Thread: Maintenance on a Viper

On my '99 I did the following over 20k hard miles:
oil changes every 5-8k miles - $7 Viper filter from dodge & Rotella oil
Trans oil - $50
Spark plugs - $50
Brake Pads - $60

Not foreseeable:
Transmission mount - $50
Driver door wiring harness - ~$400
Leaking coolant hose ~$50

It needed rear tires when I traded it in, but they were on the car when I bought it and didn't give me any issues

By far the cheapest maintained car that I've ever owned and I wish that I never sold it.

Nick

Originally Posted by 92 Stealth TT

so um a shotgun to the engine, will that break a viper? it seems like it doesn't break

Smart.

Originally Posted by white out

By far the cheapest maintained car that I've ever owned and I wish that I never sold it.

Nick

How come? Over the Murci? Surely not.

Originally Posted by 'Trust'

Smart.



How come? Over the Murci? Surely not.

I'm also curious. Maybe he wishes he could have had both?

I could see picking the viper over the murci because of maintenance and "fun value". Not that the viper flies under the radar, but you don't feel so bad beating on them as you would a lambo, knowing the huge bill is coming.

I've always had more fun in my cheaper vehicles because you don't have to worry about anything

Viper is a car that you don't realize how much you love it, until it's gone.

Nick

Originally Posted by white out

Viper is a car that you don't realize how much you love it, until it's gone.

Nick

Mine is leaving Thursday, but I don't think im going to have the same feeling.

Well, there are three of us in the San Diego chapter of "Viper Regret Club" and all of us have amazing vehicles. Best of luck.

Nick

lol, what did the other two move on to?

lifted Hummer and the other has a wide variety of cars, including a Pantera.

Nick

Originally Posted by white out

On my '99 I did the following over 20k hard miles:
oil changes every 5-8k miles - $7 Viper filter from dodge & Rotella oil
Trans oil - $50
Spark plugs - $50
Brake Pads - $60

Not foreseeable:
Transmission mount - $50
Driver door wiring harness - ~$400
Leaking coolant hose ~$50

It needed rear tires when I traded it in, but they were on the car when I bought it and didn't give me any issues

By far the cheapest maintained car that I've ever owned and I wish that I never sold it.

Nick

I have got to agree, with all the researching I've been doing with exotic/ high end vehicles the Viper turns out to be the most impressive in terms of maintenace.

Along with a V10 engine, exterior design/ shape is pretty sick especially a convertible. Interior, well something had to give, and it had to be the plain interior.

Costs about 40 K (year '02-06) to get it, which is not bad at all.

But I do have one question why do people with Vipers upgrade to the Gallardo ??? Knowing the gallardo will cost more and be less reliable, and more expensive to maintain ?

thanks

Originally Posted by NVTHSLEX

But I do have one question why do people with Vipers upgrade to the Gallardo ??? Knowing the gallardo will cost more and be less reliable, and more expensive to maintain ?

thanks

because it is a Lamborghini and not a Chrysler...