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  1. J

    Selling my 2001 Sapphire GTS - Could Use Some Advise

    I wouldn't buy a Viper or any used car, exotic or otherwise, without a test drive. If you are selling a Viper or 993TT, or F355, or other high end car and won't let me drive it, forget it. I'm outta here. I will only ask to drive the car if I am dead serious about your specific vehicle, but...
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    At cross roads, just bought Viper and thinking of selling

    Right. There's no reason to keep a sports car that doesn't grab you. Sell it and get something that is more too your liking. Seriously, the Viper is a semi-extreme car and isn't for everybody. As far as handling goes, if you are used to the responses of a particular car, any other car feels...
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    WHY ARE SOME OF MY THREADS BEING REMOVED????

    I wouldn't have deleted it. I thought it was pretty lame, but if it amuses some of you that's fine with me. I closed it and didn't open it again. Problem solved as far as I'm concerned. Jim
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    Anyone ever get caught in the snow?

    I drove home from a Thunderhill ViperDays event over the Mt Shasta pass in snow storm. It was 30 degrees and smowing, and the roads were snow covered. The Police were making trucks put on chains and when I spoke to the officer he said that he thought I'd be OK, and he was right. I didn't...
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    I just sold my Z06 today and I'm damn sad about it.....

    Re: I just sold my Z06 today and I\'m damn sad about it..... GTS for me, but I've never been a big fan of convertibles. FWIW, I bought a GTS new in 99 and a Z06 new in 01. I drove the Z06 for almost 40,000 miles before I sold it - still have the Viper. Jim
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    If you were to get another vechicle after Viper purchase

    I bought an 01 Z06 to go with my 99 GTS - put 38,000 miles on the Corvette before selling it. Now I have an 05 Evo and an 05 Titan to go with Viper. I plan to buy a 96 or 97 Porsche 993 when I find a decent one. I'd like to own an F355, but am unwilling to sell one of the other cars to...
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    Vette engineer on the Viper

    I have nothing bad too say about the new Corvette C6 Z06 or even the standard C6. I do think Dodge needs to make some adjustments too the new coupe. However, I owned an 01 Z06 for four years and recently sold it - kept my 99 Viper that I bought new. It's not a matter of logic or even...
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    Evo beats 3 Vipers at Laguna Seca ... who was driving?

    SRT-10 T1 class Vipers have stock suspension? Is that true? The Evo was in ITE class along with the two GEN II Vipers. ITE is fairly wide open and allows for many more mods then T1. I would expect an ITE Gen II Viper to be faster then a T1 SRT-10 Viper, however, driver and individual...
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    viper, ZO6, ford GT, F430........

    F430 Jim
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    To fix or Not to fix...Need help

    The actual paint work on my 99 GTS is excellent. There is no orange peel and the car looks fantastic. However, the composite body panels do have more ripples in them then metal. I can see wavy sections on various parts of the car. I'm not going to mess with it. Jim
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    Hey DC, the GTS just got its butt kicked at the "RING".

    Re: Hey DC, the GTS just got its butt kicked at the Personally, I'm more concerned with how fast I am in my Viper at local race tracks then how fast Jan Magnussen or Walter Rohl are in a Corvette or Porshce at the N-Ring. I pretty much need to keep working on my own driving and vehicle...
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    Wife Said Buy the Wheels

    Hey NotV8, post some pictures. I'm looking for some Purners as well, and guess what? I've discussed the idea with my wife. What can I say? We like to involve each other in our activities. Before my wife went out and bought a grand piano, she talked it over with me. We looked at many...
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    My experience with Clark's Suspension in Lake Forest, CA

    Re: My experience with Clark\'s Suspension in Lake Forest, CA Vic, your experience is a classic. It seems like it's always a tradeoff between simply trusting the techs and hoping they know what they are doing, and attempting to observe/verify the work yourself. Of course, they all act like...
  14. J

    The Problem With Corvettes

    Omigod, not this again.... Please, get over it. Jim
  15. J

    Viper mag back to the same old bullship

    Viper magazine is nothing but Dodge marketing hype. I think it's worthless. The Herb Helbig advice section is a joke. Jim
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    Just Drove a 2004 Z06. It's no Viper!

    Re: Just Drove a 2004 Z06. It\'s no Viper! I bought a GTS new in 1999 and have 15,000 miles on it. I bought a Z06 new in 01 and have 35,000 miles on it. The Vette has been a great car for my every day transportation - to and from work, errands etc. The Viper is more of a toy. IMHO...
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    Racedeck Flooring

    Re: Racedeck Flooring I'm the odd one out I guess as I don't get the whole special flooring in my garage thing. I guess it looks nice, don't know - more like a shrine then a garage. I can't imagine doing any real work on the car - rolling a jack around on the diamond plate, rolling myself...
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    VOTE FOR THE SRT-10 COUPE VS Z06 AT C&D!

    Prestige.. So, that's the argument now? It used to be bad a$$ performance - now it's become 'prestige'? I know this will be unpopular, but that is just lame. You guys are sounding more and more like Porsche owners. Too me, prestige is based on delivering the goods, and if the new Z06 proves...
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    VOTE FOR THE SRT-10 COUPE VS Z06 AT C&D!

    I mean more power then the C5 Z06, as in an advancement over the current model - not more power then the Viper. And I don't see any advancement in the Viper Coupe over the 2003 model year SRT-10. Come on Dodge, get with the program. Owner loyalty just isn't enough for me. Jim
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    VOTE FOR THE SRT-10 COUPE VS Z06 AT C&D!

    C6 Z06 for me. Probably not enough to make me sell my 01 Z06 and 99 GTS, but the engineering direction of the new Z06 appeals to me much more then the engineering direction of Dodge - meaning lighter weight, more power, better brakes for the Corvette versus slapping a roof on an SRT-10. The...
  21. J

    sick of Z06 already !!!

    I'm not sick of hering about it at all. I think it is going to be THE domestic supercar and challange Europes finest. I would buy a new Z06 over the so-called new Viper coupe anyday. The new coupe is overweight and ugly. The Z06 is exactly what Dodge should be doing - lighter, better...
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    Yea or nay vote for the new viper coupe

    I won't be buying one if the current reports are accurate. It's too heavy and the looks are dissapointing -confused and out of proportion too me. Viper loyalty just isn't enough. I'd buy the new Z06 before I'd get a new Coupe. Knock 300 pounds off the thing, lower it about 3 inches so it...
  23. J

    Z06 0-100mph time...

    The specs I saw on the new Z06 are 3150 pounds, which is close to 300 pounds ligher then our Gen II cars. And, have you seen the brakes on that thing? Wow, six piston calipers and ABS. That car is going to have excellent stopping distances and fade resistance. Maybe, just maybe, our Vipers...
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    Z06 0-100mph time...

    I figure the new Z06 will be pretty much faster then my 99 GTS just about anywhere. Funny, it doesn't matter that much too me since it's mostly about bragging rigts anuway. If a new Z06 passes me at a track day a year or so from now, it's OK with me. It doesn't actually make my Viper...
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    Other cars

    Brand doesn't matter too me. I recently bought an Evo (mostly for my wife) to go with our Z06 and Viper. If Kia came out with as sports car I liked, I'd look at it. Jim

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