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Awesome car, love the color!

That was my first model car ever, same color and all. Its also my dream car. Keep the pics coming.

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Originally Posted by URNEXT! (Post 1099611)

730rwtq at 2400RPM is not ideal for autocross LOL! I'm putting Pilot Sport Cups on my new rims so we'll just have to see how much grip I have.

One of our veterans auto-x's a Gen-1, not as much power as yours but he does pretty well with it when he has slicks mounted. On street tires it is a bit of a handful.

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Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1099005)

I love old Viper GTS coupes, especially in that color.

Same here! Hot damn, I'm jealous!

Thanks for the comments guys :tup: I should have the new rims by Thursday. I'm pushing to have the rims on the car for Kaizen Tuning's open house this weekend. I did some research on brake rotors tonight so I'll probably have a nice set on the car soon. I plan on cleaning up the engine bay a bit (new lines, clamps, ect.) and that will be it for a while. I'll post some new pics soon.

So details! Did you find the car locally or on CL or ebay or what?

Edit: One of the reasons I don't buy my dream cars is because I can't afford the insurance and maintenance. Sucks...

wow, nice pickup. Love those vipers. :tup:

Beautiful, congrats !

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Originally Posted by SmoothZ (Post 1099788)

So details! Did you find the car locally or on CL or ebay or what?

Edit: One of the reasons I don't buy my dream cars is because I can't afford the insurance and maintenance. Sucks...

I believe the car was on ebay but one of my Viper buddies sourced the car for me. The car was located in New Jersey so it wasn't a big hike for me to get it.

Maintenance isn't too bad, I do all my own so I'm not worried about the dealer premium. I bought a factory service manual so all the reference material I'll ever need is in hand.

Insurance on the car runs me a little under $700 a year which is a tad higher than what I pay for my Z. I just turned 29 (car was a b-day present to myself LOL!) and have a good driving record and great credit. The one thing that makes these cars hard to attain is that most banks will not finance a car this old. If they do then chances are they won't give you anywhere near the full cost of the car.

I love this shape and the color is my fav too. Good choice buddy post more pics once the new wheels are on :tup:

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Originally Posted by URNEXT! (Post 1100233)

You said it!

Banks tend to get real shaky past the 5-year mark on a car. However, the Viper could be argued as a collector item given production numbers and rarity. Depends on who you bank with.

I bought my Z as a birthday present to my self, quite a coincidence! CONGRATS AGAIN, and happy birthday belated!

We need some pics of that V10 :)

I'll try and get some new pics shot tomorrow. It looks like its going to rain any minute. If everything goes right I'll be putting the new rims on the car tomorrow. Fedex should be arriving shortly :)

I had a neighbor with a Viper when I was a kid. I always did want one. Looks great.