Build your own - when?
- Thread starter Manatee
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I was thinking the same thing, and now they've priced the options, I was wondering about the build your own.
Option prices:
http://www.drivesrt.com/news/2012/09/pricing-announced-for-2013-srt-viper-models.html
mnc2886
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AJ usmc
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Stryker Red- 10k
Aero kit- 4k
Carbon Fiber styling- 2k
Wife letting you buy it... Priceless...
Aero kit- 4k
Carbon Fiber styling- 2k
Wife letting you buy it... Priceless...
mnc2886
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That's probably pretty close...
I talked to "Steve" for a few hrs at the NASCAR museum, great guy. He's the web content writer, he said to expect a confugrator online "very soon". I said that's something we need and everyone wants it, so it's coming .... soon.
01sapphirebob
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The first cars being built are the Launch Editions so they don't have a need for the "build your own" feature on the website just yet. 150 cars that will all look and be the same as far as options go.
I was thinking personally ordered cars. For some reason interest in the launch cars doesnt seem to match a 'build your own car."
ViperSmith
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I guess if you aren't getting a launch edition, you know they will have time to work out any assembly bugs before building your car
01sapphirebob
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Don't see how it's bad. They said that the VIN's were gonna run 1-150 to match the dash plaque.
It's bad because that means they will be running only the launch edition for the first 2 months or more of production and for those of us who want something else will have to wait till march or longer. Looks like I will have to get something else for myself for Christmas . . maybe Italian.
01sapphirebob
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A good part of the country isn't even gonna be able to drive the cars with winter fast approaching. If not being able to "build your own" yet is gonna cause you to get something Italian then go for it. Silly reason if you ask me but to each their own.
Ouch! I am still getting a GTS (have placed a deposit), but its obvious I can't get one before Christmas, so why can't I get something else in the mean time. Oh, wait a minute, I can.
01sapphirebob
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I gotcha. I thought you would get something italian instead of the Viper. No worries.
I gotcha. I thought you would get something italian instead of the Viper. No worries.
That would be sacrilege!
I must admit that I am a polygamist and so I have many wives but Viper will always be number 1.
mnc2886
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I don't think this will be much of a big deal. Remember, they will be producing 12 cars a day. By the 13th day of production, they will be on other models. Also, production starts in November with deliveries in December. They will have non launch editions available I bet.
I do think it ***** a bit that December is when it released for some people since where they live will prevent them from driving it for 3 months after they buy it. I wonder if that will have those people hold their order until spring??
They "say" production will start in November but I don't think so, (just a feeling and from experience). The reason they are doing the Launch Edition first is because they are all the same. There is no product variation. It allows them to massage the production process with as few variables as possible. They will be no where near 13 cars a day by Dec 31, it simply takes more time to ramp up, there are just so many things that go wrong. It's not just CAAP but all the hundreds of suppliers too. All it takes is for one supplier to miss and everything shuts down. It's just manufacturing.
The other really big factor is they are not taking orders until some time in November. That means they have no idea who will be ordering what, SRT or GTS, seat colors, paint, hoods, carbon fiber etc. There are lead times for all those part variations. They are taking a guess initially but they will be conservative since we all know forecasts are never right.
I am sure there will be Launch Editions out there before Christmas and the fact that Vipers tend to hibernate in the winter for many folks, it will not be that big of a deal if it takes a little longer.
The other really big factor is they are not taking orders until some time in November. That means they have no idea who will be ordering what, SRT or GTS, seat colors, paint, hoods, carbon fiber etc. There are lead times for all those part variations. They are taking a guess initially but they will be conservative since we all know forecasts are never right.
I am sure there will be Launch Editions out there before Christmas and the fact that Vipers tend to hibernate in the winter for many folks, it will not be that big of a deal if it takes a little longer.
mnc2886
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I think you're right. The launch edition is an easy way for them to hammer out the issues. I guess we will be seeing the magazine tests in warmer climates. C'mon Texas!!
ViperSmith
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Agree, doing 150 launch editions allows them to work out all their manufacturing bugs - of course which there will be.
Smog Dog
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They will make 8 a day once they get ramped up, if past production is a guide. Granted, Conner Ave. has been updated. Also, in the past, nothing gets shipped for the first few weeks of production.
Bill
ViperSmith
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Looks like the SRT website got a refresh, you can see the car with different color wheel/color/stripe options
Thanks! Better than what we had.
Try doing Gunmetal with black stripes. Stripes don't look black compared to the color they put on the car.
Brian GTS
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Awesome....been waiting for that. Thanks for posting!
ViperSmith
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I feel like a ******, any little bit holds me over!
Pathetic isn't it. LOL
