Klayfish wrote: As a daily driver? Guess it would depend what your daily commute is like. Personally, I'd give it a big fat NO. I owned a '99 Viper GTS about 4 or 5 years ago. It was the most gorgeous car I've ever owned. I could sit and stare at it forever. Real good power and stuck like glue. Fuel mileage actually wasn't bad. On the highway, it got in the upper 20's while cruising, maybe even 30 (turns about 1400rpm at 80mph). But other than that, the driving experience was not very good. The relationship of the seats and pedals was awful. If I got close enough to be able to reach the gas pedal properly (I'm 5'9") then I was nearly eating the steering wheel and the clutch pedal. If I slid back for the wheel and clutch, I had to stretch for the gas. The shifter location was horrible. The car did get hot inside, but that didn't bother me much. It also tramlined something nasty. It wanted to follow every tiny rut in the road. On a newly paved highway, it was fine. But roads that were crowned or badly pitted, it was a white knuckle ride. Also, be aware of part prices. I haven't kept up with it lately, but the hood itself was phenomenally expensive, as were other body parts. You'll actually find a bunch of them with salvage titles because a minor front end hit often totals the car due to body part prices. Mechanical parts aren't cheap either. Mine had something go wrong with the differential gears, I forget exactly what it was at this point, but it was about $800 just for the part. All that said, would I get another one? If I ever hit the lottery, it will absolutely be in my 20+ car garage. Just won't get driven as much as the others...
You do know that your Viper had adjustable pedals, right? I never had a problem finding a good driving position, but I'm just over 6'. The pedals are slightly offset, although I didn't notice it after a while.
