Pros & Cons of owning a Dodge Viper GTS, buyers guide of things to consider
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- Опубликовано: 20 фев 2020
- I talk about my experience owning a Viper GTS and some of the things you should think about before buying one.
EDIT: Wow I'm dumb, I said 8L V8 instead of V10.......obviously v10 haha. Brain fart 
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The super rare V8 viper lol. Loved my gts, still swear it has the best seats of any sports car ive been in. It's a little rough around the edges but love it for what it is. Hot setup is swapping gen iv heads/intake , now you have a near 600hp N/A car thats super reliable.
Dick! I updated the description in the video haha
B Evans i have the Gen 3 and love it!! Check it out in my channel (red Viper thumbnail) 😀😀
...and as typical American you forgott improve handling:):)
Buying a 3rd (or 4th) gen before the new year. I appreciate the video.
Good luck! I'd go for a 4th gen if it were me. They are valued higher in the viper community. the 3rd gen is a bit of a red headed step child haha
Thanks for the nice mature, no nonsense review!
Thanks! Loved the car! Still think about it. Tried to list the good and bad about it
As soon as you hit the Cons, I was like yup, sounds like a typical Dodge owner lol. I'm kidding around. Great video SL.
Damn elitist Corvette owners :)
Why iam not surprised?:)
Thanks for the honest review you made a lot good points 👍🏻 still love my 98 GTS and it’s CD 💿 player 😆
I love the car too! It was a beast! It just definitely had some short comings in the interior department haha
charlie ryan same here. I love my 2003. Check it out in my channel (red viper thumbnail). 😁
I realize it is kinda off topic but do anybody know of a good place to watch new tv shows online ?
@Arjun Moses Flixportal :D
@Fox Kellan Thank you, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) Appreciate it !!
From a fellow RUclipsr, great video. All in one shot as well. Kudos.
Thank you! It actually wasn't that hard and I'm looking at a board with the points I wanted to hit haha
@@ShiftLounge ahhh... Smart. When I'm freestyling or not focused, I have to edit a lot more.
"I live in America" was the best part of this video I'm subbing up
USA baby!
Unfortunately I live in Comifornia and require 12 cats per cylinder to pass emissions along with a trillion dollar registration fee for owning a v10 vehicle.
I'm British and living in the U.K. it's okay for me to like Vipers AND 'Vettes!!😁😉I was particularly interested in your comments about 02 sensors on a Z06 with headers,because I think I have this exact problem,I take it you are talking about the C6 ZO6?
Hi! I know you got many questions like this. @ShiftLounge do you think its I should get it for driving alot or am I bound to be stranded and car wont start? I keep hearing horror stories about blue smoke and clutch problems? Thank you so much for reading this.
I would have no issues with the Viper. The powertrain and everything is real solid. I've seen plenty of Vipers with 100k or more on the clock. The issues with the Viper I have and many others have is everything around the power train/drive train. I would imagine your rear hatch shocks and window motors stop working well before your 1st set of spark plugs haha
I have the Gen 3. The only thing I don’t like is how hot it gets inside. They added more insulation in firewall in later generations. Check it out in my channel (red Viper thumbnail). 😀
With only 8lbs boost my GTS easily makes 1300rwhp. You want to talk about heat? Without cats and with heat shields my sills are over 100deg. Lol If you don't want to be just another guy in the crowd this is the ultimate platform.
I'm calling BS. I have a UGR TT with twin 78's and just about every mod you can think of (including ported Stryker race heads), it takes more than 8 lbs of boost to make 1300 rwhp!
@@ssoffshore5111 i have the dyno graph to prove it.
@@rockys7726 If this were the case, the engine would have to be making over 700 whp with no boost. That's about what a 9L stroker with a big cam and heads makes. If you have an 8L or 8.4L, that's extremely impressive if so! I've never heard of any TT Vipers making that much power on only 8 lbs of boost. Typically it takes 12+.
@@ssoffshore5111 How do you know what else I've done with my motor other than a turbo??? I live in Detroit and know J. Morys personally. I have direct access to all the FCA engineers as well as having worked at FCA. Do you still call BS???
Trying to sell my s2k right now to upgrade to a Viper. Prices are definitely getting up there. Esp where I live in Canada!
After owning both, you're making the right decision! Good luck!
@@ShiftLounge thanks! Seems like it's also not easy to sell a convertible right now. Hopefully I find a buyer soon!
I PERSONALLY LOVE THE INTERIOR, this is coming from a man that owns a 2000 gts
I have a 96 GTS, I don't think it's that bad either, but there is a lot of plastic. I ended up putting sparco racing seats in it and did alcontara on the doors and headliner. It really made a big difference.
Love?Are you serious?
Think I bought the car to talk about interior lol?
My dad just hit me up last night and said he wants a viper sooooo bad and i want to get him this gift. This is the man who never asks anything for christmas cause he is not into keeping up with the Jones's. I never knew there were so many different models of vipers. I need some help. I'm completely clueless on these cars cause i never cared for them till now.
Stay away from the 1st gen altogether IMO. 2nd gen the best ones are 96-99 because of the pistons being able to handle more power. 03-08 are meh, but probably hold their value the least. The newest gen I don't know a ton about but they are up there in price and probably not coming down anytime soon haha
How about the paint? is it common for the paint to start getting bubbles?
I haven't heard anything about bubbling paint being common. Doesn't mean it doesn't happen though. IMO it's much more common to have faded paint. I've definitely seen some Viper hoods, especially in the red, that have very faded hoods.
@@ShiftLounge whenever my brother bought his Viper GTS 2001, the seller told us it was pretty common in all vipers. Also he bought it at viper exchange here in Houston, they had over 40 vipers at the time (1st and 2nd gen) so we thought he would know what he was talking about. His viper doesnt have any of that but I was just wondering if the guy was smocking crack or it was actually an issue.
Whats the maintenance cost because I found a 1995 viper for 38,000 yesterday
Maintenance on all vipers is going up like crazy. Scarcity of parts mostly. If you have to replace a hood for any reason, thats going to be a huge expense. I should clarify, 1st and 2nd gen Vipers.
@ShiftLounge Thanks for the heads up!
my dream car for sure.. I'm upset you said V8,,,, the V10 is the highlight of the Viper
I can't remember exactly what I said at this point, but I'm pretty sure I was just referring to the early prototypes and not the actual production cars which all had that sweet sweet UPS truck sounding American V10! Hah
@@ShiftLounge it's cool bro. I'm not really upset. Dope you had one
Do you live in the DC area?
No sir I am not. One of my best friends lives there so I've been there plenty and know the area fairly well, but I do not live there
I just am realizing that you probably are guessing by the looks of the preview thumbnail. That picture is actually in Madison WI at the state capitol building!
Lol, he says cats aren’t required in the US. It’s illegal to remove the catalytic convertor in your vehicle and you can be fined up to $10k for removing it.
😑 shoot.... I paid $52K for my rt/10 a month ago. I almost bought 2 years ago. Should have!
Lol there are a lot of cars I wish I had purchased 2-3 years ago at this point! Oh well live and learn right?
@@ShiftLounge as long as the value keeps going up then I'm fine lol.
At this rate, this will be worth $65K+ in a year. 🤞
Don’t at all get the comment about America cats. So many states require one. Does Comiefornia ring a bell?
Jon Garcia stfu
Anyone who has complained about a viper...never owned one.
Only cons are the international haters who have crippled the reputation of the vipers racing history as America's Ferrari. Most winning international track racing car ever produced. Ever! Hand made, hand painted, made less vipers over from 1989 until 2017 then the Corvette in 2014...one single year.
The viper gts is just like an F-40 ferrari. Cheap ugly interior, fast and stunning looking. It's just a factory built race car, love it or hate it. I own a 96.
Yeh but you not want drive F-40 a lot...its more like owning pure art.
Strong engine+Build quality suck=Typical American car:)
Yep! True that!
the viper is no deam car, the v10 is a dream engine. better than any v12
Wrong. My absolute dream car
Trump 2020!
Was great until you got to the “commie states” part. Lame.
No lies were said…
I live in commiefornia. Laws suck