My friend bought a 2000 silver Lightning in august of 2000, and last week, he sold it for a 1996 Viper R/T 10..and guess what, he's 18! he said he got tired of the ford

 

Bad move! should have kept the truck.

 

I'd take a viper (1995+) any day.

 

Wish I had that kind of cash when I was 18... On second thought, let's not feed the troll.

[This message has been edited by Frans (edited 02-03-2001).]

 

Poor guy, what's he gonna use to tow his Donzi?

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'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.
'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit
13.39 @ 102.5
2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.

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I know that kid, he wet to my school last year, he's a loser, buta lucky loser, I'd take any viper over a lightning, sorry L guys..

 

Now I have to jump in.

I deal in Vipers and NSX's. I had my personal Viper in my garage for 4 mos and put 500 miles on it total. A 96' GTS is way badder than a L, but I just could not take always worrying about the thing. Plus the L seemed as fast and is so much easier to drive. RT/10's in my opinion, are very unlivable day to day. Neat car, dumb kid. Everyone's gonna think it's his dad's and I hated that. Should have bought an L and a Yamaha R1 or Ducati 996S.

I sold my personal Viper to my neighbor and now hes thinking of trading it for my lightning. Man I love selling this bad assed ****!

Berto

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00' Lightning/ Black
99' Lightning/ Red
94' Lightning/ Red
96' Cobra Convert/ Red

 

My neighbor, has a red ducati 916, and a yellow ducati 996, and am augusta on order, they are so bad! he got an r/t 10 and he said its waaaayyy faster than the L

 

Hey, I just noticed that a couple of you live near my grandparents and cousins in Clinton Township. What high school did you go to, I am not super familiar with the area so I don't know if there are more than one high schools, but hey you might know them. Wierd coincidence... oh and my cousin definitely does not own a lightning or a viper so it's not that guy! He's not equipped to handle a vehicle like those.

Red

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2001 F150 XLT
Toreador Red
Reg Cab, Short Bed
V6 Automatic 4x2
1st mod--- BIGGER TIRES!!!

 

The Original RT/10's were awesome. Granted, performance wise..they are not as impressive as the more recent models....the styling was pure.

Then they bastardized the beauty. Dodge robbed it of its requisit leg burning side pipes, added a roof, windows and door handles, random hideous hood louvres, took away the great wheels, just ruined the car.

And now the new model comign out is just the ultimate insult. It looks just plain terrible. I'm sorry, but the new model coming out just isn't a viper.

But one of those originals...oh yeah...I'd love to have one of those puppies.




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2000 Red Lightning
95 Saleen S-351 Convertible/Triple Black
97 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic

 

i had a 1995 rt10 with the zipper windows and sidepipes and i would never go back to that over my 2001 rt10. more power, pwer windows, abs brakes and did i say more power

BUT...you are right the gen 3 car is just ugly.

here is my 2001 rt10



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I just have to ask,
what is an 18 year olds' insurance rate for a viper? and I know, it doesen't matter, but just curious.
I have some friends that also belong to the "Lucky Sperm Club", so I (not even close really)understand their plight in life.
However, IF I was somehow voted in, or...?, to that club, I would not pass GO, I would head straight to the Porsche dealer to pick up my '01 911 Turbo so I could waste 99% of the cars on the road - bone stock! and its practical! unlike the new Carrera GT. When something came along that beat me I would merely send it to Andial and ask for MORE MORE MORE POWER.



[This message has been edited by jstovall (edited 02-03-2001).]

 

insurance on a viper is very expensive if you can get it.

i sometimes have a hard time believing all these kids getting these cars and trucks.

when i was a sophomore in high school i got a viper 96 r/t 10 for my 16th birthday. i put 10,000 down and my parents paid the rest.

when it came time to insure it the insurance company refused so my parents took them to court and they wound up having to insure it.

i dont remember exactly how much it was but it was close to $7000 a year.

when i turned 19 in 99 i traded it in and bought my black lightning.

21 now and would never drive a r/t 10 again.
i have thought about getting a GTS several times but i just hate driving cars after having the L.

im just glad i am succesful enough, or lucky enough to have taken dads land developing business, to be able to buy my kids whatever car or truck they want.



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2000 silver lincoln navigator 4x4, heated seats, 3 LCD tvs, tinted windows. More to come.

1999 black lightning,
cervinis ramair hood,
4 infinity kappa 6x8,
A.R.E. tonneau cover,
tinted windows,clear corners, piaa superwhites,

coming up soon: power pulleys, slotted rotors,flowmaster exhaust, superchip, 100 shot of nox, belltech 3-4 drop, ramair kit, headers, plus more i just can't think of.

1997 35'Fountain 35Lightning,
mercury 502 MPI,Sleeping accommodations for 4;
-Compass
-Depth Sounder
-GPS
-Hourmeter
-Engine alarm

 

I went to L'Anse Creuse Highschool North, I believe he said that he was payin about 4,000 on isurance per year, and hes got 2 points on his record, i dont know how he pulled that ff, but he did, he a spoiled little bastard, his parents get him what he wants, and they're not even rich, maybe a litle over 100,000 incomeper year from his dad, too bad nobody likes the kid, anyway, red ridinghood, where in clinton twp, do your grandparents lve, i live in clinton twp too

 

I take Ford over Chrysler any day. I think the Viper is a slick ride, but there is no chance in hell I would buy one!!

Where the hell does an 18 year old get the $$ to buy a car like that?? Or a Lightning for that matter? Bet you someone is doing something they're not supposed to...