[Darth Menace]

Originally Posted by PontGuy

The European cars were fun, but in my mind the Viper was the real deal. I really wanted that car but no way I could justify the cost, especially for a car that was barely street-worthy. Since then I've always wondered what a normal (not race-prepped) Viper is like but never have had the opportunity to drive one.

Wish you were bit closer Darth

Not trying to turn this into a Viper thread, but I do agree the Vipers are epic. The thing I've found with being a member of numerous different car forums is that there is always someone with a faster car and an unlimited bank account. I can't keep up to these people, so I figure as long as I am happy with my sports cars it is all good.

A few years ago when I was moving from a rural dump in Canada to Edmonton, AB I decided I wanted to buy a sports car. I had two mustangs when I was youger, a 93 mustang 5.0 (yay) and a 76 mustang II (boo!) so I have been a mustang fan, but they seem to be everywhere. So I leaned towards a used Vette, but I was drawn to the crazy curves and rare-ness of the Viper. Thanks to the bad economy of a lot of the USA, these cars aren't easy sells, so I bought this off ebay for $31.7k with 18xxx miles. It was a California car for most it's life, one buyer brought it to wyoming, and then I got it shipped to the Montana border and drove it home from there (The Custom S story is similar, but not near as happy). The only negative thing about the car is that performance parts are crazy expensive. All I can afford is to buy someone's used parts (bought a used magnaflow catback last winter, and some 2008 rims/wheels locally). Part of the draw towards getting an old muscle car is the cheapness in parts....I an tinker on it and not break the bank. Now I just have to find a used set of headers for the Viper..I hear it really makes them angry