eznfrank
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 01:17 PM |
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I hired a Dodge Viper for Xmas - fast as fluff but what a pig to drive
I spent Xmas in Vegas this year and had wanted for ages to hire a Viper as I'd seen them queued up 5 deep on the strip before. Anyways they had
a 1 hour special deal at this place for $150 (about £100). That was for the RT-10 GTS model. They also had a Cobra for $99/hour but it was out at
the time although I'm pretty sure it was a replica. There was an newer SRT-10 for about $200/hour and a few Italians for $300+ but I was set on
the Viper.
It was as much of a pig to get in and out of as the 7evens can be although the roof made it a bit trickier, plus the side pods hold the exhaust and
get pretty hot apparently. It wasn't the best day for the missus to pick a short skirt.....well, not for her anyway 
The outside of the car was mint but inside you could really tell it was a hire car, a bit scruffy but not too bad.
I was quite nervous driving it, to the extent that I set off on the wrong side of the road in the carpark but fortunately realised before I got out
onto the road!
The clutch was the heaviest I've ever experienced, I thought I was gonna need both feet to push it down!!! It was exceptionally quick,
obviously very torque-y and pulled like a train in any gear at almost any revs. I would have liked to have had it for a bit longer so I could have
got out of the city and really opened it up but it was just a bit too much, that being said there is a nice bit of road at the back of Harrahs that
not many people seem to use where I managed to give it a bit of a testing. I planted my foot in first and nearly lost it as the back snaked really
bad. It was rather amusing until I remembered I'd paid a $600 deposit. We then took it for a ride up and down the strip but it was a bit too
busy really.
The main bonus to it all was we went straight from there to the Riviera where I won $150 off a 45c bet which basically paid for it!! 
Would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Vegas, especially if you've won a bit of wedge and want to treat yourself.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 01:26 PM |
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this thread is useless without pics...
of your mrs getting in and out of the car 
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eznfrank
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 01:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
this thread is useless without pics...
of your mrs getting in and out of the car
Didn't notice that bottom bit till I posted...
Good point - they're on my Facebook thing but I've never been any good at putting them on here. I've also got a video of me losing the
back end but it's in AVI format and Youtube doesn't like it. I'll try stick them on now.
 
P.S. As someone who is a bit of a picture re-sizing goon, I just noticed Facebook does it for you.
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Mark G
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 03:00 PM |
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what a great way to spend xmas.
My fav car when I was little. V Jealous!
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Howlor
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 04:34 PM |
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You could have had the lump out and in a packing crate within the hour, $600 for the deposit would have made a cheap donor lump!
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hobbsy
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 04:57 PM |
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How big is the video in MB?
If its not massive you could send it to me and I'll stick it on my webspace...
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Liam
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 05:23 PM |
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Mmmm nice. The fit of that hard top reminds me of a dodgy toupée though
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