Hello from Tampa Bay Area

[jsn11]

Hello viper lovers, my name is Jonathan and I just purchased my first viper!
I've been a lurker of the VOA boards for a few years and been wanting to own a viper since I was born. (November 1991, same as the snake!)
I grew up in a rally environment (dad was semi-pro racer) so I have some experience with small european cars such as the Renault Clio RS, Citroen Xsara WRC and most recently a Subaru WRX. But the viper is a totally different beast.

Before buying the vehicle I took your advice in an earlier post and had Dan Cragin at SPT perform a PPI, result was pristine. The car is being shipped from California and should arrive in a week. It's a 2013 GTS with 3,800 miles, no mods.

I've been reading lots of threads, from motor oil recommendations to common issues in GenV's. One thing I couldn't find is a checklist of suggested maintenance items when buying a 5 year old used Viper. I'm planning on doing the oil change, but what about other items such as radiator fluid, tranny fluid, air filters, new tires, etc? What do you guys recommend doing? I won't be tracking the car.

I'm excited to have joined the club and looking forward to meeting all of you at NVE4 in Miami!

P.S. Special shout-out to Ryan (98intrigue) for letting me drive in your ACR, it's the experience that made me pull the trigger on the purchase. (wish I had the extra cash, would have bought yours)

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