Educate me? Yes, I am back...

So after being exiled for years, I am back, and while I see lots has changed, some of the same faces are here (good and ugly , they know who they are).

So my knowledge of the Viper world ended about 08 from what I recall, at that point, I had bought 3 new ones from 02-06 (2002 ACR, which is my name sake on this forum, 2005 srt10 (as if I need to spell it out, like there was anything else available that year, lol), and then 06 Coupe (Paxton super charged from Woodhouse).

Then I got sucked into the world of GTRs (and basically kicked out of this one by an over zealous admin).

But here I am again, 3 GTRs have been bought since my leave, 2010 Zr1 (hated it), Lamborghini Murcielago and a host of other irrelevant cars.

I did however for the first time in like 8 years, walk into a Dodge Dealership and inquire about an ACR.

At this point, the Viper world has changed so drastically in offerings (most we ever had was 2-3 models each year), that now I consider myself uninformed on the lineup.

My intentions at this point, are to figure out if its time to come back to the Viper world by buying an ACR. I am now living in the south again (amen!) where sports cars can be used year round, and I dont have to buy AWD cars just in case it snows while I am out and about (like I did for years in Chicago).

There is still a Viper in the family tree, I gave my Dad my 06 Paxton Coupe, and here is a photo of the family lineup, for cars that matter... there are others, but these are the only ones my son's will pose next to

 

Those two names havent changed. What I am looking for is owners feedback, yes I know both those gentleman sell the cars and own them as well, but I'm reaching out to the community as a whole for some insight. I have no interest in getting a sales pitch, or wasting their time should I decide not to pull the trigger.

My last Viper came from Bill, and I placed my hold order for a Jeep TrackHawk/Hellcat with him, so my question still stands if actual owners could give me some insight, as I know there are a few versions and are they worth the uptick in price each time you move up the model line.

Thanks,

Jon

 

I'm hoping we posted at the same time, else I'll just delete this and move on.......

 

Exactly my point. We have all bought cars (well most of us on here), and sales people are great about selling cars, but what I wanted was real world experience from owners about the various options/trim levels, I dont care about paint color or leather options. I want to know if ACR's are worth the premium, or get just an SRT or GTS. Conceptually, I get it, that each tick up gets more goodies, but in the end they all have the same motor, and in a drag race (no thats not my sole use of the car, I actually plan to get back into Track time, now that my lifestyle affords me that kind of time), all things being equal, the one with leaast resistance, and lighter weight will win. The ACR's downforce hurts it relative to its other trim levels, until you get it on a track

I remember back in the day, a gen 2 acr vs a GTR was not 'a worthwhile investment' if you paid for the package, because Moton had much better shocks available, the wheels were nicer but lighter/stronger options were available, and even the racing harnesses were 5 points when most felt 6 was ideal. Yet, I was very glad to have owned a gen 2 ACR, loved the car (60k miles worth before I sold it).

So I am just here to get some feedback on if the ACR's are that much better, and what they are like to live with daily (I'm that guy who daily drives his Vipers, GTRs and Lambo, I dont have a 'normal car' nor do I ever want one).

I get that things have changed around here, 10 years ago there would have been pages of replies, now I see posts 'age' here for days before people respond to them. I'm just trying to get real world feedback, I mean this is a forum of owners/enthusiasts after all right? We came here to read/write about these awesome machines!

Thanks,

Jon

 

1991-2005 NC
2005-2008 Chicago
2008-2010.5 Cali
2010.5-2016 Chicago
2016- ???? NC (Moved here April 1st, jokes on NC !)

 

I'm not here to stir the pot, I am just now getting light shed on why these forums arent as lively as they used to be. I remember when you'd have to find your active post a few threads down because so much activity was occurring. Now things just 'sit there.'

I have no agenda, but when I see something like this "Last edited by ViperJeff; 23 Hours Ago at 10:25 AM. Reason: We don't promote the competition" bothers me, thinking heavy moderating is occurring and free exchange of information is not allowed.

 

Thanks Plum! Good to see you and some of the old usual suspects

This was honestly about as good of a reply as I could have hoped for. Paul, thank you for the time spent on that right up, gives me good insight into a lot of things!

Thanks,

Jon

 

Well...... ACR-E in a custom 1 of 1 Blue is what I went with The hellcat is a placeholder for my Plumb Crazy Demon I have ordered

 

Only one I didn't buy was the Gray Hellcat, its a placeholder for my Purple Demon thats coming.

 

And there in lies the rub..... I dont have to go to work LOL !

Can you please correct me from enthusiast to Owner, that was a slight done many years ago by douchebag admin on here, that I hope is now gone.