STUGOS,
THE HISTORY OF THE CAR..
I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 8,200 MILES ON IT..
FOR THE FIRST 1,000 MILES THAT I OWNED THE CAR IT RAN GREAT! NEVER MUCH PAST THE THIRD BAR.. NO OVERHEATING PROBLEMS..
THEN IT STARTING RUNNING HOT AND IT SEEMED THE MORE I DROVE IT THE HOTTER IT GOT..THE NEEDLE WOULD NEARLY TOUCH THE RED! EVEN IF I DROVE THE CAR LIKE A MINI VAN..
I STARTED TO THROW MONEY AT IT TO FIX IT,,,
YES I STARTED TO COMPLAIN!
IT WAS NOT MY IMAGINATION!!
WHEN THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AT ARROW RACING THEY REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE DID IN FACT HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS! PROBLEMS THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO RUN VERY HOT!!! PROBLEMS THAT I COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED (THE LINERS HAD MOVED IN THE BLOCK PLUS OTHER SERIOUS ABNORMAL WEAR FACTORS)..
WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT BACK AFTER 4 MONTHS(I WAS QUOTED 4-6 WEEKS) IT STARTED RUNNING HOT IMMEDIATELY.. THE NEEDLE NEAR THE RED AGAIN!! 245 CONFIRMED DEGREES!
YES I WAS PISSED AND I COMPLAINED VERY LOUDLY!!!
DURING THE TIME THE ATTORNEYS WERE IN NEGOTIATIONS AND AFTER D/C HAD ALREADY MADE US A VERY GOOD OFFER IS WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW UP!
THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INCENTIVE TO DAMAGE THE ENGINE D/C DID NOT DISPUTE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!!
THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE BLEW UP AT VERY LOW RPM SHOULD BE PROOF TO ANY REASONABLY INTELLIGENT PERSON THAT I WAS NOT CRAZY ( OK MAYBE I AM) THERE WAS SOMTHING VERY WRONG WITH THAT ENGINE!
IF YOU GUYS DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A CAR THAT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITONS RUNS WITH THE TEMP GAUGE NEARLY PEGGED THEN I GUESS YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND..
YOU ARE RIGHT I NEVER OWNED A VIPER!!
THIS WAS ALL JUST A BAD DREAM..
