New Viper owner who can\'t stop smiling
I am a newbie on the Viper forums, having just picked up my '98 GTS last week. I can't begin to say how thrilled I am with this car, it is such a rush to drive. Like so many of you, I am a former Vette owner, including a new 2004 Z06 that I traded in to get this Viper. I got tired of the vette for several reasons, but most of all the fact there are just too darn many here on Long Island and a vette is nothing particularly special to see or own, there are 100 in my town or more. I'm willing to bet there are not ten Vipers.
I was at a chevy dealer taking another look at the C6's when I spotted this just traded in '98 GTS. It is red and the body was flawless. The mileage was only 9500 on it. One look at it and the low mileage and obvious care the owner had taken sold me, I knew I had to have ths car. We are talking a real garage queen here, the owners manual which I finally found was never even opened it was still wrapped in celaphane. I have looked at a few others including a 2001 GTS in sapphire blue that had 13000 on it, but it was a little beat up on the paint, probably raced. Anyway, I bought the '98 and love it.
So...some questions for the group. I am coming over from a Z06 and the difference in handling and power is really apparent. The Z was so "refined" in it's handling charecteristics and the Viper is a handful. I like that aspect of it. I feel like I really have to control this car when I am driving it, not the other way around. I did get a taste of the rear end breaking loose on one turn with a bit too much "spirited" acceleration, I won't repeat that again.
One really apparent difference was the feel of the actual gas pedal. The Viper gas pedal has little perceivable resistance to it, the slighttest pressure and your reving the engine. The Vette had more resistance and you could almost rest your foot on it without reving the engine. Is the gas usually such a light pressure on the Viper?
The car never had the 998 recall frame work done. I have read through many posts on this, and some people have had nightmare experiences, I don't want to join them. Since I will never track this car, should I still get it done?
I will have many more questions for sure, but I am really happy to be here with fellow Viper owners. An interesting side note: The dealer I bought this car from is a well known Corvette specialist. They have 5 or 6 new C6's outside their building. When I was there looking at the Viper last wek, and when I picked it up this weekend, everytime a person pulled in and walked up to the door of the dealership they stopped, came over and looked at this Viper.
Most never took a second glance at the new C6's on the lot, but had to get up close to this car.
That really sold me on it!
I am a newbie on the Viper forums, having just picked up my '98 GTS last week. I can't begin to say how thrilled I am with this car, it is such a rush to drive. Like so many of you, I am a former Vette owner, including a new 2004 Z06 that I traded in to get this Viper. I got tired of the vette for several reasons, but most of all the fact there are just too darn many here on Long Island and a vette is nothing particularly special to see or own, there are 100 in my town or more. I'm willing to bet there are not ten Vipers.
I was at a chevy dealer taking another look at the C6's when I spotted this just traded in '98 GTS. It is red and the body was flawless. The mileage was only 9500 on it. One look at it and the low mileage and obvious care the owner had taken sold me, I knew I had to have ths car. We are talking a real garage queen here, the owners manual which I finally found was never even opened it was still wrapped in celaphane. I have looked at a few others including a 2001 GTS in sapphire blue that had 13000 on it, but it was a little beat up on the paint, probably raced. Anyway, I bought the '98 and love it.
So...some questions for the group. I am coming over from a Z06 and the difference in handling and power is really apparent. The Z was so "refined" in it's handling charecteristics and the Viper is a handful. I like that aspect of it. I feel like I really have to control this car when I am driving it, not the other way around. I did get a taste of the rear end breaking loose on one turn with a bit too much "spirited" acceleration, I won't repeat that again.
One really apparent difference was the feel of the actual gas pedal. The Viper gas pedal has little perceivable resistance to it, the slighttest pressure and your reving the engine. The Vette had more resistance and you could almost rest your foot on it without reving the engine. Is the gas usually such a light pressure on the Viper?
The car never had the 998 recall frame work done. I have read through many posts on this, and some people have had nightmare experiences, I don't want to join them. Since I will never track this car, should I still get it done?
I will have many more questions for sure, but I am really happy to be here with fellow Viper owners. An interesting side note: The dealer I bought this car from is a well known Corvette specialist. They have 5 or 6 new C6's outside their building. When I was there looking at the Viper last wek, and when I picked it up this weekend, everytime a person pulled in and walked up to the door of the dealership they stopped, came over and looked at this Viper.
Most never took a second glance at the new C6's on the lot, but had to get up close to this car.
That really sold me on it!
