Looking for a Viper

[LeeThePeople]

Hi all

Im looking for a Viper, I only really like the mk 2/phase 2 not sure what they call them when it comes to american cars but the curvy one that doesnt come with 3 spokes!

I was being helped by a guy called Dave but my wonderful daughter managed to nuke all my contacts on my adress book and my emails went with it so i lost contact with him, I was also in touch with a seller but lost conact with him too. Dave is the second in command of the owners club if anyone knows him? He seemed a top guy and was very helpful!!

Anyway what do I look at when buying one other than the obvious? I havent driven one, but i want one so much so i dont think i care what it drives like because im having one

Lee

[Viper]

this Dave guy, never heard of him
lets see how many minutes it takes Dave to respond....

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...

wouldnt take gen2 advice from him though

Edited by Viper on Friday 13th February 18:06

[ViperDave]

not me gov

[LeeThePeople]

IIRC he had a yellow Viper.

[ViperDave]

like this?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...

Not many gen 2 around at the moment though, may pick up as summer arrives, but given the recession and all I'm surprised at how little is out there, although prices do seem to be going up a bit with the £-$ rate

[Viper]

there's only a few yellows in the club and none of the owners are called Dave, but Dave is our VP and owns a gen1 red RT, gen2 is much much better

[LeeThePeople]

Is his name Dave White? I think White was his second name!

[fatboy18]

Sounds like your after a Gen 2 Viper The soft tops are RT/10s The Coupes are GTS. There are various things to look for and what ever you do dont go and buy one without getting a VIN check first There are a lot of cars on ebay USA, but you should have a look on the US VCA CLASSIFIEDS first. There are Various factory Recalls and engine mods to check out too.

There is a very good book called the VIPER BUYERS GUIDE written By Maurice Lang. Its well worth a read

I imported My Gen2 GTS last year, I got the car checked out by members of the VCA and also got the full history of the car. Importing a car in from the US is fairly easy, just keep an eye on the US Dollar rate, Good Luck.

[ViperDave]

LeeThePeople said:

Is his name Dave White? I think White was his second name!

That will be RT10/Dave that Neil (viper) linked to earlier, he must have found some more ACR pics and is stuck in the loo as he would normally have passed through by now.

[RT/10Dave]

That was me Lee.. Thought you'd gone quiet..

I'll forward a copy of our emails to you now..

You know where I am if I can be of any more help..

[neilsfishing]

Tom is th VP I think

[nismobrown]

are you after a gts coupe or soft top?

[LeeThePeople]

Im a big butch bloke so its a hard top obviously Thanks for your help and look forward to you getting in touch dave.

[nismobrown]

lee ,you need to think of what colour etc as they look different depending on colour.
the lighter ones show more detail etc.
the darker ones tend to hide detail in my opinion.
different colours available in different years

[LeeThePeople]

I like yellow and blue mostly, not keen on black but if the right car comes at the right price im willing to budge on colour but lighter ones are what do it for me.

[nismobrown]

i might be selling the silver/blue stripe one in the near future if interested.
( click on my profile) to view

[LeeThePeople]

Two very nice motors mate, do you have a spec and a price in mind? If i know a deal could be on the cards i dont mind waiting for it.

[bigviper]

LeeThePeople said:

IIRC he had a yellow Viper.

no but he ssooooooo wants one !!!!!!!!!!

[nismobrown]

spec as follows-

1999 gts ( 1 of only 22 silver/blue stripe vipers made in 1999 )

i think this is one of the rarest colours as they made approx the same quantity in 1998 but they had the smaller wheels etc. not available in any other year.

16,000 miles
black leather
imported ex california approx 3 years ago.
all factory recalls done in states before shipping
fully under sealed.
forged pistons as its a 99 ( better than later cast ones )
bellanger headers,
3" hi flow cats,
3" corsa cat back exhaust,
k and n filter,
msd ht ignition leads,
billet power steering bracket, ( original known to fail )
billet power steering pulley, ( original known to fail )
roe smooth tubes,
roe silicone top hose,
180 thermostat
vec 1 controller,
rear toms 40mm brake upgrade,
uprated anti roll bar bushes and brackets,
MGW extras as below- see. http://www.mgwltd.com/viper1.shtml
mgw cills,
mgw foot pedals
mgw oil cap
mgw dip stick
mgw air con knob set
mgw steering tilt knob
mgw rear number plate surround,
mgw ashtray,
mgw first strike gearknob,
mgw lighter,
mgw glovebox,.
full viper mat set inc boot ( blue/white embossed large viper logo)
nakamichi head unit
alpine upgraded amp
all original parts included--amp , head unit ,oil cap, dipstick cap ,power steering bracket ,ant roll bar bushes and brackets,etc.
i think that is all.

Edited by nismobrown on Sunday 15th February 09:07

[RT/10Dave]

bigviper said:

LeeThePeople said:

IIRC he had a yellow Viper.

no but he ssooooooo wants one !!!!!!!!!!

There's only one yellow Viper for me..