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Old 12-18-2006, 08:31 AM
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Default Blue Dodge Viper Wrecked on I275

I was heading to work this afternoon and just got onto 275 from the veterans expressway. The far left lane was closed due to a Viper. As the cars of course drove by it slowly I managed to notice the front was dinged up a bit, but nothing to make it totaled.
Anybody else see/hear about this?
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Old 12-18-2006, 08:48 AM
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remember, the hood on those cars retail for $20k so a small ding on those are incredibly expensive.
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Old 12-18-2006, 08:52 AM
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What gen? Coupe?
Old 12-18-2006, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 2kSnakeater
remember, the hood on those cars retail for $20k so a small ding on those are incredibly expensive.
How do you figure? you could get a custom hood for cheaper then that.
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Old 12-18-2006, 09:22 AM
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Fuck aftermarket hoods. I've never seen one that fit better than a stock part.

Aftermarket parts do not go through crash safety standards that OEM shit does.
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Vipers are cool and stuff, but fuck a $20,000 hood. That's money that could be spent actually doing something with your car instead of fixing "dings."
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well u got to remember the whole front end is practically the hood...its the hood, and quarter panels...
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What's it made out of? OMGCarbonGoldWeaveFiber?
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and dont forget those cool little heat extractor grills, those must be at least $1k each!
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