Bring back the K car.
Bruce
please nobody kill me for saying this. i know i wouldnt want one, but i do know my wife and some other folks would.
if Dodge could put in auto as a option in the Viper i think they could sell way more of them. just thinking of that for a while as maybe a way to help keep making the Viper and help Dodge make some profit on them as well.
i think it would open a lot of oppurtunitys up for the Viper market-thru dodge as well as the aftermarket.
The only "auto" that Viper folks at Dodge should take a look at is a paddle shifted manual sequential. You know, the gearbox most of the 21st century race cars have. Put it into the ACR -- it's a barely street legal racecar anyway.if Dodge could put in auto as a option in the Viper i think they could sell way more of them.
I usually want to be a glass half full kinfd iof person so don't take this as me not being positive, but the biggest diffirence this time is the federal government is involved more than ever before. I know they had some oversite in the eighties but now they have a know nothing "car czar" (thank you United Socialist States) telling the auto makes what to build. Hopefully Chrysler and Ford? GM for that matter habve the "wherewithall" to be able to build the the cars the gov't wants AND the cars we want.
The only "auto" that Viper folks at Dodge should take a look at is a paddle shifted manual sequential. You know, the gearbox most of the 21st century race cars have. Put it into the ACR -- it's a barely street legal racecar anyway.
Keep the regular Viper a 6 or 7 MT. As one of the few female Viper drivers, an AT in a Viper is a complete travesty. If women want to play with the big girls, learn to drive an MT!![]()
if Dodge could put in auto as a option in the Viper i think they could sell way more of them.
Juli, honey... You are killin me.I'm all for paddle-shifters...if it could be done to the Viper, (blasphemy? I think not!) I think it'd be awesome. ~juli
*Good Luck, Kala...hope you find a software engineer who can do this!*
What I'm trying to do uses my own Viper Tremec T-56 transmission. Not an automatic.Juli, honey... You are killin me.
Most paddle shifters are hooked to auto boxes,(unless it is a 250K car) you dont want to see a Viper with an automatic in it do you?
I know that you like the paddle shifters in you auto Vette, but it would be blasphemy in the Viper![]()
dude, you are always so pleasant. i cant wait until your next uplifting post.![]()
Juli, honey... You are killin me.
Most paddle shifters are hooked to auto boxes,(unless it is a 250K car) you don't want to see a Viper with an automatic in it do you?
I know that you like the paddle shifters in you auto Vette, but it would be blasphemy in the Viper
Kala you have the rite idea! Can one of the tuners out there help you with the software? What would the parts cost to do that?
Heck, just stick the viper logo on a fiat 500 and call it a day.They would also sell a lot of Vipers if Dodge put a four-cylinder in them. But then it wouldn't be a Viper.
Thanks JuliI'm ALL FOR IT...hope that the software CAN be written. GO KALA!~juli
Wanting an auto in a viper is like wishing your wife wanted sex with you less.
i didnt say lower the price and qaulity,thats what a lesser engine would do. the think tank so far hasnt done so good in keeping the Viper alive, so i guess smart ass comments will do it.Pleasant, unpleasant...it doesn't matter. He is right. I'm sure if we all hold hands around the campfire and sing happy-happy-joy-joy songs Chrysler will come out stronger than ever.![]()
Paddles are fine if you're willing to pay for it to do yourself. Cool project. It's America. You can do whatever you want with your posession... Even white hood vents! But don't insist a product change it's identity for your own demands.
juli, why did you buy that style of vette? would you have bought a Viper if it was equipped the same way? i am not asking this in an argumentative way whatsoever, just interested.I don't think any of us wants to change the Viper's identity at all. I still think we're all mostly in agreement that the Viper stay the RAWBEAST that it is. Like you said, whatever anyone wants to do with their own possession is their right. I didn't say to make it an AUTOMATIC (like my paddle-shifting Vette is) tranny. Let's see if someone can do this with the software while keeping the Tremec...the logistics blow my mind~!~juli
juli, why did you buy that style of vette? would you have bought a Viper if it was equipped the same way? i am not asking this in an argumentative way whatsoever, just interested.
right now i am sitting here with a cast from my hand up past my elbow and i would love to drive my car right now........