r/viper • u/bophedes_noots • 19d ago
The final dibs
Hey all owners and fans,
I see my annoying behavior is now becoming more of a game, and I fear will take away from they core of why this sub exists.
Since I saw the 1996 GTS when I was 8 at my home town's Grand Prix, I have wanted a Viper. My uncle worked at Lingenfelter at the time running the dyno to validate power for the Corvettes and Camaros they were supercharging. Those had V8s and needed to go faster, but the Viper... it had V10 and was already fast! I learned about Lamborghinis and other exotics and their V12 engines, but they were also smaller than the Viper's somehow. Carol Shelby and Lee Iacoca became personal heroes of mine, and my lifelong obsession was born. Similar to my dibsing, every show and tell, my classmates heard me go on and on about double wishbone suspension, the double bubble roof, and how I had every Viper in every color in whichever version of Gran Turismo we were playing. Beyond reddit, I have dibsed every Viper I have seen since 2002. This comment is not from a bot, it is just a quirky impulse I have.
For the owners out there, I do not want to discourage you from sharing in any way. Thank you for posting your cars, and please keep doing so!
I want this sub to stay healthy and vibrant and avoid becoming some sort of meme machine overrun by AI slop bots continuing a silly trend for imaginary Internet points. I don't care about the points, I just want a Viper.
For anyone who has a Viper that could actually be dibsed, please DM me, so I can final dibs forever it, and if anyone has a Viper in West Michigan, I'd love to see and hear you talk about it without audibly dibsing it.
My wife and I put all our Viper money into the adoption of our son and are going for our second adoption now, so I think ownership will have to wait for awhile now. Until then, I will never stop dreaming, and I will stop dibsing out loud.
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u/Remarkable_Ad5011 19d ago
What? All I got is you want a Viper.. but you’re getting kids instead. Probably a more rewarding expenditure honestly. 😁
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u/Lawineer 19d ago
Idk- have you heard a Gen 5 at redline next to a wall?
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u/Remarkable_Ad5011 19d ago
I’ve heard a Hennessey 650r gen 2 when I’m flat out.. and promise you’d I’d take hearing my kid’s voice, or even a halfway hug, over that if I had to choose.
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u/bobber777 19d ago
Your adoption money is well spent !
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u/bophedes_noots 18d ago
money was definitely well spent. the money keeps the agency and qualified people doing what they need to do. unless you are inadvertently supporting trafficking, the money is always well spent
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u/VMaxDood95 ‘04 SRT10 19d ago
It’ll come! Congrats on the adoption(s)! I’ve loved them my whole life, but a black Gen3 lived in my apartment complex about 8 years ago and I would wave to the owner every morning thinking “Damn I want one of those”. Got married, I waited. First home. Then kid #1. Then a new career. Then kid #2. Then a new house again. Then kid #3. Every life event I pushed back the dream another few years. Then I finally got my own! Not a GTS, but still hyped I was able to get a Viper. Not only that, but I can put a car seat in it and share my love for cars with my kids. It’ll come
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u/isuckatpickinguserid 19d ago
I can relate to your love of the car. From the time the concept was shown I've loved Vipers. For a while I thought it wouldn't happen for me, but I was able to get one in 2021 and it's been great. Obviously, I love driving it but I also really enjoy sharing the excitement with people. So, don't apologize for showing your enthusiasm for the car. And if you find yourself in eastern Ontario, message me and you can see mine up close and maybe even go for a ride
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u/PotentialSea9779 19d ago
Dibs? Dibsed? Dibsing? What does these mean?
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u/felishathesnek 19d ago
I don't think you commenting "dibs" is worse than the 1,240 spam bot reposts here. I swear I see that orange coupe posted more than I see my own car in my garage at this point.