 4th, dealership edition ACR 5th, then the 1 of 1s and finally the standard ACR. I highly doubt the 1 of 1s are or ACR are going to make anybody money in the next few years, not really an 'investment' there's far too many that are being built. As for the 1 of 1s, what one person's idea of a nice colour is doesn't add value to a car. Seems to be exclusive to Porsche PTS on a rarer car.

[commandomatt]

There were 100 98 GT2/GTS-R's made. How have those held their value in comparison to all other gen 2's?

Well, while the 98 certainly has value, there are another half a dozen or more special editions that has not done anything at all. I do find it kind of amusing with all the special and limited editions that have been created over the years. In relationship to the total production number, there has to be more of those 'specials' than from any other brand/model out there.

I myself think that the car that will get more attention down the road than any other will be the White/Black center/Red driver and the Silver/Black center/Red driver. These are unique and what many associate with the return of the ACR....the ultimate street going factory race car

[Vprbite]

I read in some comments somewhere to some jalopnik article that Vipers are painted in "Mommy didn't love me enough colors." I thought that was funny. That 1of1 green ACR firs that bill. I think it's drop dead sexy though. I bet it looks even better in person which is impressive.

[jdcohenmd]

Mine will be Modded day 1. I want the best NA Viper possible. I see the car as a last of the old school manual cars. I want it in my collection and will enjoy driving it on the road and track. I also just acquired a Ford GT 350R for similar reasons, but will keep that stock. As far as profiting on cars that may or may not happen in time, but I leave that up to the dealers. Enjoy your toys or what is the point.

[commandomatt]

Simple question was what are you doing with your Special Edition.

Post a picture of your creative Viper that is not called a Special Edition which sold out immediately ... or did I get that wrong like my lack of imagination

Happy Holidays

Hey...part of my post was to definitely stir things up a bit but don't take it to seriously. Just trying to have some fun. We each have our own opinions and most everyone on here has more passion for these Vipers than any other car out there.....me included

The GTS-R is stunning....it really is. The part I don't like about it is the fact that there will be so many of them out there. Not many by other car manufacturers standards but certainly by Viper standards.

With the 1 of 1 offering, I thought it was an incredible opportunity to create the 'right' car and also knowing that it will in fact be a pretty rare combo (not just the exterior color but the car as a whole).

While my 1 of 1 is not visually as powerful as so many of them out there, it is ultimately exactly what I wanted in this machine. I lost a lot of sleep figuring it out and while I definitely had some strong colors on my list, it all came back full circle to one of the first combos that came to mind when I started considering this car. And with that, more of a traditional and timeless design

Happy Holidays right back at you

[bigmacsmallfries]

Agree have a PTS VooDoo RS and Silver Carrera GT could not justify the PTS plus I liked silver.

The ACR being old school tech manual V10 - not sure what will happen but no intentions on selling so it doesn't matter but many believe the GTS - R will be top of the food chain.

Buying to sell is a tough way to enjoy a car unless you have a collector mindset.

You have a really sweet collection. We have similar tastes. I'd get a carrera GT over any other hypercar.

I feel pretty comfortable with the GTS-R, def wouldn't trade it with any other Viper enjoyment wise or investment wise for that matter.

[uberpube]

So you're saying that you could make a profit selling it now, after sales tax and other costs.
Got to admit I'm skeptical, but good luck with the investment.

I've already turned down a couple of offers on the car just as a paper contract, I thought I would regret not taking delivery of it.

[jdcohenmd]

I went with avalanche grey for the GT350R

[Mark1107]

I would love a GTS-R...I drool.

[SharpMan]

GTS-R looks great but collectability? I don't get it...just paint. If it had some other technical element, and actual racing link / provenance then sure but a paint package? I don't think that constitutes a real collectability. All the stuff that's really worth something from the last 60 years is either achingly beautiful, incredibly limited or has some racing / performance pedigree.

Certainly on that last count ACR-Es in general will be something sought after down the road but I have to wonder about the limited edition models...