5.7 Hemi Heavy Duty (HD) vs Overhead Cam Engine

Vipers are super fun, so if you get the chance I would definitely encourage it. I bought my 2004 to be my daily driver and have something like 138,000 miles on it now. They are built really well and don't wear out easy, plus they are generally pretty easy and "cheap" to maintain. Mechanically they are very straightforward and easy to work on. Tires and fluids are what rack up the costs. 11 quarts of oil each change and $1500+ for a full set of tires gets annoying, but could be worse I suppose. The bigger issue is just finding tires for them period as so many places are starting to discontinue them. It's getting closer to the point that the only tires on the market for them are race oriented, which isn't great for someone like me that uses the car nearly year round and in weather.