Anyone here own or know someone with a 1st gen Viper?

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tl;dr --- Are 1st gen vipers worth buying considering how cheap they are? Same bang for your buck as the S2000?


Been looking at some and they're hilariously cheaper than I thought, basically half the price of the NSX I wanted for next year or 2020.

Are these things reliable and most importantly genuinely amazing to drive? Are repairs an arm and a leg? I don't like high maintenance cars, and I can't afford 10 grand for a clutch either. I like my S2000 a lot and it was worth every penny, but would the Viper bring even more joy or at least the same bang for your buck? I know it's a different type of car, but similar in some ways in terms of being RWD bare bones death traps with no traction control/aids.
 
My friend had one, 98 gts... I drive it for a road test one time... Amazing beast...

For what i remembrer he do ~2500-5000 km per year and in 8 years of ownership he never told me about costly maintance.
 
Gas is insane. Body repairs are insane. Maintenance is insane.

Pretty much why you can have one cheap, most of the time its not a gts.
 
bovi.prelude said:
Gas is insane. Body repairs are insane. Maintenance is insane.

Pretty much why you can have one cheap, most of the time its not a gts.
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I figured I'd probably get 200-250 km per tank which is expected. I'm aware of the body being pretty pricey especially if you damage the front, but I figured at least the mechanical part couldn't be too expensive if you leave the car bone stock. I'm wondering if this car would be more expensive than owning a mid-late 2000s Z06 too

bovi.prelude said:
Just by trying to compare this to a S2k, dont buy it
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Yeah I know it's different but tbh I'm looking for something a little more scary and impractical than the s2000. I've never driven anything with that much torque and I just want to see how much more fun it can be. Z06s are another option if I can find a clean coupe in black, except everyone has a Corvette lol
 
I hated the first Gen viper flames had.

Cheap interior, shit driving position, okay look (opinion)

But in the year he had it, other then tires he didn't put a single penny on it.

Car had a tune, long tube headers and catback exhaust.

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To me, the best years are 1997-2002 Vipers (Gen II) . You should buy a GTS or an ACR. You should avoid 1996 MY and Viper RTs. Compared to all the cars I have owned in my life, my 1997 Viper GTS is in my top 3 in terms of driving experience. This is a 100% testosterone car: raw, not well-mannered, poor quality finish, etc. but the driving experience is unbeatable.
 
Casino said:
I figured I'd probably get 200-250 km per tank which is expected. I'm aware of the body being pretty pricey especially if you damage the front, but I figured at least the mechanical part couldn't be too expensive if you leave the car bone stock. I'm wondering if this car would be more expensive than owning a mid-late 2000s Z06 too


Yeah I know it's different but tbh I'm looking for something a little more scary and impractical than the s2000. I've never driven anything with that much torque and I just want to see how much more fun it can be. Z06s are another option if I can find a clean coupe in black, except everyone has a Corvette lol
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https://ca.cargurus.com/Cars/invent...=false&filtersModified=true#listing=217658410

Z06 2006+ 505 HP. Insane fast car. 39k $ About the same price you will find a First Gen viper.

Way better than older viper. I would get the z06 2006+

Look on kijiji you can find a 2006+ Z06 for about 35-37k$ Sometime during summer when theres deal.
 
Maintenance insane on a viper? It's a parts bin collection of loosely assembled 80s/90s Chrysler parts... Yea there are some specific items that are costly but the rest of it no.

Wheel hub? 150$
Spark plugs- 3.50$ each
Ignition coil- 50 each
Plug wires- 120$ from the dealer
Clutch- 400-600$

I'd say 90% of maintence items or really anything mechanical can be sourced from a local Autoparts store.

Vs let's say a 993 where doing plugs, wires and caps will be around 2000$

What's expensive? Control arms, shocks , axles...
 
SilverViper said:
To me, the best years are 1997-2002 Vipers (Gen II) . You should buy a GTS or an ACR. You should avoid 1996 MY and Viper RTs. Compared to all the cars I have owned in my life, my 1997 Viper GTS is in my top 3 in terms of driving experience. This is a 100% testosterone car: raw, not well-mannered, poor quality finish, etc. but the driving experience is unbeatable.
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I do remember that feeling- my leg still is sore.
 
Sa coûte rien en maintenance/ part. Intérieur tellement cheap . Toute est cheap . Tu fais juste regardé le plastic pis il casse a mesure. La peinture cheap , sur mon ancienne 2003 j'ai changer la résistance du moteur de ventilation avec le meme numéro de pièce d'une néon à l'auto part a côté de chez moi. Mais il a aucun autre auto pour te donné le feeling de cette voiture la . Le look unique , le son unique le moteur unique . Voila les 3 raisons tu achètes une viper
 
First gen je connais un gars dans mon coin, il daily drive ca toute les putains de jour qui a pas de neige au sol.

Second gen j'en ai chauffé une modifié avec des side pipes. J'aurait moins attiré l'attention en me promenant avec un F18.... C'Est épeurant comme char. En accélération tu as l'impression que si le passager tousse ca va etre assez pour que tu t'envole dans un arbre.

La S2000 a mon chum tu peux batonner ca comme si t'a vie en dépendait et la voiture reste prévisible et soumise. CHauffé la Viper comme j'ai chauffé la S2000 a mon chum je serais mort avec sans doute 5-6 victimes innocente.
 
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