I've got one of these. Like most performance vech. you're gonna have some expense to go along with maintenance and upkeep, but it's not outrageous and generally speaking, is cheaper than repairs to an actual Viper (it is a truck after all). Also, there are some issues more along the lines of a few weird or lemon vehicles, biggest "class" issue would be need to retorque the balancer pulley bolt, some vibration at speed due to the tires (bad production, but not all experience this) and weak clutches on the 6spd (closely associated with your driving styles) but all in all, a great truck. They can be had real cheap these days, and aftermarket support is fairly decent. I belong to another forum for the truck (VTCOA.com) lots of info and some trucks for sale too. (at least 2 that are supercharged). Any questions, drop me a line.

Will