Chris_Doane

It was widely speculated the refreshed 2008 Viper would debut tonight at the 9th Viper Owners Invitational in Vegas.

Word from John Hennesey is no debut:
http://www.viperalley.com/forum/vipe...ort-vegas.html

Bummer.

slayerxxx213

That's too bad, I'm really anxious to see the next Viper...Hopefully it will be as mindblowing as the original GTS....

guionM

Wouldn't something like that debut at Detroit?

Chris_Doane

That was my thinking too, but I guess DCX has done significant debuts at this Viper Owners Invitational before.

You have to figure VIO would give DCX a really good audience of people who may actually put down the money for a Viper.

jrp4uc

Isn't that how they debuted the new coupe?

Chris_Doane

Yea I believe that's right.

Threxx

I was just looking at them online today. Gorgeous exterior, but the inside is absolute junk for a car of that price range in this day and age.

Add to that the fact that they can cost an arm and a leg to keep running and to insure... just give me a brand new C6 for half the price. I like the interior better, it's more comfortable, almost as powerful, handling isn't quite up to Viper level but is still more predictable, and far less expensive to keep running.

If I want the 100 extra ponies I'll slap on a low psi turbo and get all that and more while still saving loads of money.

Only upside I could find to the viper is that, well, it just draws a lot more attention. That'd be more important to me if I wasn't married.

Blue89Bird

How is John Hennesey still in business?

Threxx

I'm more curious how he's still ALIVE. Honestly, reading some of the stories I read about him, if I had been in his customers shoes, it would have crossed my mind to have him taken care of... with his customer's budgets I'm sure they could find somebody capable, too.

Blue89Bird

I remember reading on some Viper forums about a customer who he stole like 90k from flying down under the guise of a "new customer" for some information. When he got in the shop and identified himself, and saw his car sitting around in pieces, missing parts it shouldn't he was arrested to trespassing. He's a real POS

number77

If the stories are true, I'd rather not know when the new viper is gonna come out if he is the one telling us.

Mich84

The story Im hearing is that they pulled the debut last minute with all the inventory problems DCX has. Didn't want any potential Viper buyers waiting 6 months for the 2008MY car.