Thread: Maintenance on a Viper

Hey guys;

I am looking into buying an exotic, and am comparing a few cars.

Was wondering how the maintenance is on a Viper, I do like
look for the 04+ Vipers ?


Any input would be appreciated.

thanks

I owned a 2005 viper gts and my maintenance was not to bad. I mean in comparison to my ferrari's, its nothing. I'm trying to remember the anual cost of maintenance but im pretty sure it was under 1k. I only had about 10k miles from new when i sold it

Very cheap, and overbuilt (aka, nothing much breaks)

back tires on the other hand are quite a bit, but as a whole, its on par with most regular cars. Just change the oil and you are good to go

Thanks guys so pretty minimal in terms of maintenance.
Which also means its dam reliable.

Could I compare an 04 Gallardo to an 04+ Viper thats what I am debating against.

Looks like maintenance wise, the viper wins by about 1 K per year. Since to maintain a Gallardo its best to have $2 K for 10 K miles.

until you have to do the clutches in a gallardo. i can't imagine a viper's clutch is in the 5k range

Viper is much cheaper. I ran the same rear tires on my GTS for over 3 years. There was no 2005good GTS by the way....

Maintenance on a Viper is like maintenance on a Dodge Ram...

Originally Posted by NVTHSLEX

Thanks guys so pretty minimal in terms of maintenance.
Which also means its dam reliable.

Could I compare an 04 Gallardo to an 04+ Viper thats what I am debating against.

Looks like maintenance wise, the viper wins by about 1 K per year. Since to maintain a Gallardo its best to have $2 K for 10 K miles.

A Gallardo is MUCH more expensive, not to mention having to wait for parts and get gouged by everyone who handles the parts until they make it to you.

Sweet, looks like the viper is a lot easier to maintain.

And for parts, what is the most common repair ?

Do the parts wear out fast being such a high performance car ?

Is it hard to work on, ie can an independent mechanic work on it or better to go to the dealer ?

How many miles should I look for in an '04, priced at around 50 K ?

Originally Posted by NVTHSLEX

Sweet, looks like the viper is a lot easier to maintain.

And for parts, what is the most common repair ? - No real common repair, normal stuff.

Do the parts wear out fast being such a high performance car ? No, they are hard to break.

Is it hard to work on, ie can an independent mechanic work on it or better to go to the dealer ? It's basically a SBC with 2 extra cylinders on it, pushrod V10, simple trans, and diff. Any competent mechanic can work on it, but I'd take it to one you trust.

How many miles should I look for in an '04, priced at around 50 K ? For an 04 in that price range, low low miles, I'd say under 15k.

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