Gone to the dark side........

[vetteheadracer]

Having sold the Exige I have gone to the dark side and bought this as my everyday driver......



......I have also bought shares in BP and Shell this morning......and advise you all to do so too.

Just need to go through the pain of converting it for SVA and getting it registered.

I am now officially a VIPER Owner!!!!

Edited by vetteheadracer on Friday 30th November 11:31

[tommyg]

awesome, saw one of these at Bauer Millets and couldn't believe how big it is!

[VetteG]

I like a man who, after careful consideration of his carbon footprint, goes out and buys a car like that!

G

[Cuban]

Glad it arrived safely, did all go smoothly?

Edited by Cuban on Friday 30th November 12:50

[Viper]

silver stripes required VHR, looks wicked, congrats !!

be interesting to see how high your mpg is, brother in laws 5.7 hemi gives a joyful average of around 12

Edited by Viper on Friday 30th November 12:46

[v8yea]

I had a two door version a couple of years back ,got fifteen to the US gallon on a 400 mile round trip,hemis averaged 19 to 22 on the same journey.400 SENSIBLE MILES that is !!!!!

[Godzilla]

That does look very cool, but with petrol over £1/litre I do question your sanity running that as a daily driver...

[acrman]

These are very easy to sva because they are classed as a commercial vehicle,all you have to do is weld a bolt through the tow hitch to disable it because they don't come with the relevent train weight sticker.You don't even have to change any of the lights.Test take about 15 mins.

[vetteheadracer]

acrman said:

These are very easy to sva because they are classed as a commercial vehicle,all you have to do is weld a bolt through the tow hitch to disable it because they don't come with the relevent train weight sticker.You don't even have to change any of the lights.Test take about 15 mins.

Getting an aly train weight plate to put on the door then as you say SVA is good

Godzilla said:

That does look very cool, but with petrol over £1/litre I do question your sanity running that as a daily driver...

Er.....since when has my (lack of) sanity every been in doubt ....just signed up for a 6 month contract 12 miles from home so my commute is now definitely do able in this!

Viper said:

silver stripes required VHR, looks wicked, congrats !!

be interesting to see how high your mpg is, brother in laws 5.7 hemi gives a joyful average of around 12

Only if you agree to fit the stripes!

Average according to the trip computer is 12.4MPG (US) which is about 14.2 MPG (UK) which about the same as the current BMW M5.....just it didn't cost my £65k to buy!

Edited by vetteheadracer on Friday 30th November 17:33

[Rob LM]

Certainly looks mean - even without stripes!

Is it just perspective - or is it taller than the garage?

[anonymous-user]

Rob LM said:

Is it just perspective - or is it taller than the garage?

.... and wider?

.... and longer?

[xyyman]

A very fine looking machine, with the right engine too!!

[vetteheadracer]

5 USA said:

Rob LM said:

Is it just perspective - or is it taller than the garage?

.... and wider?

.... and longer?

Definitely longer! I think it would fit in but little point given the length.

[Godzilla]

Aren't they something really silly, like 23ft long? Or was that just for the two door version?
What's the parking like?

2WD or 4WD?

[Viper]

the SRT versions are 2 wheel drive

[vetteheadracer]

Godzilla said:

Aren't they something really silly, like 23ft long? Or was that just for the two door version?
What's the parking like?

2WD or 4WD?

It's only about 20ft long and fits into a car park space (just sticks out a bit). Easy to park.....you just crush whatever was already in the space

Having had the 2 door Ram 1500 "RumbleBee" a couple of years ago driving them is actually very simple and this one is the same.

[te51cle]

So, when are you going to turbocharge it ?

[C5RagTop]

te51cle said:

So, when are you going to turbocharge it ?

Doh - I thought we'd all agreed not to put ideas into his head.

[irish boy]

lovely truck!!
heres a pic of me and my old beast.....u'll have a ball driving her...handles suprisingly well [beat the clio trophy round the track in evo fast car of the year 05] and i also recommend an exhaust...i went for bassani which was fantastic!!
good luck with her!!

[vaughan watkins]

F%&^$"G Ba%£&%D, sorry just a bit, well a lot jealous, what beetween you and the missis your just twisting the knife, one day i hope! Anyway congrats a darn good choice, happy motoring and if you ever need someone to look after it for you i would allways be happy to help!!!!You could keep it at my place to save fuel when going to tha ACE, i would even clean it every week, please.