my first dodge viper

[makser]

When he opened the garage I felt that my 12 year long wait for a gen one viper was over .From every angle the car looked both magnificent and ridiculous in the extreme .All the creature comforts of a gin house but the presence of an automotive behemoth !! Why couldn't I have been born with more common sense . ? Had that been the case I would now have an SL 55 AMG
I would be able to park the SL in the garage WITHOUT having to remove the roof and windows in order to then do a dukes of hazard to exit the bloody thing .On summer days the SL and suchlike would go like stink and the roof and practically everything else would retract automatically and im sure theres a button for a cocktail cabinet too !! However when I had parted with my cash and driven north from Birmingham the answers to all my questions were laid bare !! Yes ... I was and am ...not a full shilling but after two hours driving the most outrageous and fun car that has arguably ever been built I pray that my sanity...or distinct lack of it stays exactly as it is .!! The dodge viper is truly an automotive icon and I applaud the eccentrics who designed and built the brute in the first place . Im glad that the human race is capable of producing such madness and long may they exist .!!

[makser]

MMM ,The rope pulley system does sound interesting .In which part of the country are you .I would like to see this bit of kit in action if possible .

[makser]

MMM ok I get the idea .My drive however is an uphill gradient so maybe theres more to it because of that .I will soldier on with my method for now .I may even snip some of the concrete out in a tyre track format so the car just sits in the tracks .It wont be coming out that much anyway .I just like knowing that the outrage is there ! I didn't realise that sl55 mercs were that much trouble .German engineering indeed !!

[makser]

Well i will suss something out in time .Im just happy to own it for now .The difference between the viper and almost any of the 100 or so cars ive owned is that when you take a viper out it feels like an event .That was the reason I bought it .Im sure that in time viper prices and in particular early examples will only go up in price .Cases in point are e-type jags and the rs 500 .They have both rocketed in price in the last 10 years .

[makser]

Well you seem to be a big viper fan fatboy .Mine being the 1994 Chrysler viper rather than a dodge viper .Heres the question - Whats the difference between the two ?

[makser]

Thanks for the input fatboy .Im determined to find out all I can about these cars .I will be checking those leads that you have given me to find out more .Perhaps a show or two next year will get me introduced to the clan .