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As I looked in the garage last night and looked at the black quad cab that now belongs to someone else (check has been received and cashed), I really started to question my next move. The purpose in selling the truck was to make way for a new Viper, and that may still happen, but is that really what I want to do?
I have spent the last month scouring the internet for Vipers currently sitting on dealer lots. Although I have seen several extremely nice cars, I'm getting caught up in the discussion of the Viper's future, how it compares to the new Z06, as well as the GTR. At the end of the day, I think the Viper "gets the nod". However, I'm also trying to hide the fact that I'm a truck guy. I have been for the last 16 years, and to spend $100k+ on a car, and wish I still had a $30K truck, well, it's not too comforting.
So as I stare at my truck, I don't regret selling it......but do I want to build another--in place of the Viper? If so, it would be a RC, which I would paint, build and make more unique than my previous two 10's.
What I know about myself is that I love changing things. A Viper would really allow none of that. As strange as it may sound, I enjoyed the truck being in the shop for the paint and the engine work as much as I did driving it (ok, maybe not quite as much), because I loved knowing that I was making it better. I'm sure some of you will understand that.
So what happens now? I'm not real sure. I know what the the cost of the Viper would be, and I know what it would cost to build another truck. At the end of the day, it is probably a wash.......but which one am I going to enjoy the most? I guess time will tell.
I have spent the last month scouring the internet for Vipers currently sitting on dealer lots. Although I have seen several extremely nice cars, I'm getting caught up in the discussion of the Viper's future, how it compares to the new Z06, as well as the GTR. At the end of the day, I think the Viper "gets the nod". However, I'm also trying to hide the fact that I'm a truck guy. I have been for the last 16 years, and to spend $100k+ on a car, and wish I still had a $30K truck, well, it's not too comforting.
So as I stare at my truck, I don't regret selling it......but do I want to build another--in place of the Viper? If so, it would be a RC, which I would paint, build and make more unique than my previous two 10's.
What I know about myself is that I love changing things. A Viper would really allow none of that. As strange as it may sound, I enjoyed the truck being in the shop for the paint and the engine work as much as I did driving it (ok, maybe not quite as much), because I loved knowing that I was making it better. I'm sure some of you will understand that.
So what happens now? I'm not real sure. I know what the the cost of the Viper would be, and I know what it would cost to build another truck. At the end of the day, it is probably a wash.......but which one am I going to enjoy the most? I guess time will tell.