Shanedog
Enthusiast
Hi all. Well, this has been a long time coming for me. I have owned one Viper in the past (a 93 RT-10) but sold it about 5 years ago. Since then I bought a nice Factory Five Shelby Cobra but I sold it last summer because I knew I wanted another Viper. I have been a Viper lover since I saw my first one in 1992, and IMO there is no better car on the road. I even went so far as to name my first born son Gathen Ty Shaner just so he could have the initials GTS 
Well, with the Cobra sold, I finally got the green light to buy another Viper (what can I say, the wife runs the show). I will be 100% ready to purchase in about 6 weeks (the first of April). The date is based on a deal I have made with my wife, and it doesn't hurt that I am expecting a check at the end of the quarter.
Anyways, I thought I would throw this thread out there to see what all is available. I have been looking avidly for several months (various Viper forums, EBAY, Autotrader, Cars.com, etc.), and I know what I want, and what I don't want, and most importantly what I am willing to spend (ideally closer to $30K, but will pay more for the right car, especially a Gen 3). In addition, I would MUCH rather buy from a Viper Club member as opposed to some random person off the internet that may know nothing about the car they are selling. I know there are several people out there that would like to sell there car or need to get out of their car but don't have it advertised, and I thought this would be a good way to get my feelers on everything out there. Following is a list of years/models I am considering:
2003-2004 SRT-10, Black or Silver only (less than 30K, would prefer under 20K)
1996-1997 Blue/White GTS
1998-2001 GTS (no ACR), Black, Saphire Blue, Grey, or Silver - I prefer a car with no stripes and with black interior (less than 30K, would prefer under 20K)
1998-2001 RT-10, Black, Saphire Blue, Grey, or Silver - I prefer a car with no stripes, with black interior, and a hard top (less than 30K, would prefer under 20K)
I would also like to find a car with some extras/performance modifications (I know you usually don't hear that with all the people wanting stock cars). Anyways, a car with tasteful, well put together upgrades such as intake, headers, exhaust, supercharger, wheels, etc. would be a plus.
If anyone has any cars for sale, or that you are thinking about selling feel free to shoot me a PM or an e-mail at [email protected]
I need to reiterate that I won't be buying until April 1 (or right around there) as I need to respect the criteria my wife gave me to allow me to buy a Viper. If the right car comes along, and we can agree on a sale price, I would be willing to make a deposit to hold the car until April 1 if needed.
I can hardly wait to become active in the VCA and member of this forum, and become a part of the Kansas City Viper Club....it has been a long time coming.
Thanks for your time!
-Derek
Well, with the Cobra sold, I finally got the green light to buy another Viper (what can I say, the wife runs the show). I will be 100% ready to purchase in about 6 weeks (the first of April). The date is based on a deal I have made with my wife, and it doesn't hurt that I am expecting a check at the end of the quarter.
Anyways, I thought I would throw this thread out there to see what all is available. I have been looking avidly for several months (various Viper forums, EBAY, Autotrader, Cars.com, etc.), and I know what I want, and what I don't want, and most importantly what I am willing to spend (ideally closer to $30K, but will pay more for the right car, especially a Gen 3). In addition, I would MUCH rather buy from a Viper Club member as opposed to some random person off the internet that may know nothing about the car they are selling. I know there are several people out there that would like to sell there car or need to get out of their car but don't have it advertised, and I thought this would be a good way to get my feelers on everything out there. Following is a list of years/models I am considering:
2003-2004 SRT-10, Black or Silver only (less than 30K, would prefer under 20K)
1996-1997 Blue/White GTS
1998-2001 GTS (no ACR), Black, Saphire Blue, Grey, or Silver - I prefer a car with no stripes and with black interior (less than 30K, would prefer under 20K)
1998-2001 RT-10, Black, Saphire Blue, Grey, or Silver - I prefer a car with no stripes, with black interior, and a hard top (less than 30K, would prefer under 20K)
I would also like to find a car with some extras/performance modifications (I know you usually don't hear that with all the people wanting stock cars). Anyways, a car with tasteful, well put together upgrades such as intake, headers, exhaust, supercharger, wheels, etc. would be a plus.
If anyone has any cars for sale, or that you are thinking about selling feel free to shoot me a PM or an e-mail at [email protected]
I need to reiterate that I won't be buying until April 1 (or right around there) as I need to respect the criteria my wife gave me to allow me to buy a Viper. If the right car comes along, and we can agree on a sale price, I would be willing to make a deposit to hold the car until April 1 if needed.
I can hardly wait to become active in the VCA and member of this forum, and become a part of the Kansas City Viper Club....it has been a long time coming.
Thanks for your time!
-Derek
I was just commenting on my experience with my own former high mileage (45G's) Gen2. With 30G's and a 20G mileage limit, I'm not convinced he going to find much (that's top quality). But I still hope I'm wrong. 
