So you think its better to take your Viper to a local shop that has probably never touched one before? For the love of all thats Holy, dont do it man!
Find other owners in your area and find out where they take their cars. Thats half the fun of owning one of these beasts.
Please tell us whereabouts you are located so others reading this post can point you to a local dealer who has a good reputation. Also, this way, if your local fellow Viper owners see you pulling into a Jiffy Lube, they can take your keys away
Ah... no noooo... I didn't mean to bring it to Jiffy Lube!
I don't plan on bringing it just about anywhere!!!
Turns out I do most of my viper work @ Valaya Racing in San Jose (Hi Ted!)... got it back yesterday with new headers, high flow cats, borla exhaust... kewl stuff!
I took my Viper a few times (2 water pumps died on me - those impellers were defective and I was lucky to get 2 of the defective set that was built) to a Dodge dealership (Steven's Creek Dodge) and I wasn't really impressed by the care.
While the job was mechanically taken care of (sort of... gotta go back and forth a few times before we narrow it down - sometimes they just don't seem to be able to fix it (damn weatherstrips!) at all and I give up cuz I'd rather drive than wait), they show little respect for the paint. Every time I came out of it, the viper came out with new scratches (not minor ones either)... and at one point I was so upset I _had_ to have the Service Manager _sign_ a paper stating they would polish the car for me.
Anyway: long story short - if I _can_ I'd rather have warranty work done by Valaya, and reimbursed by my warranty provider. I'm happy to pay for the difference in labor costs!
Sorry if I sounded like I wanted to take the car to some little cheapo shop for quick fixes
No no noooo!
Thanks guys for your replies!
-- Greg
