Viper ownership advice

[mrfunex]

Chaps,

Next year, I'll hopefully be in the position to buy a Viper. It's my dream car, something I've wanted since they came out when I was an impressionable 8 year old. I'll almost certainly be looking at an early RT/10.

Now - something like this should obviously be bought with heart over head, but what are they actually like to own? I live on the South Coast - near Portsmouth - are there any specialists near me? Are parts easy to come by, or even outrageously overpriced? I know early ones aren't getting any younger, but I'd hate to have a trivial failure become 6 months off-road whilst a tricky to find part was sourced or even saved furiously for. Likewise - are general consumables (tyres, brakes etc) awkward to get. Are they reliable if cared for?

Any advice gratefully received. I'd like to walk into this with my eyes open!

[mrfunex]

Thanks for the replies, chaps. A bit unusual that, of all things, tyres should be one of the bigger issues!

What sizes are fitted, on the early RT/10s?