Greetings and salutations! Sorry for the delayed reply - I was indeed on vacation for the past couple weeks. Finding icebergs within driving distance of Kansas is no easy feat, but never say "never"...
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Now to answer the questions, along with some explanation:
Yes, my car is up for sale.
No, I do not have a Coupe on order.
No, I do not have another Viper lined up.
No, mine is not sold yet - nor am I 100% sure about selling it. As with most everything with everybody - for the right price, yes it is for sale!
I won't get into the gory details (not the time or place), but suffice it to say that circumstances have lead me to "test the waters." My eldest son (above right) is starting college this Sunday and that is one of a few challenges we face. A little juggling is in order and the Viper ball is the heaviest I carry. Not a problem per say, just a little more challenging than I prefer.
The other issue is that while the car has performed flawlessly for me, my neighborhood is filled with constant challenges to the performance throne, including several Vette owners. In order to stay ahead of the soon-to-be-common Z06 that will be looking for me at every turn (with no room for doubt), I need to do some upgrades that I simply cannot budget at this time. I am not going to start whining and have TVC all over my behind, but I have raced more current Z06's than most here - and in completely stock form. I am quite positive that the C6 version will be a very serious challenge for a stock SRT-10. Gearing and traction control will make a novice Z06 driver look pretty damn respectable against all but the best SRT drivers. And a loss is a loss. I do not want to embarass myself or my marquee by losing to a stock Z06. I have no problem with mods, as it seems to work well for bragging rights for just about every other brand out there. But the entry price to assure that "W" on the scorecard for our Viper is just too steep right now. So be it.
I have been laying awake for many weeks about this decision and it is killing me in so many different ways. While my enthusiasm has dropped a notch since the Zone Rendezvous (it was a crushing event), my family's excitement remains at an all-time high. The wife and kids are all in various Viper-wear in the above photo (youngest has a long-sleeve over his MGW t-shirt) and they adore everything about the Viper and the VCA. My eldest set the fastest Viper times at the recent Southwest Rendezvous (on the "owner" course) and Mary loves the car like no other Viper we have ever owned. The side fades were her idea. Yet as the sole breadwinner in the family I have to weigh our options very carefully. I may simply have to sit on the sidelines for a while.
Oh yeah, and one of our local members has asked me help him sell
his 2005 VCA Edition SRT-10. He has the #003 car with less than 500 miles on the clock. Bone stock and flawless. He would like to get around $84K for it (#001 went for $90K two months ago). Just as an FYI!
Chris