First of all, thanks to everyone that voted on
my survey. I took your advice and went for the Ferrari 355. Unfortunately a previous renter totaled it.
So I felt compelled to go with the Viper SRT/10. My experience can be summed up in just one photo.
This picture would be even funnier if I were wearing a watch.
More overwhelming than a thirsty 8.3 10 cylinder is its SCARYNESS! Driving this beast is too much of a chore -and quite frankly, I'm not ready for that kind of responsibility! Just the slightest tap on the throttle and the wheels want to spin (and that's whether you're starting from a stop on already on the go [and made worse when turning]). It rumbles at idle enough to render the rear view mirror virtually useless.
It seems to me that this car is all about numbers, and the braggin' rights to those numbers. It's hard to drive, cheapish on the inside (but a big improvement from the previous version), and requires much bravery from drivers.
The whole time driving it I kept thinking, "with other options out there, why would any one buy this?" And as I watched it drive off when I returned it, I realized all these negative things are wrapped in one cool package -Thus making the purchase of this car acceptible.
But what would a bachelor party of 9 fellas be with one 2-seater car? We had a Carrera Cabriolet and a the REAL winner of the group, a Lotus Elise.
We all know the Carrera is great, so no need to go into detail on that. But who knew how awesome the Elise is? Wow, I really love that car -and if I were much shorter that car would be on my "must have" list. That thing was made for one thing, driving fast! I rode in it with much discomfort, yet still really enjoyed it. It looks cool, sounds alright, and turns heads like neither the Carrera or Viper could. It truly suprised me.
Seriously, I photo-chopped my gut so I'd look skinnier (and it's still too prevalent).
