So far, I've never seen another car in traffic that I've mistaken for a
Viper; if I were to ever run across one on teh street. I think a Cobra would
be the closest looking.
----- Original Message -----
From: "garett" <hiltigarett@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: DML: OT: Dodge Charger
>
> why does everyone keep pointing out thier age? i am 25, so what?
>
> anyway, i cant believe you can mistake a viper for a stratus, they look
> nothing alike. they dont sound alike. they dont have the same size
wheels
> and tires. they dont even have the same ride height. amazing. the only
> thing i have ever mistook a viper for was the last model of the mazda
RX-7.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zachary Burcham" <roadking_dakota@hotmail.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 7:28 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: OT: Dodge Charger
>
>
> >
> > Well, as a 22 year old I'll weigh in on this one. I think the GTO is a
> > much better example of retro compared with the Charger, it's totally
> > disappointing. *Sarcasm* YEAH, they put the same Hemi in yet another
> > car,*end Sarcasm* and I'm sick of hearing 340 hp, I think the whole of
> > the US knows that by now. The GTO is fairly simple by today's standards
> > and is RWD, stick with a wicked V8 (They're getting the 400 hp LS2 very
> > soon) So you can't even compare it to the Charger, 340 hp Sedan vs 400
hp
> > Coupe. It's not a retro carbon-copy of the old Goat but it's a modern
> > version of the formula. The Charger on the otherhand is another
rebadged
> > 300C.
> >
> > And someone commented on how the Vette vs Viper power struggle was going
> > on, that's gonna get interesting because there are reported to be 3
count
> > them 3 Vette Models, base 400 hp, Z06 with 500 hp and one deemed the
"Blue
> > Devil" with a S/C and 600 Hp, where's the Viper then? Catchin' up,
that's
> > where.
> >
> > I'll end on this, I can find a GTO in a crowd from a 1/2 mile away if
I'm
> > looking, 1/4 mile away if I'm not. It has enough of Pontiac's styling
> > that I know it's a Pontiac but I never mistake it for a Grand Prix or
> > Grand Am. But the first time I saw a Viper SRT-10 on the road, from 1/4
> > mile, I though it was a Stratus Coupe. I'd rather pay 35K for a car
> > that's easily identified from a distance than 83K for a Viper powered
> > Stratus. I love both cars, so don't get me wrong, but sometimes our
brand
> > loyalties skew our view.
> >
> > Zach Burcham
> > 92DakotaHD
> >
> >
> >
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