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Old 04-16-2008, 04:13 PM
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Trying to buy a heffner supercharged viper. Anyone with any pros or cons feel free to speak up. Thanks for the input
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I used to dabble in Viper modifications WAAAAY back in the day and I dont recall hearing anything bad about Heffner's quality. A better place to go for that would be www.viperclub.org.
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Originally Posted by DSIM
I used to dabble in Viper modifications WAAAAY back in the day and I dont recall hearing anything bad about Heffner's quality. A better place to go for that would be www.viperclub.org.
Thanks for the link. I will be new to vipers but I'm still keeping my turbo camaro.
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if its the one on Ebay, just have the motor checked out very well. Maybe dyno the car to make sure everything is A-OK.
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Originally Posted by Tiago
if its the one on Ebay, just have the motor checked out very well. Maybe dyno the car to make sure everything is A-OK.
It's the silver one Everything I have checked about the car is good so far. But I have friend who knows vipers very well I'll let him take a look. I'll have it checked out before I drop that amount of cash.
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How much? Link?
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This one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-DO...QQcmdZViewItem
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49K miles with a blower? I'd probably pass at $46K. That is pretty high mileage for a Viper, you can find ultra-clean low mileage ones in the $40-42K if you shop around.

I'd prefer a stock unmolested one with hardly any miles, but that is just my opinion.
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
49K miles with a blower? I'd probably pass at $46K. That is pretty high mileage for a Viper, you can find ultra-clean low mileage ones in the $40-42K if you shop around.

I'd prefer a stock unmolested one with hardly any miles, but that is just my opinion.
I've found a few other ones I'm looking at. I'm not going to give that price trying to work out a deal for some trade-ins I have But if it sells before I get them come around oh-well. Theres always another one around the corner.
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Originally Posted by -Ross-
Yes that is the one I'm in no hurry I've contacted the dealership and trying to work out a trade-in deal for my boat. I'm not even bidding on it on E-bay.
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if the motor and blower have low miles and everything checks out ok, I woudln't care about the miles on the body.
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Originally Posted by Tiago
if the motor and blower have low miles and everything checks out ok, I woudln't care about the miles on the body.
I'm going to take a trip down tommorrow to put the hands on treatment to it Then I'll be more apt to deal with the salesmen. I'm sure their wanting to wait until the end of the auction to see if someone is going to hit the EASY BUTTON. But I'll keep everyone posted
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Pro's: panties drop, Con's: you might have to reapolster your passenger seat every once in a while
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Well one thing before you go and look at it. Tatum is a good guy but when it came to actually buying a car from him then i know a little somthing. My brother bought a 2002 WS6 from him and supposedly the car had never been wrecked and was perfect. Well come to find out the car had been wrecked and when they went for financing they added a year to the loan than what was orginially negotiated. My dad took the car back to him after we had the car fully inspected by a body shop and my dad tried to get our trade in back. Tatum started to act like an *** to my dad so my dad called his lawyer and tatum wrote my brother a check for $2000 for the less value of the car.
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Originally Posted by kevin's_00ss
Pro's: panties drop, Con's: you might have to reapolster your passenger seat every once in a while
Not a done deal yet just looking. Not really cocerned about the power the car I have now will make you change your pants on the street.
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Originally Posted by irbs
Well one thing before you go and look at it. Tatum is a good guy but when it came to actually buying a car from him then i know a little somthing. My brother bought a 2002 WS6 from him and supposedly the car had never been wrecked and was perfect. Well come to find out the car had been wrecked and when they went for financing they added a year to the loan than what was orginially negotiated. My dad took the car back to him after we had the car fully inspected by a body shop and my dad tried to get our trade in back. Tatum started to act like an *** to my dad so my dad called his lawyer and tatum wrote my brother a check for $2000 for the less value of the car.
Thanks I won't have to worry about the adding months I will be taking care of my own finances. Just tring to get them to deal. That's why I going to look at it personally so I can give it the TWICE OVER Thanks again
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midlife crisis trojan? i understand.

dont think you can fit 4 kids and a woman in one of those grandpa
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No problem. If he gets to be shady just leave. It was hard to look over my brothers car the day we bought it cause it was pooring down rain and he already pulled it out of the warehouse and we believe it was so we couldnt look it over very well.
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Originally Posted by taillights
Not a done deal yet just looking. Not really cocerned about the power the car I have now will make you change your pants on the street.
i'm talking about love stains from the ladies sitting there
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Originally Posted by bmxer8699
midlife crisis trojan? i understand.

dont think you can fit 4 kids and a woman in one of those grandpa
Don't make me take my cane to ya..



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