Finally the search is over and drove my dream car home

[thetalonguy]

Congrats!!! Once you get the snake bite, you can never be cured until you get one.

Get it on a track, AutoX or beginner HPDE with other VOA members to really enjoy your experience.

[Deucefour]

Congrats!! Black is sick!!!

[ForTehNguyen]

Good to know. Do you guys recommend doing the full bumper/hood? I was very surprised by the paint quality on these. No orange peel, and a mirror finish. Does the 6" strip look ok? I've always seen cars with the strip that starts to "fade" and it just drives me insane.

Any other tips for a new owner? Thanks for the warm welcome!!

all vipers are hand painted, vipers with stripes take abouty 150 man hours to paint by hand. Definitely protect it

[pitdad]

Did you trade for something fun?

[CopperCrazy]

Congrats on getting your Viper! Its been three years since I bought mine and I still stand and stare at it in the garage :-)

[chris_lee]

Chris,

That was actually my car. I traded it in last month. Congrats and enjoy! Let me know if you have any questions.

Awesome man! I sent you a PM. Small World!

Took the wife out for an amazing drive with the great weather out here.. Despite my warnings... she burns her leg getting out the car lol. It's now a big running joke at the house.

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Also, I went though like 20 boxes of old photos to find this photo. It was 94 I think and a guy rolled up to my first job "walmart" in his new Viper. The owner was cool enough to let me run into the store buy a disposable camera and wait for me to come take a picture in it. That was the moment... I told myself, "One day man, One day..."

Would be incredible if he was on this site and still owned a Viper.

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[dalton202]

Congratulations! Right before I left for Desert Shield, Dodge released a poster of the future Viper. I got the poster and while I was over there my sister had it framed up for me. Still have it.

[bulitt]

Congrats! It's a beauty! Check the air pressure in your tires. Last 2 Vipers I purchased from Dealers the tires were overinflated to prevent flat spots. Drove the 08 and thought "This car drives like crap! And so fricking noisey!" And expansion cracks were crazy scary! Checked the air the next day and tires were inflated to 44lbs! Yikes. Let 12 lbs out and it is a completely different driver.

[Stealth78]

Awesome man! I sent you a PM. Small World!

Took the wife out for an amazing drive with the great weather out here.. Despite my warnings... she burns her leg getting out the car lol. It's now a big running joke at the house.

IMG_6088.JPG

Also, I went though like 20 boxes of old photos to find this photo. It was 94 I think and a guy rolled up to my first job "walmart" in his new Viper. The owner was cool enough to let me run into the store buy a disposable camera and wait for me to come take a picture in it. That was the moment... I told myself, "One day man, One day..."

Would be incredible if he was on this site and still owned a Viper.

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Awesome story and even better when documented with pics! Congratulations!