well I bought a new 2013!

[sparkrn]

Yes yes yes. Change the oil asap

[swexlin]

swexlin: Thanks! Seems there are quite a few track pack cars floating around here. I think more than launch edition cars

That's because we have the BEST Viper! (Ducks for cover....!)

[viperdriver5150]

I was just checking every CA dodge dealer I could find and Champion had the lowest price on there website, asking 73K, I got them down to 71K.
My local Dodge dealer is Stevens Creek Dodge, they couldn't even come close.

I was also dealing on that car in Oct/Nov and they wouldn't budge from 78k, but ended up with a brand new GTS (msrp 134k) for 78k delivered on New Years Eve.

Congratulations on your purchase, it's hard to believe a person can buy a car of that quality/speed for under 80k.

[financialman]

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Here are a few cell pics, all I have so far.

[Zybane]

Some will debate, but in the opinions of the long toothed gurus around here, yepper. Those track pack cars were the shake out group on the first run of the production line, the first 150 made & tend to have a few gremlins, but hec that's a warranty is for, but that oil is quite old in there. Plus, we have enough reports of main bearing failures due to oil issues, mostly improper filling & checking, on a car of this value, swapping the oil is a no brainer asap. Many will include an oil change on delivery of a 2013, but I don't think anyone would argue moving to Mobil1, the blood of the viper engine since inception and dumping the Penzoil crap that they put in them now.

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Here are a few cell pics, all I have so far.

Looks great! I'm with everyone else. I plan on changing the oil with Mobil 1 right when I get mine home, then again at 500 miles and monitor closely. $200 is worth the peace of mind.

[viper_eddie]

Maybe they went down a bit more as I was a cash buyer, or the car sat even longer.

I purposely told them I'll finance so they can make some extra money but who knows. Congratulations, it's a great deal and I hope you'll enjoy it! It's about damn time somebody bought it!

[financialman]

From one Track Pack owner to another, I say congrats and welcome. They really are special cars. I'm having MAJOR cabin fever from not being able to drive mine due to bad weather here. She's been sitting for a month now, with no end in sight. And, yes, the car is fast. I kept saying the same thing when I got mine, and I was coming from a Gen 3, not slow by any means.

This was a leftover new car? That's a helluva deal. Wow.

I purposely told them I'll finance so they can make some extra money but who knows. Congratulations, it's a great deal and I hope you'll enjoy it! It's about damn time somebody bought it!

I guess the I guess the extra time sitting they lowered the price a bit more

[Dman]

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Here are a few cell pics, all I have so far.

Yes, we've all seen every color before, but man, do you ever get tired of looking at it, drool. So hot, whish I could've gotten the SRT hood on mine, love the 6 vent.

[viper_eddie]

OK so now the important question is how does it compare to the 458???

[2doorrocket]

OK so now the important question is how does it compare to the 458???

Lol... The 458 mops up the floor with the Viper in terms of Sex Appeal and Soundtrack. That's about it hahaha. I had one for a while, boy do I wish I hadn't sold it.

[ViperDog]

Changing the oil depends on how it was driven. If you drive it enough at a time long enough to get the oil over 200 degrees, you'll boil out the moisture and crap that can cause problems sitting too long. I fail to see the difference between Pennzoil Ultra and Mobil One - they both meet the same SAE specs and the factory considers them good enough to warranty......

[Nine Ball]

My ears are burning in here.

Congrats on the newest toy! And yes, the SRT Track Pack cars are the fastest version of Viper, in a straight line or at the drag strip. My TA is faster around the track, than my previous SRT-TP, however. Wish I had one of each.

[financialman]

Lol... The 458 mops up the floor with the Viper in terms of Sex Appeal and Soundtrack. That's about it hahaha. I had one for a while, boy do I wish I hadn't sold it.

Actually I wouldn't go that far, mopping the floor Lol!

They are just different, the 458 is like a precision surgical tool while the Viper is more like a Sledge hammer, and yes the sound of a 458 is intoxicating, very much like a F1 car, or how the F1 cars used to be before V6 turbo of 2014... Don't get me started on that!
But this gen 5 has a great sound too, better than my 2002 GTS had I think.

I really like having a stick as well, can't get that in any Ferrari ever again, although the dual clutch trans in the 458 is just incredibly fast shifts with your foot to the floor, and the 9000 rpm redline is fun, never misses a shift either.
Where the Viper shines is the low end torque, the 458 lacks there compared to a gen 5 anyway.

I love both, but if funds where scarce I would rather have the Viper if I had to choose, I really love this gen 5, looks,sound, power, it's exclusive (far more 458's than Vipers in Silicon Valley), and for the price I paid it is a bargain, 458 msrp was 282K! Yikes!

[financialman]

My ears are burning in here.

Congrats on the newest toy! And yes, the SRT Track Pack cars are the fastest version of Viper, in a straight line or at the drag strip. My TA is faster around the track, than my previous SRT-TP, however. Wish I had one of each.

With the discount prices at the moment you should have both!

[2doorrocket]

Actually I wouldn't go that far, mopping the floor Lol!

They are just different, the 458 is like a precision surgical tool while the Viper is more like a Sledge hammer (AGREED), and yes the sound of a 458 is intoxicating, very much like a F1 car, or how the F1 cars used to be before V6 turbo of 2014... Don't get me started on that! (I THINK WE JUST BECAME BEST FRIENDS!)
But this gen 5 has a great sound too, better than my 2002 GTS had I think.

I really like having a stick as well, can't get that in any Ferrari ever again, although the dual clutch trans in the 458 is just incredibly fast shifts with your foot to the floor, and the 9000 rpm redline is fun, never misses a shift either.
Where the Viper shines is the low end torque, the 458 lacks there compared to a gen 5 anyway.

I love both, but if funds where scarce I would rather have the Viper if I had to choose, I really love this gen 5, looks,sound, power, it's exclusive (far more 458's than Vipers in Silicon Valley), and for the price I paid it is a bargain, 458 msrp was 282K! Yikes!

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