**A Conversation with a Car Enthusiast**

I was fortunate enough to have a conversation with a car enthusiast who shared his passion and knowledge about various vehicles, including sports cars. During our discussion, he mentioned that his hero when he was growing up was something he owned, which sparked an interesting story.

"I got lucky enough to buy it," he said, "and I was like, 'Wow, this is amazing!' You know what you mean?" He explained that the vehicle had a unique feature that made him excited about owning it. "I'd drive it at 120-130 miles per hour and not be scared," he shared. "The Viper, in particular, was a thrill ride for me." However, when he mentioned driving a more powerful car, he said, "I don't think the new vipers are as crazy; they're even faster and more powerful."

Despite his enthusiasm for high-performance cars, he acknowledged that not all vehicles are created equal. He shared an experience with a truck that had a unique feature, which made him appreciate its capabilities. "It's like having both worlds – being able to fit in comfortably while still having the thrill of a sport car," he explained.

He also spoke about his experiences with the Viper, mentioning that it was not as comfortable for him as other cars. "The controls are like 'go left or right,' and I'm like, 'Man, this is totally not enjoyable,'" he joked. However, when he mentioned having both a Viper and another car, he said, "I've had about three vipers now; the controls just get tweaked, and it's like they're trying to be different."

The conversation took an interesting turn when he discussed the DeLorean, which was built by DMC Houston. He shared that they used different hoods, air conditioning controls, and exhaust designs during its development process. "It just makes no sense at all," he laughed.

As we continued our conversation, I learned about his friend Steve Wi, who restored his car. The enthusiast also mentioned touring the DeLorean Factory in Houston, where he shared that they have a Viper Factory nearby.

**Fuel Economy and More**

When discussing fuel economy, the enthusiast revealed that his truck's mileage was around 21 miles per gallon. However, he noted that with gas prices under $2 a gallon in Texas, it was a more affordable option. We also had a chance encounter with a fellow car enthusiast, who showed off their brand-new Viper ACR.

**The Joy of Car Enthusiasm**

Throughout our conversation, I couldn't help but notice the enthusiasm and excitement that radiated from the car enthusiast. It's clear that he loves cars and isn't afraid to share his passion. As we wrapped up our discussion, he said, "I think sport trucks are hilariously useless, but they're good for a laugh." However, he emphasized that despite their quirks, cars can still be enjoyable and loved.

As I concluded my conversation with the car enthusiast, I was reminded of the importance of embracing our passions and appreciating the unique qualities of various vehicles. Whether you're a sports car aficionado or just someone who enjoys cars, there's always something new to learn and discover about the world of automotive enthusiasts.

**A Parting Thought**

The conversation came to an end with a visit from Chuck's Tuning, which had brought us together for a unique experience. As I reflected on our discussion, I realized that it was not just about the cars themselves but also about the people who create and share them. The car enthusiast's love for vehicles is contagious, and I left our conversation feeling inspired to explore more of the world around me.

**Conclusion**

Our conversation with the car enthusiast came to a close, leaving us with a sense of appreciation for the unique qualities of various vehicles and the people who bring them to life. Whether you're a seasoned car enthusiast or just someone who appreciates the beauty of automotive design, there's always something new to discover about the world of cars.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enmorning everybody Welcome to uh the forest north of Houston Texas first off I'd like to thank Chuck's tuning for having me down here uh to film a whole bunch of cars including a bunch of their cars but uh first things first this is Rudy thank you so much for coming down Rudy emailed me when he found out I was going to be here and offered me his modified e92 M3 followed by his Viper and we've done both of those and he said well what about my daily driver it's a uh it's a Viper truck so here we have the SRT10 quad cab tell me a little bit about it well it's a05 505 HP Viper truck uh V10 uh automatic quad cab the daily Comforts that you need for a truck you tried to like talk me out of this you're like you were like dude it's kind of like my beater it's not really that nice and and I said I don't care I've never driven a Viper truck before and so yeah like you said this one's an automatic uh they did come with an optional sixspeed hearing a Viper engine up there is weird let's see how about Viper power immediately I just go well this isn't just a truck oh all right what if I booted whoa this is about as refined an experience as driving an early Viper zero g you got the zero g moment there exactly okay so wa oh my God the steering is weird yeah it's why is the steering so weird is that normal I would say it's because the bigger Wheels yeah you got 24s on this got 24s it'll still light them up yeah and what's weird about a Viper engined truck is that it's it's a high revving engine it's it's it's not you know it's not a low down it's got big torque but it's got big torque up top which isn't really conducive to pickup trucks exactly yeah oh wait here let's how how's the brakes oh they're not bad actually good yeah brakes aren't bad here we go big straightaway time fire in the hole there's 60 80 90 100 100 I normally don't call out speeds because it's incriminating but I'll be out of this state before anyone sees this video so it is fast actually it's a tame truck it's quiet you don't hear me rolling up until I get into it I get a lot of wind noise though yeah that's Chrysler Chrysler this this is this is not of the Pinnacle of Chrysler engineering is no not at all but fundamentally this is just a normal Ram with a Viper motor shoved in it right pretty much they don't do a whole lot no they slap a for Speed and uh the Viper engine and some nice silver gauges and a push start button yeah the start button is funny I was like why doesn't this key do anything it's hiding behind the shifter but inside it's it's quite basic oh yeah it's basic you know but comfortable seats yeah the seats are actually very comfortable and they got nice bolsters and you're you're a big guy it's a good big gu car oh yeah yeah and it's uh it's it's stiff yeah rides pretty this Factory yeah Factory suspension and the thing is since it does have the big wheels it kind of exaggerates bumps and but besides that the big wheels exaggerate the little bumps yeah exactly yeah and so it's it's uh this thing oh my God it's fast but I feel like I'm going to get sucked out of this window but you're so you know you're so high up it really masks the speed you have to watch your your speedometer otherwise you have no idea yeah and then also it's not exactly aerodynamic no not at all it's so the stability and speed is questionable and you know what I think that's why Dodge red the truck from the factory yeah so when you get up there it'll start leveling out just the lift front end lift you end up with a level car L out truck God so this thing is so funny is that is this Factory this the oh wow here we'll we'll flip around up here if I can find a spot but have you driven one with a stick before no I haven't been long with the St I feel like it's got to be a hugely different experience yeah you know it's like part of part of what makes this sort of feel like a normal truck is the automatic yeah I imagine if it was stick it would probably be a different sort of vibe yeah all right I got good visibility at the top of this hill we're going to we're going to uh flip around but this thing is hilarious though I got I got I got uh sort of some some on the internet once because I called this truck I believe I said hilariously useless I'm going to back that statement up right now I think it is it kind of is but it you know how much uh we need to how much less can you tow or haul because it's the Viper truck like what's the payload capacity this I can't tell you the payload I I'll tell you what I treat it just like a truck do you yeah oh yeah you don't you don't let it you don't even think about it you tow with it uh don't tow with it well you know what I have pulled a boat you know like a 20 foot bass boat B boat um it is Texas man you just got to use your truck you can't just let them sit I hey man look you're you're the you're the user if you tell me that this thing HS in toes I'm not who buy to question you no it don't just rev I think I think my original conversation was about the Cyclone the GMC Cyclone which had like some comically small payload capacity like 200 lb or something stupid oh no man if you can new truck stuff with it then sure whatever but it's not it's rear wheeel drive only right rear wheeel drive only like people are going to watch this video and go you're not going very fast like you got to trust me on this it's going 90 mph I'm going fast I swear to God for a truck I'm going fast like you could have a cup of tea right now I could I'd probably spill it all over myself and it's weird because it it sounds like a Viper at low RPM when you can hear it rumbling but when you get it up the noise all sort of Blends together when you get up to the top right it's uh this truck lets you how can I put it lets you respect how tame it is is to be in this with that engine where in a Viper you're scared to drive it hard right see that's interesting because you also have a Viper yes which I think gets you an immediate pass into the SRT10 owner's Club yeah exactly you know um if you've got the matching set that's that's dope yeah um so yeah talk to me about your viper I mean obviously other than the engine we're not they're not even remotely the same yeah but this do it does seem kind of tame oh yeah yeah so in the Viper you get in it and the gears are long you know very you know you're you're going into them uh not only are they long throws the gears themselves are actually quite long exactly and uh you know the back end's very very tail happy like it wants to spin that on you at any time you go past 120 the front end starts lifting on it cuz your viper is a 97 right yeah it's an older one second gen yes a 997 GTS and um you know it's it's almost to the point where you know that saying where you don't want to meet your Heroes yeah yeah that was my hero when I was growing up and I you know got fortunate enough that I got to buy it and then I you know do you not love it I like to look at it yeah you know I know what you mean you know but you don't go grab the keys that often uh not not that often you know now I would I would honestly hop in my before I sold it my 9/11 any day and drive a piss out of it the 911 is the everyday everyday super car the 911 I would drive at 120 130 and not be scared the Viper I pass 120 and I'm like uhoh what am I doing you know the new the new vipers are not as crazy the new vipers are are even faster even more powerful but I think that the the the that thought that it wants be dead I don't think that really appli I think the new vipers are incredibly capable whereas the the first and second gen ones are a little so when I when I ran across this truck I was like well I can have Both Worlds I can have something big that you know I can you know me being a bigger guy can be comfortable in and uh can you know offense how do you fit in a Viper it's a tight squeeze it's a tight squeeze I imagine yeah it's a tight squeeze for me in a Viper and I hate that all the cuz I've had about three vipers now the the uh controls are like go to the left or to the right and so I'm like man this is totally not enjoyable so um again it's it's one of those you know so the control like if you had one with side pipes the pedals would be to the right and now they when and yours has a center exit exhaust they move the pedals over the left and you know what I've had both I've had both freaking cars I was like At first I thought I was like man this car has been wrecked the freaking controls are tweaked something's wrong nope that's how it is so thank you dodge that's funny that's so fun I mean if you that's weird but at least it's there for a reason yeah like my delore they built DeLorean for 2 years during which time they used three different hoods four different air conditioning controls three different exhaust designs like it just it makes no sense at all uh oops I missed it sorry I missed it I've T I've toured the factory here in town oh the Viper Factory is here no man the DeLorean Factory oh DMC Houston oh oh oh yeah yeah know Steve wi is a is a friend yeah those guys are great they restored my car oh nice yeah this thing is just I mean it's good for a laugh for sure and I'm sure it's okay as a truck right yeah it's awesome as a truck how horrible is the fuel economy uh let's see we oh is that your average there uh 21 no 8.3 8.3 yeah that looks about but in Texas less than $2 a gallon for fuel look who's behind us there's a Viper ACR behind us brand new one nice huh FL him down if you is that your is that your boy no I don't know I don't know that guy but you know we're in that club this is a perfect Road for a Viper ACR I'm going to pull out of his way so he can get by but wow Co that's a beautiful color silver black stripe maybe he heard us maybe maybe he did I don't I hear that B10 maybe the uh the summoning call of the V10 was too hard to to pass up look at that he may follow us what a beautiful car he kept going but what a what a great Viper so the one the one big plus about being in this part of of Houston is that a lot of Oil and Gas headquarters are coming in and so all these are just oil money yeah pretty much well okay this is this was really neat and I really appreciate you bringing it and I love your outlook on on the cars that they they are what they are and and for better or worse and you can still love them yeah for sure and do I think sport trucks are hilariously useless yeah but they're good for a laugh and that's good enough yeah thanks Rudy this was fun thank you for coming down you're back in Houston next time we'll do your viper man come to the house the house of speed man come all right and uh thank you of course to Chuck's tuning for having us down here this week and uh and I really love Texas and uh and the people I meet are just great here they're all they're all good fun so see you guys later thanks for watchingmorning everybody Welcome to uh the forest north of Houston Texas first off I'd like to thank Chuck's tuning for having me down here uh to film a whole bunch of cars including a bunch of their cars but uh first things first this is Rudy thank you so much for coming down Rudy emailed me when he found out I was going to be here and offered me his modified e92 M3 followed by his Viper and we've done both of those and he said well what about my daily driver it's a uh it's a Viper truck so here we have the SRT10 quad cab tell me a little bit about it well it's a05 505 HP Viper truck uh V10 uh automatic quad cab the daily Comforts that you need for a truck you tried to like talk me out of this you're like you were like dude it's kind of like my beater it's not really that nice and and I said I don't care I've never driven a Viper truck before and so yeah like you said this one's an automatic uh they did come with an optional sixspeed hearing a Viper engine up there is weird let's see how about Viper power immediately I just go well this isn't just a truck oh all right what if I booted whoa this is about as refined an experience as driving an early Viper zero g you got the zero g moment there exactly okay so wa oh my God the steering is weird yeah it's why is the steering so weird is that normal I would say it's because the bigger Wheels yeah you got 24s on this got 24s it'll still light them up yeah and what's weird about a Viper engined truck is that it's it's a high revving engine it's it's it's not you know it's not a low down it's got big torque but it's got big torque up top which isn't really conducive to pickup trucks exactly yeah oh wait here let's how how's the brakes oh they're not bad actually good yeah brakes aren't bad here we go big straightaway time fire in the hole there's 60 80 90 100 100 I normally don't call out speeds because it's incriminating but I'll be out of this state before anyone sees this video so it is fast actually it's a tame truck it's quiet you don't hear me rolling up until I get into it I get a lot of wind noise though yeah that's Chrysler Chrysler this this is this is not of the Pinnacle of Chrysler engineering is no not at all but fundamentally this is just a normal Ram with a Viper motor shoved in it right pretty much they don't do a whole lot no they slap a for Speed and uh the Viper engine and some nice silver gauges and a push start button yeah the start button is funny I was like why doesn't this key do anything it's hiding behind the shifter but inside it's it's quite basic oh yeah it's basic you know but comfortable seats yeah the seats are actually very comfortable and they got nice bolsters and you're you're a big guy it's a good big gu car oh yeah yeah and it's uh it's it's stiff yeah rides pretty this Factory yeah Factory suspension and the thing is since it does have the big wheels it kind of exaggerates bumps and but besides that the big wheels exaggerate the little bumps yeah exactly yeah and so it's it's uh this thing oh my God it's fast but I feel like I'm going to get sucked out of this window but you're so you know you're so high up it really masks the speed you have to watch your your speedometer otherwise you have no idea yeah and then also it's not exactly aerodynamic no not at all it's so the stability and speed is questionable and you know what I think that's why Dodge red the truck from the factory yeah so when you get up there it'll start leveling out just the lift front end lift you end up with a level car L out truck God so this thing is so funny is that is this Factory this the oh wow here we'll we'll flip around up here if I can find a spot but have you driven one with a stick before no I haven't been long with the St I feel like it's got to be a hugely different experience yeah you know it's like part of part of what makes this sort of feel like a normal truck is the automatic yeah I imagine if it was stick it would probably be a different sort of vibe yeah all right I got good visibility at the top of this hill we're going to we're going to uh flip around but this thing is hilarious though I got I got I got uh sort of some some on the internet once because I called this truck I believe I said hilariously useless I'm going to back that statement up right now I think it is it kind of is but it you know how much uh we need to how much less can you tow or haul because it's the Viper truck like what's the payload capacity this I can't tell you the payload I I'll tell you what I treat it just like a truck do you yeah oh yeah you don't you don't let it you don't even think about it you tow with it uh don't tow with it well you know what I have pulled a boat you know like a 20 foot bass boat B boat um it is Texas man you just got to use your truck you can't just let them sit I hey man look you're you're the you're the user if you tell me that this thing HS in toes I'm not who buy to question you no it don't just rev I think I think my original conversation was about the Cyclone the GMC Cyclone which had like some comically small payload capacity like 200 lb or something stupid oh no man if you can new truck stuff with it then sure whatever but it's not it's rear wheeel drive only right rear wheeel drive only like people are going to watch this video and go you're not going very fast like you got to trust me on this it's going 90 mph I'm going fast I swear to God for a truck I'm going fast like you could have a cup of tea right now I could I'd probably spill it all over myself and it's weird because it it sounds like a Viper at low RPM when you can hear it rumbling but when you get it up the noise all sort of Blends together when you get up to the top right it's uh this truck lets you how can I put it lets you respect how tame it is is to be in this with that engine where in a Viper you're scared to drive it hard right see that's interesting because you also have a Viper yes which I think gets you an immediate pass into the SRT10 owner's Club yeah exactly you know um if you've got the matching set that's that's dope yeah um so yeah talk to me about your viper I mean obviously other than the engine we're not they're not even remotely the same yeah but this do it does seem kind of tame oh yeah yeah so in the Viper you get in it and the gears are long you know very you know you're you're going into them uh not only are they long throws the gears themselves are actually quite long exactly and uh you know the back end's very very tail happy like it wants to spin that on you at any time you go past 120 the front end starts lifting on it cuz your viper is a 97 right yeah it's an older one second gen yes a 997 GTS and um you know it's it's almost to the point where you know that saying where you don't want to meet your Heroes yeah yeah that was my hero when I was growing up and I you know got fortunate enough that I got to buy it and then I you know do you not love it I like to look at it yeah you know I know what you mean you know but you don't go grab the keys that often uh not not that often you know now I would I would honestly hop in my before I sold it my 9/11 any day and drive a piss out of it the 911 is the everyday everyday super car the 911 I would drive at 120 130 and not be scared the Viper I pass 120 and I'm like uhoh what am I doing you know the new the new vipers are not as crazy the new vipers are are even faster even more powerful but I think that the the the that thought that it wants be dead I don't think that really appli I think the new vipers are incredibly capable whereas the the first and second gen ones are a little so when I when I ran across this truck I was like well I can have Both Worlds I can have something big that you know I can you know me being a bigger guy can be comfortable in and uh can you know offense how do you fit in a Viper it's a tight squeeze it's a tight squeeze I imagine yeah it's a tight squeeze for me in a Viper and I hate that all the cuz I've had about three vipers now the the uh controls are like go to the left or to the right and so I'm like man this is totally not enjoyable so um again it's it's one of those you know so the control like if you had one with side pipes the pedals would be to the right and now they when and yours has a center exit exhaust they move the pedals over the left and you know what I've had both I've had both freaking cars I was like At first I thought I was like man this car has been wrecked the freaking controls are tweaked something's wrong nope that's how it is so thank you dodge that's funny that's so fun I mean if you that's weird but at least it's there for a reason yeah like my delore they built DeLorean for 2 years during which time they used three different hoods four different air conditioning controls three different exhaust designs like it just it makes no sense at all uh oops I missed it sorry I missed it I've T I've toured the factory here in town oh the Viper Factory is here no man the DeLorean Factory oh DMC Houston oh oh oh yeah yeah know Steve wi is a is a friend yeah those guys are great they restored my car oh nice yeah this thing is just I mean it's good for a laugh for sure and I'm sure it's okay as a truck right yeah it's awesome as a truck how horrible is the fuel economy uh let's see we oh is that your average there uh 21 no 8.3 8.3 yeah that looks about but in Texas less than $2 a gallon for fuel look who's behind us there's a Viper ACR behind us brand new one nice huh FL him down if you is that your is that your boy no I don't know I don't know that guy but you know we're in that club this is a perfect Road for a Viper ACR I'm going to pull out of his way so he can get by but wow Co that's a beautiful color silver black stripe maybe he heard us maybe maybe he did I don't I hear that B10 maybe the uh the summoning call of the V10 was too hard to to pass up look at that he may follow us what a beautiful car he kept going but what a what a great Viper so the one the one big plus about being in this part of of Houston is that a lot of Oil and Gas headquarters are coming in and so all these are just oil money yeah pretty much well okay this is this was really neat and I really appreciate you bringing it and I love your outlook on on the cars that they they are what they are and and for better or worse and you can still love them yeah for sure and do I think sport trucks are hilariously useless yeah but they're good for a laugh and that's good enough yeah thanks Rudy this was fun thank you for coming down you're back in Houston next time we'll do your viper man come to the house the house of speed man come all right and uh thank you of course to Chuck's tuning for having us down here this week and uh and I really love Texas and uh and the people I meet are just great here they're all they're all good fun so see you guys later thanks for watching\n"