Based on the pictures, lots of things are not stock here (gear knob, wheels!?, emblems (black!?), air intake, etc.) and I surely missed something...
I won't ad insult to injury and call it "overpriced" but I got mine (from "Ryan Friedman Motorcars" in NY) 4 years ago for $54K with literally 9.4k miles on it!
Same spec as this one (FULLY STOCK!) with original wheels etc. and in true show room condition!
Are you telling me that in 48 months that thing has (almost) doubled in value??
BTW, that car I imported to Europe. So, the European money sucking government was more than happy to get a stiff 31% (EU VAT + EU Import TAX from USA + EU "sea freight" TAX) on top of what I paid for my car...
Today my car has 15k miles on the odometer, and in European "€uro language", yes I consider it is worth its 90k €uros.
Call me crazy if you want, this one, in the USA for $90k?
Oupsy daisies!
;-)
And again, another one, that just doesnt know when to keep something to themselves. Do you hate money too? Your attempts at proving how great of a deal maker you are, are unintentionally driving the market down, which is just going to come right back around and stick it right in your back-side when you eventually go to sell your car.
That said, the market in the middle of Covid was not the same as today, for starters. None of the parts that are changed on the subject car even remotely matter, or cannot be snagged from someone and put back to stock. All typical, common, simple stuff, and will have no impact on value.
As I always say, "show me your deal, and I'll show you how you got screwed". If you legitimately bought a perfect car for 54K, congrats: you are the exception to the rule. That was below market BACK THEN, and has no bearing on what Gen-2 values typically are now. A lot has changed in 4 years if you haven't been outside recently.
I am not sure why everyone insists on trying to use the outliers as the benchmark. Thats insanity, and results in exactly the problems this market now has.
When is the last time you say Lamborghini owners trying to talk the values of Lamborghinis down? This market makes me want to slam my head on the desk.
When the price of a friggen Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4/Dodge Stealth TT is in the same ballpark as a Gen-1 Dodge Viper of a similar year, SOMETHING IS WRONG. They built WAAAY more 3KGT's/Stealths, they made tons of cheap trim ones, they were loaded with issues... and very few people know about them. The Viper is relatively bulletproof, far more rare, extremely well known, FAR more fun to drive, and far more recognizable. Aside from the markets self-destructive nature, there isnt much reason why these cars are depressed.
Hell, look at the Acura NSX. When you factor in the number of wrecked Vipers, there are probably about the same number of Vipers as NSX's out there. Similar price points when new. The first gen NSX sells these days for 2-4x what a similar Viper does, and that car was underpowered as hell with a friggen V6! How can anyone look at these comparisons, and put the Viper in the price bracket that its stuck in? *YOU CANT!* but its still a fact because of the damage that has been done in this market by decades of owners who have nothing better to do than bash pricing, quality, and every other friggen thing about these cars... which I swear is more due to the types of owners than the actual cars themselves, as I see virtually none of what people complain about that isnt self-induced by poor service or stupidity in general.
There should literally NOT BE A VIPER UNDER 100K.
STOP IT.
