How much does a Viper cost?

[EnragedPC]

How much for a 2000-2001 Dodge Viper?

 

[crab]

Sorry, he's not for sale.

EDIT: Doh...he changed the topic.

 

[Wingznut]

Around $80k.

 

[yakko]

They are pretty cheap.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

From Edmunds, for a 2001 GTS coupe (RT/10 droptop is about $5K cheaper):

Invoice: $65,555

MSRP: $72,225

Destination Fee $775

Notable options are:

Stripes - Dual Painted - $3,000(!)

ACR Competition Group (performance package) - $10,000

Comfort Group (requires ACR group, includes A/C, stereo to make it a little comfier on the road) - $1,100

Connolly Leather Package (a bargain relative to the stripes) - $750

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

How the hell do stripes cost $3000??? I can paint my own damn stripes for much cheaper!!

It costs like $3K just to paint a car!!!

 

[NFS4]

<< How the hell do stripes cost $3000??? I can paint my own damn stripes for much cheaper!! >>


If you're paying $74k for a car, I don't think that you are gonna be worried about $3,000 for some stripes

 

[trmiv]

Don't forget dealer markup. Probably pretty high on cars like this.

 

[GoldenBear]

If I were to pay $74 for something, I wouldn't want to get charged an extra $3.

 

[stonerdave]

i'm not sure if it's still required, but don't you have to pay a gas guzzler tax as well?

 

[Rudee]

<< They are pretty cheap >>



Yeah right yakko. You're dreaming.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

The gas-guzzler tax is calculated based on the manufacturer's Corporate Average Fuel Economy (&quot;CAFE&quot (i.e., the average fuel economy of all the cars they sell under the marque), and Dodge sells a whole lot of Neons for every Viper. I don't know for a fact but I believe you would not pay gas-guzzler tax on this, unlike, say, a Porsche or Ferrari.

 

[StageLeft]

Last I heard gas-guzzler was pretty low anyway. I think its something like $50 per mpg less than 18 (or so) mpg that the car gets. Ie, if a viper gets 12 mpg, you pay a pathetic $300.

 

[tm37]

Also You will have to order it and wait 6-12 months. I remember back in 93-94 the dodge store I worked at was getting 15-20K over MSRP! And ADD 6K for AC!!

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

NFS4: I'm guessing Dodge is taking good advantage of the fact that the buyers wouldn't care about paying $3k when they are already paying $74k.

If I was buying a Viper I wouldn't pay extra $3k for the stripes. You buy something for what it's worth. A Viper is worth $74k..the feelings you get from driving that car is well worth the price. The stripes, on the other hand, are not. They are merely white lines that run along the top of the car.

 

[dawks]

I was just looking at a brand new one up here in Canada, and it was $107,000 (cnd) Base.

 

[jhu]

ask him yourself. i think he goes for $10/hour at least

 

[stonerdave]

is it just $300 for the viper's gas tax?

it just seems like a low figure when you consider how much money our government wastes, but of course i could be wrong.

 

[StageLeft]

No that was just my guess on how gas guzzling works, I'm not sure what it would be on the viper and I don't know if the guzzler tax works like that anymore.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

<< is it just $300 for the viper's gas tax?

it just seems like a low figure when you consider how much money our government wastes, but of course i could be wrong. >>



As I said above, I believe the gas-guzzler tax is based on the average fuel economy for the manufacturer's entire fleet, so i doubt the Viper requires any at all.