Proud owner of a new 02 FE

[Marcus]

Yes ladies and gentlemen..Proud owner of a new 02 FE. How do I post pics?

[Mach10]

Congrats Marcus on the purchase...
As far as posting pics. Use the image option under the Instant UBB code, select it and then paste or type the URL from where the pictures are coming from. You can also post pics in your own gallery and then paste the path of the URL into the Explorer script prompt..

[Marcus]

I am picking her up in the next few days

[Vic]

Sweet! And its "new", in every sense of the word!

Watch the curbs, the rear end is wider than the front end. Watch for dips, don't scratch that nose!
Keep your p.s. cap tight.
Don't put too much weight on the center arm rest, they can crack.
Don't use anything harsh, caustic, or abrasive on the headlight covers. I wouldn't even use Windex. Instead, try Plexus, or a plastic conditioner.

Do drive it.
Do have fun.
Do smile a lot.

[Marcus]

Damn.....should I even wash the car? Is the paint and lights that sensetive?

[sween]

congrats. great looking car

[Vic]

Damn.....should I even wash the car? Is the paint and lights that sensetive?

I've seen lots of Vipers with faded headlight covers, fogged up, scratched up, hazy, yellowed, and generally ugly. I have to wonder what the owners did to the plastic lenses to trash them so badly, so early. I mean, my car is the same age as some others I see with crapped up headlights, so why do mine look near perfect after over 4 years, while some others look so bad? Not everyone's are trashed, of course, but there are a few out there that obviously died an early death. I'm not patting myself on the back, I'm just saying there might be a reason for their premature demise. Like, maybe some people use wax, or windex on their headlight covers, I really don't know what "kills" them.

All I really do know, is that I have been using Plexus on mine since the car was new, and the headlight lenses are clear and shiney, almost like they were new, except for a little unavoidable pummeling from road debris. I heard that new headlight assemblies are a few hundred each, but thats just what I heard. In any case, its an important enough issue to bring up now, while yours are still clean and clear. I just figured that it might help you to alert you to this, before hand. If someone had alerted certain things to me before I got mine, it would have saved me some trouble. I wasn't trying to alarm you, just help.

Vic (Plexus distributor) (ha hah, no not really!)

[Marcus]

I am a clean car freak. Mine has to be clean before it leaves the garage....I will make sure it is tip top clean shape and I will make sure I dont scratch anything up.

[Vic]

Uh, ok. Clean or dirty isn't my point, only avoiding unnecessary damage.

Lets start over, k?
Hey, Marcus, that FE looks sharp!!!

I'm out-

[Marcus]

Uh, ok. Clean or dirty isn't my point, only avoiding unnecessary damage.

Lets start over, k?
Hey, Marcus, that FE looks sharp!!!

I'm out-

I'm just messing with ya

[SRTRICKY]

Nice

[forensicsteve]

Looks beautiful Marcus

sent you PM

[gts_2001]

My 2001 Bumblebee has been washed only once! Let me elaborate. When I was leaving CAAP with the GTS, the car groomer advised that I clean the car with a spray bottle which had a mixture of 1/3 Ethyl or Isopropyl alcohol and 2/3 distilled water. He also advised obtaining a California Duster for quick touch ups. Within 5 miles of leaving the factory, I got into a torrential rain. By the time I got back to Grand Rapids (170 miles) you know what the car looked like. I washed it with water that one time only. Since then, it has about 25 coats of wax (not Zaino) and has been washed with the spray bottle, soft cloth and loving care. The finish looks as good as the day it left the factory. No swirl patterns whatsoever. The rest of the time, I just dust it.

I plan to do the same on the 06 coupe as well.

Just my .02 for what it's worth! (BTW, it's no garage queen, either!)

[Inferno]

Welcome Marcus and congrats, you just bought the last of the best. The FE's are the fastest GTS's ever made... :-)) Check out this site: http://www.feviper.com/

[98MODMTR]

My 2001 Bumblebee has been washed only once! Let me elaborate. When I was leaving CAAP with the GTS, the car groomer advised that I clean the car with a spray bottle which had a mixture of 1/3 Ethyl or Isopropyl alcohol and 2/3 distilled water. He also advised obtaining a California Duster for quick touch ups. Within 5 miles of leaving the factory, I got into a torrential rain. By the time I got back to Grand Rapids (170 miles) you know what the car looked like. I washed it with water that one time only. Since then, it has about 25 coats of wax (not Zaino) and has been washed with the spray bottle, soft cloth and loving care. The finish looks as good as the day it left the factory. No swirl patterns whatsoever. The rest of the time, I just dust it.

(BTW, it's no garage queen, either!)

I am literally at a complete loss for words, other than what I just typed.