Quarter life crisis resulting in my first Viper! Milwaukee, Wisconsin

[Oberyn]

Hi all,

My name is Kyle. I just turned 25 yesterday and bought myself a new (used) toy. My long time dream car. A freakin Dodge Viper!

2003 SRT 10 with 47k. I could not be more estatic. I am new to the forums, and new to the world of Vipers. I must ask, what is the VOA member number?

And if any of you are Game of Thrones fans then my my username and plates on the car should make sense. Oberyn is a charector who's nickname is "The Red Viper"


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[slowhatch]

Congrats on the pickup! Get a set of gears in that thing (3.55s) and she'll really come to life.

[gerch85]

Congrats, GOT fan here, my viper was my I'm going to turn 30 next year crisis lol. I'll be driving by your area next month

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

HEY you pinged a memory cell! Back when I was 25 I bought my DREAM CAR: a V12 Jag XKE. I can still remember the rush of taking delivery, and peeking into my 1-car basement garage -at least 10 times a day. Same thing happened in '93, '96 too! CONGRATS!

Is this your first Hi-Torque machine? BE CAREFUL with the throttle pedal, especially if have OE Run-Flat (Run-Crap) tires that may LOOK GOOD, but 100% are NOT good. Trust me-us on this.


PS I used to live in Waukesha.... Adjacent/behind the Davidson estate (Harley-DAVIDSON).

[City]

Welcome to the world of awesome Kyle! Great to read and feel your enthusiasm!

Take a look at our "join" page and you'll get a better understanding of the Viper Owners Association and a member number.

The page appears to be written for you!

https://driveviper.com/join/

[The_Greg]

Kyle! I was you two years ago... Bought a 44k mile '06 coupe at 24, AND I live in Racine, WI.

I'll have to PM you and we should meet up sometime this summer. Enjoy the car, and try not to scrape too badly if/when you ever go downtown MKE.

[Space Truckin]

How COOL is that! Congratulations

[No hemi]

Congratrs on the Buy, Now just follow the advice everyone is giving you here , and you'll have a Fun and safe ownership of your car, also be ready for lots and LOTS of attention!!!

[swexlin]

Congrats on the 03, I have one too!

And Jon, I grew up in a 71 E V12 - my mother bought it new when I was 8. Was here daily driver (yes, in snow) for 10 years. She sold it only a few years ago. Was a dream to drive, and was got me going on cars in the first place.

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

Scott, wanna take a short, creepy walk??




Back in 1973 for a short while I had a stu-girlfriend at Eastern Airlines with a red XKE.... Is Your Mom's name SANDI ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[swexlin]

Scott, wanna take a short, creepy walk??




Back in 1973 for a short while I had a stu-girlfriend at Eastern Airlines with a red XKE.... Is Your Mom's name SANDI ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

LOL! No, her name (then) was Martha (now Marti, she had it legally change). Her's was a white 'vert, black interior, with the automatic. My mother just turned 75! But she bought the car from Philpenn Imports (no longer around) in Bryn Mawr, PA (Philly suburb). Right off the showroom floor.

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

Back to Wisconsin Kyle.............

Keep it pointed STRAIGHT when you roll-on the throttle..........

Don't take your forum advice without reading the YEAR of the car involved in the thread...the year matters.

Traction and control is EVERYTHING...without it, styling and HP is NOTHING. This fact gets proven every weekend....

[Vprbite]

Quarter life crisis is a thing now? What do you do for that, leave your wife for an 8th grader? I mean, since mid life crisis you leave your wife for a 25 yr old, seems the mathematical thing to do. And planning to live to 100 are we? Fairly ambitious I would say, I wish you the best of luck. Listen to Jon's advice, it will help you make your goal.

Slowhatch is right, gears will make that thing jump like a jackrabbit. Lots of fun.

Happy birthday and drive safely. Fun, just safely.

[AaronFL]

Congratulations! I was in your same shoes a year a half ago. I still peek into the garage a couple of times a day to make sure I'm not dreaming...srs. Have fun and take it easy until you get used to it. Most of all, keep a smile on your face, give thumbs up to others, and be prepared to spend a while answering questions at gas stations.

[Oberyn]

Congrats on the pickup! Get a set of gears in that thing (3.55s) and she'll really come to life.

Thanks! I think the priority for now will be tires, and I'm thinking the shocks may be in need of some help as well. Gears are definitely on the list of potentials. Right now I am trying to focus on essentials.

Congrats, GOT fan here, my viper was my I'm going to turn 30 next year crisis lol. I'll be driving by your area next month

Thank you! Road tripping in the Viper?

HEY you pinged a memory cell! Back when I was 25 I bought my DREAM CAR: a V12 Jag XKE. I can still remember the rush of taking delivery, and peeking into my 1-car basement garage -at least 10 times a day. Same thing happened in '93, '96 too! CONGRATS!

Is this your first Hi-Torque machine? BE CAREFUL with the throttle pedal, especially if have OE Run-Flat (Run-Crap) tires that may LOOK GOOD, but 100% are NOT good. Trust me-us on this.

PS I used to live in Waukesha.... Adjacent/behind the Davidson estate (Harley-DAVIDSON).

Thank you much. It's still sinking in, every time I open the garage door I'm beaming.

I am not sure where that is.. Was Harley Davidson from Waukesha?

Welcome to the world of awesome Kyle! Great to read and feel your enthusiasm!

Take a look at our "join" page and you'll get a better understanding of the Viper Owners Association and a member number.

The page appears to be written for you!

https://driveviper.com/join/

Thank you much! I will definitely be checking this out.

Kyle! I was you two years ago... Bought a 44k mile '06 coupe at 24, AND I live in Racine, WI.

I'll have to PM you and we should meet up sometime this summer. Enjoy the car, and try not to scrape too badly if/when you ever go downtown MKE.

Sounds great! Do you know of a trustworthy shop to have it detailed? I don't think the previous owner had it waxed once. :/

Congratulations! I was in your same shoes a year a half ago. I still peek into the garage a couple of times a day to make sure I'm not dreaming...srs. Have fun and take it easy until you get used to it. Most of all, keep a smile on your face, give thumbs up to others, and be prepared to spend a while answering questions at gas stations.

The smile is permanent for sure. And I love the attention I get. I did not buy it for attention, but smiling ladies and people taking pictures is always fun.

Quarter life crisis is a thing now? What do you do for that, leave your wife for an 8th grader? I mean, since mid life crisis you leave your wife for a 25 yr old, seems the mathematical thing to do. And planning to live to 100 are we? Fairly ambitious I would say, I wish you the best of luck. Listen to Jon's advice, it will help you make your goal.

Slowhatch is right, gears will make that thing jump like a jackrabbit. Lots of fun.

Happy birthday and drive safely. Fun, just safely.

I wouldn't be where I am today if I weren't ambitous. So maybe I'll raise the bar to 150! I can only imagine what the Vipers will be like then!

[The_Greg]

Sounds great! Do you know of a trustworthy shop to have it detailed? I don't think the previous owner had it waxed once. :/

Actually I've been asking around for myself with no avail.

[Vprbite]

Nice. I like your attitude. How are you enjoying it so far? I used to go out and look at it in the garage just to see if it was still there too. But I haven't done that in like, 2 days, so maybe I better go check. Really there is no better feeling than getting your dream car. It seems a little similar to how I did it. It was a promise I made to myself that I was able to keep. That is just the greatest feeling. you set out to make it happen and did. Isn't that awesome? iand What is interesting about these cars is it seems like that feeling doesn't really go away. You see people on here who have had a number of vipers since 92 and they still behave like little kids on Christmas morning everytime they go to drive them.

It's good to get involved on the forums early too. Lots of good advice on here. And as I said before, Jon's advice about safety will help you get to that 150 yr old goal.

Got a list of mods lined up yet?

Again, welcome and happy birthday. Enjoy that car, it's obviously in the correct color, at least I think so.

Thanks! I think the priority for now will be tires, and I'm thinking the shocks may be in need of some help as well. Gears are definitely on the list of potentials. Right now I am trying to focus on essentials.



Thank you! Road tripping in the Viper?



Thank you much. It's still sinking in, every time I open the garage door I'm beaming.

I am not sure where that is.. Was Harley Davidson from Waukesha?



Thank you much! I will definitely be checking this out.



Sounds great! Do you know of a trustworthy shop to have it detailed? I don't think the previous owner had it waxed once. :/



The smile is permanent for sure. And I love the attention I get. I did not buy it for attention, but smiling ladies and people taking pictures is always fun.



I wouldn't be where I am today if I weren't ambitous. So maybe I'll raise the bar to 150! I can only imagine what the Vipers will be like then!

[gerch85]

Thank you! Road tripping in the Viper?

No, I am taking the drive on my truck, its going to be a good seven hours drive

[Vprbite]

Actually I've been asking around for myself with no avail.

Just a thought...for me I had the issue of wanting a good detail shop that not only would do a good job on my expensive car but also one that wouldn't take it put for a joy ride. A problem with a lot of detail joints or some dude who details out,of his garage kind of thing. Even if he is good, he isn't insured for if he drops the orbital n your hood.

So what I recommend, is call up a really respected and high end Hot Rod shop or High End Body Shop. They are used to dealing with valuable cars and won't go joy ride it an wreck it. Body shops have to detail all the cars they work on and so they have the ability to detail high end cars. Hot rod shops are also able to do a good one. The shop I use does a lot of orange peel work on their customers new cars. If one of their customers buys a new DD for his wife and needs the orange peel taken out of it, they bring it to them. The shop I use regularly builds 100k plus hot rods so I know I can trust them with my Viper. The place I use isn't crazy expensive either. They did a cut and polish on my 02 (lots of swirls) for 500. Which I think is totally reasonable. They did a buff and seal (no cut required) on my 06 for 350.00 and they did do a little extra and removed some etching off that was left by the previous owner but I have gotten to know them so they take care of me a bit.

So, call a few places up and see of they will do it. Like an said there is totally something to be said for peace of mind knowing your car is in good hands. And, out here at least, a chincy, low-rent shady-ass car wash would charge at least 300 for a detail, and you could maybe talk em down to 250. But would it be worth it to have some idiot who doesn't know their ass from a whole in the ground burn your paint? And yes they are insured but what a mess to deal with. I say a few hundred more is worth it.

Obviously, there are fantastic high end detail shops that are totally trustworthy but they may be harder to find. There are some in the Beverly Hills area of course, but they also charge crazy fees. So, this is at least what works for me and what I recommend. I hope this helps.

[Viper Red]

Congrats and welcome to the family

[Big Miata]

Im just happy Im not the only one who had to buy one of these things before I turned 30. So cal houses are too much so I thought lets get a viper before we look for a good woman. Now all I get is bad women who like the car ahahahahah

[99RT10]

Hi all,

My name is Kyle. I just turned 25 yesterday and bought myself a new (used) toy. My long time dream car. A freakin Dodge Viper!

2003 SRT 10 with 47k. I could not be more estatic. I am new to the forums, and new to the world of Vipers. I must ask, what is the VOA member number?

And if any of you are Game of Thrones fans then my my username and plates on the car should make sense. Oberyn is a charector who's nickname is "The Red Viper"


viperam.jpg

Congrats, great looking rides. Check your PMs.

[Oberyn]

Nice. I like your attitude. How are you enjoying it so far? I used to go out and look at it in the garage just to see if it was still there too. But I haven't done that in like, 2 days, so maybe I better go check. Really there is no better feeling than getting your dream car. It seems a little similar to how I did it. It was a promise I made to myself that I was able to keep. That is just the greatest feeling. you set out to make it happen and did. Isn't that awesome? iand What is interesting about these cars is it seems like that feeling doesn't really go away. You see people on here who have had a number of vipers since 92 and they still behave like little kids on Christmas morning everytime they go to drive them.

It's good to get involved on the forums early too. Lots of good advice on here. And as I said before, Jon's advice about safety will help you get to that 150 yr old goal.

Got a list of mods lined up yet?

Again, welcome and happy birthday. Enjoy that car, it's obviously in the correct color, at least I think so.

I am loving it! Though going through 3 tanks of gas in a weekend is going to be a habit I need to break ASAP. I am definitely digging the activity on the forums so far. Lots of neat tips and tricks I found already and my list of ideas is growing and growing. However, I will only be doing quick inexpensive things for now as I need to let the reserves build back up haha. The previous owner put straight pipes on the car which I believe is causing the 02 sensor to throw a check engine light. Can anyone confirm that might be a cause?

No, I am taking the drive on my truck, its going to be a good seven hours drive

I took the car for a 2 hour cruise back to Illinois last weekend. That wasn't bad, but 7 hours might be a bit rough.

Just a thought...for me I had the issue of wanting a good detail shop that not only would do a good job on my expensive car but also one that wouldn't take it put for a joy ride. A problem with a lot of detail joints or some dude who details out,of his garage kind of thing. Even if he is good, he isn't insured for if he drops the orbital n your hood.

So what I recommend, is call up a really respected and high end Hot Rod shop or High End Body Shop. They are used to dealing with valuable cars and won't go joy ride it an wreck it. Body shops have to detail all the cars they work on and so they have the ability to detail high end cars. Hot rod shops are also able to do a good one. The shop I use does a lot of orange peel work on their customers new cars. If one of their customers buys a new DD for his wife and needs the orange peel taken out of it, they bring it to them. The shop I use regularly builds 100k plus hot rods so I know I can trust them with my Viper. The place I use isn't crazy expensive either. They did a cut and polish on my 02 (lots of swirls) for 500. Which I think is totally reasonable. They did a buff and seal (no cut required) on my 06 for 350.00 and they did do a little extra and removed some etching off that was left by the previous owner but I have gotten to know them so they take care of me a bit.

So, call a few places up and see of they will do it. Like an said there is totally something to be said for peace of mind knowing your car is in good hands. And, out here at least, a chincy, low-rent shady-ass car wash would charge at least 300 for a detail, and you could maybe talk em down to 250. But would it be worth it to have some idiot who doesn't know their ass from a whole in the ground burn your paint? And yes they are insured but what a mess to deal with. I say a few hundred more is worth it.

Obviously, there are fantastic high end detail shops that are totally trustworthy but they may be harder to find. There are some in the Beverly Hills area of course, but they also charge crazy fees. So, this is at least what works for me and what I recommend. I hope this helps.

This is great advice. There is a hot rod shop just a block away from me.... I think I will start there!

Congrats and welcome to the family

Thank you. It's good to be here. Can't wait to get more involved.

Im just happy Im not the only one who had to buy one of these things before I turned 30. So cal houses are too much so I thought lets get a viper before we look for a good woman. Now all I get is bad women who like the car ahahahahah

hahah yeah I definitely can see the attention the car gets. But any lady who wants a guy for the car is a lady to can look for someone else.

Congrats, great looking rides. Check your PMs.

Thank you! The TA is a buddy of mine from HS. I used to give him crap about buying a yellow convertible. I don't give him crap anymore as he is running low 10's. :P

[Crotalidae]

Welcome aboard...great looking vehicle!!!