Fever is over - the "Mistress" is home...

[Bonkers]

At exactly 10:45pm my 99 GTS rumbled into her new spot for the first time (much to the annoyance of the neighbors.) I have to say the 200 mile trip home was probably one of the most enjoyable I have ever had on route 50 out of MD. I was a little shocked at how eager she was to follow the road grooves, but so far so good. My fiancee has offically dubbed her "The Mistress" for some odd reason, but that will be what she calls her for the rest of our days. I enjoyed the fact that this one munchkin (just about toddler, no idea how old) was totally smearing the pass window of his mom's truck as I cruised by. You could almost read his mind "Wook Mom a Wiper!"

Anyway becasue the car isn't technically registered yet I keep it 5+/- the limit. I figure I'll have all summer to play so keeping the license is paramount now.

I have a few questions though,

1-) On the 99s does the idle feel like its bout to choke out/stall when sitting at a light? She rumbles happily, but there is a vibration I cannot place and just wondering if its me.

2-) The interior door latch is not funtioning, how difficult is it to get to this to look at it?

3-) She's throwing a check engine light. I'm sure I've read about how to get the code, but can anyone remind me?

4-) Is it normal for the entire population of drivers to slow down 10/15mph when they are in front of you? Or does it just feel that way?

Well the fun begins tomorrow. I'll need to call the dmv and find out how to bypass their [******] tax rules (they say the amount I paid is invalid and that the car is worth $50k+ so I have to pay taxes on that amount... arrggghhh.) Anyone with suggestions on this one please post.

I cannot wait until the March VA/MD meeting...

[Vic]

I had a check engine light on last week. The Viper tech reset the PCM fault, which was "multiple mis-fires". The PCM "learns" your car, and as the spark plugs wear, and the air and fuel filters gradually clog, pretty soon the engine runs differently enough to set off this fault in the PCM. (Thats mostly my guess, and partly the Viper tech's take on it) It doesn't necessarily mean that something is critically wrong, just a change in the status quo. I put in new plugs today, the engine light is off, and it runs real strong now.

As for evading taxes, perhaps you could contact Aurthur Anderson Inc. Did I say evading? I meant minimizing.

[RonC]

My fiancee has offically dubbed her "The Mistress" for some odd reason, but that will be what she calls her for the rest of our days.

That is what my wife and the rest of my family call mine, that and "The Princess". Also, everytime I go into the garage to do whatever, she asks if I have been out carressing the Mistress. Oh well....

Ron

[VPRVENM97]

Hey Bonk, congrats. You got any pics of your new mistress?

[GCHDEALER]

Yes Yes Yes post a few pictures!!! Congrats

[Birvini]

Yes Yes Yes post a few pictures!!! Congrats

Ditto that!! I'm glad to see after all this time on the board you finally got a snake! Good for you!

[C O D Y]

Could be NGR (Neutral Gear Rattle)?


I have a few questions though,

1-) On the 99s does the idle feel like its bout to choke out/stall when sitting at a light? She rumbles happily, but there is a vibration I cannot place and just wondering if its me.

[jamie]

Bonkers,

Congrats on finally getting your car!! How many miles are on it?? Let's see some more pics..

[SUN RA KAT]

It's about time you gotta Viper! You were driving us all bonkers with all your posts without a Viper in your signature. Now it's time to think about getting the Sean Roe Supercharger before the price goes up at the end of this month.

[zoomie]

Congrats! She's a fine Mistress !

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

You just have the one Viper, right Bonk???

Just kiddin' ya. Even though your political beliefs are ALL WRONG, congrats and welcome. Hell, even I was starting to feel sorry for you when you were playing Dr. Frankenstein and trying to build your own Viper. See you at the track???

[randall]

Bonkie,
congrats it's about time!
btw you liberal piece of ****e,it would figue that you would try to skip out on your taxes.

[Bonkers]

Um...wow... I don't know where to begin...

Well first off she is the GTS in JonB's "Fueling Fire" post about six months ago (the link should be below.) She was Zoomie's (yup the same one posted above) rental car that had a bad turn of luck but somehow the planets aligned and got our tortured souls together. Zoomie sold it to me under the condition that I never let her get parted out and I plan to keep that promise.

Now for the responces:

VPRVENM97, Birvini, & GCHDEALER - My digicam is down at the moment, but rest assured once I get it back online (and give Mistress her spongbath) I'll have my gallery filled to the brim.

CODY - I'm not sure, but its more of a stalling feel, like shes suffocating. At highway speeds shes purrs like a kitten so it could be something in the drivetrain. I'll keep that in mind.

Jamie - She has 15776 miles as of this moment. I've put 340 on her in the last 24 hours and another 210 tomorrow. No garage queen here baby...

SUN RA KAT - I'm going to spend my dough getting her in the condition I want first then do some serious research into add-ons. Don't think for a moment that the Roe on ebay wasn't on my favorites list though...

2ViperChuck - I was actually buying the parts I needed to get her roadworthy before she came home. As for the track..............time will tell...

Randall - (I love cliches) My bottle of mountain dew is 2 liters... How many liters does your new car have?

In all seriousness the difference in taxes from what I think is fair to what "they" think is fair is about $1500. I don't mind paying for a $20,000 car (which is about the wholesale mine is worth) but they want me tp pay for near MSRP on a salvage titled car. My thought is that if they think she's worth that much then they should cover the difference if I every have to sell.

After spening so much time in her I have found my first annoyance - I really don't like the fact you can't direct cool air into the footwells or warm air into the chest/face area.

[Bonkers]

Sorry, heres the link....

[Vic]

uh, you're welcome, bonkers....

wrap it around a pole. don't