Cheap Dodge Viper, Broke Rivian Truck And A 'Nice' Corvette Race Car In This Week's Car Buying Roundup

By any metric the first-generation Dodge Viper is an absolutely fantastic car. Fast, loud and ostentatious, it’s the perfect American vehicle. Unfortunately, everyone else knows this, so early Vipers are often ruinously expensive. Not always, though. Sometimes you come across a Viper like this one, where the seller out in Maine is asking just $12,000 for America’s favorite son. It just needs a little bit of work to get it shipshape, but it’ll be worth the work. Maybe. - Amber DaSilva Read More

Collector vehicle insurance giants Hagerty put out its quarterly list of winners and losers in the market, and some of the cars, trucks and SUVs on these lists just might surprise you. This is by no means investment advice, and it’s silly to expect any particular vehicle market to behave rationally, but maybe some of these could influence your next purchase. If there were a Buy/Sell/Hold guide to car collecting, this is pretty much it. - Bradley Brownell Read More

RVs may be popular, but they’re not exactly cool, especially if a certain Supreme Court justice is behind the wheel. Even the multi-million-dollar ones barely draw a second look. Buy the 1996 Mauck MSV 1120S that’s currently listed for sale on Cars & Bids, though, and you’ll do more than turn heads. You’ll also attract the attention of all the people who know just how awesome the Mauck MSV is. There must be dozens of us. Dozens! - Collin Woodard Read More

YouTube’s Rich Rebuilds has been taking electric vehicles apart to see what makes them tick for years, so when a bargain-priced Fisker Ocean came on his radar, he had to buy it. Even if it was totally bricked. This car was purchased new for over $70,000, had several thousand dollars of paint protection and tint applied, was driven for 300 miles, and traded in. It sat on the dealer lot for long enough for the battery to die, and the techs at the dealer couldn’t figure it out. So they sold it to Rich for just 10 grand! - Bradley Brownell Read More

Amber has a 2002 Subaru Forester that has reached the end of its usefulness. She wants another crossover with AWD that compliments her active lifestyle and is comfortable for her 90-pound dog. With a budget of around $35,000, what car should she buy? - Tom McParland Read More

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Chevy Cavalier wears antique car plates, which seems somehow incongruous considering the car’s humble origins. Let’s see if its price tag proves equally surprising. - Rob Emslie Read More

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Infiniti is a car that few people will remember from a brand that’s typically an afterthought. Let’s see if this sports sedan is priced to warrant a second look. - Rob Emslie Read More

The full name of today’s Nice Price or No Dice candidate is the Bentley Mark VI 4-door standard steel sports saloon. That’s a mouthful, but hopefully, the car’s price won’t prove too hard to swallow. - Rob Emslie Read More

This week’s reader has a $25,000 budget for a ride that works for the family and a rock band.

This 1964 Chevrolet Corvette was built for the SCCA B-Production class, and it was driven by Bill Jobe to back-to-back Southwest Divisional championships in 1971 and 1972. In those years it won a total of 15 class victories and four overall wins, which is pretty impressive for a division-level B-prod car. Prior to its road racing career it also won five consecutive autocross championships from 1964-69. This car is not unfamiliar with taking trophies. It was restored about 15 years ago, and allegedly features a Traco Engineering-built fuelie 331 cubic inch V8. The seller wants $69,000. Nice. - Bradley Brownell Read More