New viper owner

[Crimson135]

I very recently sold my BMW and found a great deal on a viper. I had been wanting a Viper since I was a little kid. I'm VERY excited to finally have one. It's a 1998 GTS with 34k miles. It hasn't been well maintained at all, it has a horrible misfire, oil leak, service engine light, etc. I think the tires are the only thing that have ever been changed. It has the original wires, plugs, and belt. It rained all day yesterday so I was able to spend some time with it in the garage. I changed the oil, pressure sending unit,, belt, idler pulley, O2 sensors, plugs and plan on doing the trans fluid today.

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[AZTVR]

Definitely change the wires also. That is the first thing recommended to me by a Viper tech when I bought an '02 with lower mileage quite a few years ago.

[Vipes]

Congrats on the car and welcome! Awesome color/stripe combo! It's nice to see a neglected viper get some TLC.

[USAFPILOT]

Looks great, I’m sure it’ll be running great in no time.

[Crimson135]

Thanks guys. The stripes are vinyl. I wanted a blue w/ white stripe (like everyone else). But the price was too good on this one. I've always had red cars, so the tradition continues.

The stripes have a couple flaws. So, I'll have them removed and if the paint has a "ghost" stripe I'll have fresh ones put on.

[gfviperman]

FYI ... Silver Stripes were stock on the 1998s ...