by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 06/20/2017 at 23:22
by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 06/20/2017 at 23:22
Tags: Dodge
STARS: 4
You may recall that one dealership
ordered nearly 140 Vipers
when news broke Chrysler would be discontinuing them back around October. Then in January, I asked you all to
pick your favorite Viper
out of the 120 available. Well it looks as if there are only
15 Vipers left
at Gerry Wood Dodge. I mean if you missed out on a Ford GT and can’t wait for the ZR1 to be marked up above a brand new NSX then why not grab a Dodge-SRT Viper?
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/20/2017 at 23:30, STARS: 0
Wait, did they actually get an allocation of 140 Vipers? Or did they get denied by Dodge?
"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
06/20/2017 at 23:53, STARS: 0
Looks that way. I never saw anything strange over the last six months.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
06/21/2017 at 00:00, STARS: 0
This is another case of not enough enthusiasts stepping up to buy something they claim to want. I recall a couple years ago that they had to idle the factory for a while because of poor sales. And if you want to help, go buy an SS before they go away as well.
"BigBlock440" (440-4bbl)
06/21/2017 at 08:59, STARS: 0
Or it’s a case of new federal airbag regulations being to expensive to implement on a low-volume, comparatively low-cost, hand-built supercar.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
06/21/2017 at 11:51, STARS: 2
I mean, why NOT purple?
http://www.gerrywood-dodge.com/new-Salisbury-2017-Dodge-Viper-ADVANCED+AERO+SOLID-1C3BDEDZXHV500432
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
06/21/2017 at 14:38, STARS: 0
If that’s the case, then shame on FCA - they have plenty of money, designers, and engineers to throw at the problem.
"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
06/23/2017 at 10:08, STARS: 0
That might be the most gorgeous purple I’ve ever seen on a car.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
06/23/2017 at 11:25, STARS: 0
It really is stunning...
"BigBlock440" (440-4bbl)
06/23/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 0
But then they’d have to sell the Viper at normal supercar prices, which you hear enough complaints about a $100k dodge, how many would you hear about a $300k Dodge, and how many would they sell?
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
06/23/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 0
If it added 10K to the price I’d be surprised. Besides, innovation like that pays off when designing other models.
"BigBlock440" (440-4bbl)
06/23/2017 at 21:27, STARS: 0
They sell like 300 a year, that’s only $300k to design, build, and crash test. They’ll probably do a bit more testing than that. Also, what sort of development could they get from implementing overhead airbags on a 300 unit hand-built car that they didn’t already get from the rest of their lineup?