The largest group Viper deal ever (they said it was IMPOSSIBLE!)

Sean has sold a lot of Vipers but never this many at the same time. Even though the factory told him it was impossible, he was determined to find a way. Photo credit @dynamicphotowerks
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[@natepeters6539]

I'm not sure what's better - the feeling of closing a 6 viper sales deal, or the smugness of winning it over from the trash-talking dealer.

[@atlantaviper]

Doing something that's never been done before on the platform you focus on everyday was the big win for me. Forget the sale and the other dealer,. Being able to say "we did it" was the best part of the experience without question.

[@commodoresixfour7478]

Sean O'Grady I bet the executives know this guy by name! Selling 6 Vipers and bringing more good press for the Company.

[@atlantaviper]

Commodore Sixfour I still fly under the radar. Lol

[@ABAtrading]

How about not deciding what's better lol since we got best of both worlds here lol

[@PrevostKlaus]

Winning

[@EdBolian]

Working in the car business involves a lot of good days and a lot of bad days. Glad this story came full circle.

[@YoWhereMyPantsAt]

Sales in general is an emotional rollercoaster. And extremely addictive ;)

[@tali2637]

Ed your a boss. I enjoy your stories, thank you!

[@hanskinslo326]

Ed, we love your stories!

[@jonstensrud1603]

Ed Bolian As I'm sure you are well aware, integrity is the best sales tool. This guy has it in spades.

[@F_And]

You're like the opposite of a catfish.

[@DoctaM3]

Bottom-line in life: where there is a will, there is a way. I love how creative he was to make this happen. He turned adversity into an opportunity and was even better for it. Kudos!

[@clydesweetfeetlivingston1180]

@Lyle Grandersom Did he lie? He said they would get it done, and they got it done. Dumbfuck

[@Turshin]

He was lucky. FCA could've stuck to their guns and not fulfilled the order the way he wanted them to. But you know what they say...scared money dont make no money. Gotta be able to "carefully" gamble to work around "No's and can't be done's"

[@guskipper1194]

I bet the day you deliver 6 Vipers is a good day for the bank balance.

[@lonelycorpro1]

Gus Kipper a lot of work too though I would imagine

[@BurnedAura68]

Jonathon yeah, a year worth work

[@coolkid0000000000001]

take what i'm about to say with a grain of salt but when i worked at a GM dealership the salesmen made a shit ton more on a used car than they did a new car. not saying the price range is the same between a cruze and a viper, but it might be a lot less than you think. i had a friend sell a certified pre owned c6zr1 corvette and he made a down payment on a house with what he made on that sale.

[@edwardgoodsmith1069]

Margins tend to be far higher on used vehicles. I'd imagine the Viper (especially limited run versions) carries some sort of special compensation/commission plan with it. The dealership's incentive to sell Vipers isn't on margin so much as it is prestige/attracting down-market buyers, I have no idea how they'd compensate a salesmen for this sale but I'm sure the fact that articles were written about it and the huge raise in profile given to the dealership (thus driving sales to the used cars/down market cars/higher margin vehicles)

[@RichRotorhead]

coolkid0000000000001 I hated selling new cars. 1- the buyers are far more demanding, as illustrated in this video 2- commissions sucked, compared to used car sales

[@jsquared1013]

Sounds like he basically Carroll Shelby-ied his way into making the deal happen. Rather appropriate, I would say 😂

[@donnycorn3086]

well the car was made possible by Caroll himself, that's the way.

[@gdoty9703]

Another Shrewd Negotiator!

[@commodoresixfour7478]

G Doty Definitely a real salesman. You have to know when to be honest and when to stretch the truth. Working hard to make a good relationship with everyone involved!

[@ABAtrading]

I just purchased a shrewd negotiator shirt from vinwiki

[@PeterPorsche1]

THATS the reason why I love this channel! Such a awesome Story! And what a great attitude towards customers! This was way more than a car purchase for these guys and someone put in this much effort to make sure they fulfill their dream! Really great!

[@LapoftheWorld]

I've always thought the worst thing you can do as a business/business person is to trash someone else on the internet. Glad you got the good kind of instant karma! (well, after a year of hard work keeping the wheels greased for delivery).

[@theboyx323]

6 Vipers in one day you say??? Rob Pitts: Hold my beer.

[@geoffreytodd]

This was a great story. I used to be an engineer supporting the Viper and the viper plant in 2016. Seeing all the pictures inside the plant made me miss that place very much. What a beautiful car.

[@EDH90]

I think the coolest part of this whole video was that they were able to get consecutive VIN numbers. In a group order, I could see the importance and "cool factor" of having that.

[@clintgliford9941]

Last time I was this early, Tavarish was only halfway through a half price quesadilla

[@CanadiansInCarsGettingCocky]

The gentleman who wanted his Viper in "Verde Ithaca" could have just gone with Dodge's "Sublime Metallic." They are very close!

[@atlantaviper]

We had actually tried to order Sublime on a Viper prior, and certain colors were restricted unfortunately, including that one.

[@CanadiansInCarsGettingCocky]

You can get it on a Ram but not on a custom, 1 off Viper?! 🤦‍♂️ 👏👏👏 Good job Chrysler!

[@whmdy]

FYI: blog.dupontregistry.com/dodge/largest-group-delivery-vipers-ever/

[@MarkH10]

Do you think someone with a Lambo to match wants 'very' or 'close'? Hell, go detail cars at a body shop for a week and watch how pick and disenginuous people can be.

[@AntilleanConfederation]

you would think that viper being the ultimate SRT car you can purchase would have no restrictions based on colors made by the same team... If someone is willing to buy the car new it should be with any color they chose if its a color on another dodge.

[@DMStarFlash]

Sean, did you remember to send the dealer who trash-talked you in the forums, a thank you card? 🙏😇😂

[@UnHoly_Garage]

my dad worked for the company that painted those vipers

[@DavidBrown-dv9rt]

Ryan Zajac I don’t think anyone cares

[@UnHoly_Garage]

David Brown ok, i didn't think anyone would. Also the compay's name is prefix

[@xenonram]

That's petty cool, did he paint any of these?

[@UnHoly_Garage]

unfortunately no, he did all the network administration for the company

[@nexushexus4365]

Your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate painted those Vipers.

[@trevormcminn9467]

Just because you take a big hit doesn’t mean you won’t win

[@farhatali761]

This is exactly what I would have done had I been afforded an opportunity like this. Amazing work ethics and shame on the other dealership who tried to humiliate you. I bet they watched this and are in shock and awe.

[@jose45615]

So is he allowed back on the forums?

[@atlantaviper]

I'm back on most, and helping run one of the biggest. Still a couple I'm not involved with.

[@FATBOY2222]

Sean O'Grady : I’m confused on why you were banned...I didn’t get that part?

[@dlombana161]

Probably because some people misunderstood his post as blatant advertising on the forums for his dealership. The other dealers probably blew it out of proportion and just took it as an opportunity to drag him through the mud. See this a lot in FB owner groups when it comes to aftermarket parts vendors that happen to also be part of that community.

[@atlantaviper]

guidob2222 Because I wasn't a paying sponsor of the forums and they viewed other people recommending me as unpaid advertising.

[@FATBOY2222]

D Lombana: what a joke! Thanks for the explanation though.

[@tassiespirit]

If you make a promise, you have to deliver; you did both, well done.

[@nbor101]

From one sales guy to another, this is an awesome story! Congrats on pulling it off Sean.

[@hugopulido9446]

That green one is to die for.

[@youngshreddfilthy2930]

Wow thats Persistent job Well Done. Anything can happen with the right salesperson and serious buyers.

[@PointGiven]

Awesome dude! The more successful you become the more haters you find. Great job!

[@crazyman8472]

"...and I'd have said "It couldn't be done!"; but it can be done!" 😎

[@lo1bo2]

The person who first said "NO" to the requested group order/pickup/tour doesn't sound like the kind of person who likes the challenge of overcoming obstacles and satisfying customers.

[@atlantaviper]

You wouldn't believe the amount of business I've picked up from them because of their lack of customer service.

[@xTouragx]

This is gent is a true classy professional....to see this kind of order the whole way thru and make a bunch of dreams happen speaks highly of his dedication. Kudos to you sir and great job in making this happen.

[@yukimasaheppe]

Kind of suprised Rabbit was not the dealer😄

[@maiomonster]

Great story! Wish we had more pics of the 6 cars.

[@willwade8050]

Talk about some clenched cheeks!! I cannot imagine the stress of those calls to Chrysler but you pulled it off like a BOSS

[@Berzerk29]

One of the best car stories I’ve ever heard.

[@dirtshaman]

That's gotta suck getting banned from all the forums in a matter of minutes. Glad Sean got the upper hand in the end!

[@TheBeardedBrawler]

My problem with this is it's another salesman making promises before he knew for sure he could keep them. I'm glad it worked out and everyone was happy in the end, but promises were made that were very likely un-keepable. I'm a very patient and understanding person so If you're a salesman just give it to me straight. I'll be more upset if you blow sunshine up my ass and promises are broken than if you just say those requests can't be met. Again it's great that this all worked out in the end and everyone is happy. Even the photo shoot was a great marketing opportunity for the factory.

[@atlantaviper]

I wouldn't have taken the orders knowing that it could not be done. Sometimes "no" is used when something is logistically complicated but not totally impossible, and people just don't want to invest the time to make it happen, so not offering them the opportunity to use that word just means we have to get creative in figuring out the "yes." Sometimes us car salesmen know what we're doing, and if we didn't, you wouldn't be watching awesome content on a channel like VinWiki.

[@TheBeardedBrawler]

All part of the art of Shrewd Negotiation I imagine. It's too bad they stopped production on Vipers, it's good they were willing to work with you when put to the fire a little.

[@MrChaiguy]

I understand what you're saying, on the other hand, what was Chrysler going to do once he had the orders, deposits and commitments from 6 customers, tell them "No, sorry we're not going to sell you these cars?" that was never going to happen. They said no simply because it was complicated, and extra work and they thought that by saying "No" the customers would just buy the cars anyway. There was really very little risk here on the part of the salesman, he just had to get past some corporate drone who doesn't understand customer service.

[@kevinc7632]

Anyone might say no till you have signed orders for a half million worth of cars.

[@ImJusBuba]

Lol 4 of these vipers were in my parking garage down the street lmao... I live walking distance from the dealership in GA, pretty cool actually of course this was a long time ago

[@BREEZEONE1]

The whole time all I could think is "it sucks being poor".

[@chowtownfoodreviews6679]

Edd this is another inspiring video to make myself very wealthy doing something with my passion of automobiles.

[@z00h]

Great outcome but I bet you were stressed out like hell between taking all 7 orders in and getting an approval from Chrysler.

[@roushstge2]

As a former cal salesman, I would LOOOOVE to see what that commission check looked like.

[@KeepingItKeith]

Amazing that your company wouldn't sponsor the page. They knew it would piss off the old car dogs.

[@nexamax]

Awesome Story! Congratulations!!

[@katout75]

Cool sales story! Nice it all worked out for him in the end.

[@waroxicnation3506]

God dodge vipers are so damn beautiful i want one so bad. I wish they would bring them back. My favorite one of all time is 2009 srt10. Be a dream to just drive one lol

[@JohnOffroader1999]

I wish I could have the Dodge Viper in Blue with White Stripes along with the Chrome Wheels.

[@NarxolepticCustoms]

This is awesome! Pat on the back to that salesman.

[@philbegas]

That purple is my favorite color too

[@neildoesiebenthal5591]

A good reason why you shouldn't trash talk people online haha. Bet that guy regrets running his mouth and losing that deal haha

[@Moxtrox]

I hate businesses that claim something can't be done before even trying. Good on you for pushing Chrysler to do the delivery.

[@mike43v3r]

They say money doesn't give happiness, but on that last picture I didn't see anybody sad nor crying...

[@BubbaBlueTube]

Wish they would bring it back. The vipers name itself is badass

[@ImperiaGin]

What I learned,don't shit on someone's reputation online especially if you're they're competitor. Don't shit on someone,if you're better than them just do better work.

[@atlantaviper]

Some people talk. Some people do. I'd rather have the success of the deal and the payoff of hard work and accomplishing the "impossible" than telling someone "no" because you're too lazy to put in the effort.

[@milkncheese1]

Hard work paid off... good job dude.

[@GearheadDaily]

I love creative solutions to things!

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

Excellent story !!!!

[@qlwaround]

Your worst day was someone asking to order 6 cars lol

[@On3_media]

There is always light at the end of the tunnel when you work hard for it. Great story!! (Especially since Vipers are my favorite car 🤙🏽)

[@garlic_starlet]

Awesome story.

[@MidwestMisfit]

Its my day off and this video still tricked me into looking at Eleads. Damn you Vinwiki lol.

[@zacharylewis4860]

this guys a hero.

[@PildoraRojaReviews]

Make the Viper Great Again!!!

[@mazda_miata_]

I love all stories including a Viper or vipers. You can’t have a normal story involving a V10, 6 speed, American supercar that wants to fling you into a wall 24/7 if you do something wrong

[@AdolfHitler-xp1nx]

sports-car front engine, rwd, 5th gen has meh styling too from most angles in most colors i LOVE the previous vipers every gen and model, they fucked this gen up sure it has great track performance, doesnt make it a supercar even older vipers were sportscars (unless you get one modified by team oreca)

[@AdolfHitler-xp1nx]

super-car would something like a ferrari 458 mid engined, rwd, insane v8 going to 9000rpm that noise alone makes the viper sound like a deisel boat hehe

[@AdolfHitler-xp1nx]

supercars are more about emotions and extreme engineering sports cars are about bang-for-the-buck track-rape heheh :D

[@99EKjohn]

So you ignore more than half the super cars of old then? Mid engine is pretty new comparatively. The ACR Viper is a super car. So is the C6 Corvette. All super cars are sports cars, not all sports cars are super cars. Also learn to use the edit function. Making 3 different posts, one right after the other, does not make you seem intelligent enough to be taken seriously, much like your ignorance of bitcoin in another post on this video.

[@olaniyiolamilehin3090]

Now I think I have a problem.... I'm addicted to VINwiki videos.

[@HungryQueens]

Thanks for this amusing story!

[@flawlessfatality8105]

Really loving that lime green and white combo

[@Kalle227]

What a spectacular story.

[@DNR5586]

Great video, love stories about production & logistics.

[@alphamacho6401]

Rev up your Viper! 🐍🔥🔥💨

[@X11CHASE]

FUCK OFF

[@invincibleDG123]

In Scotty Kilmer's voice 😂😂😂

[@GuitarExpress]

Well done!

[@friend_built]

That purple looks beautiful but I’d go with white with blue stripes or blue with white stripes

[@michaelledford4751]

I helped renovate the viper plant if that means anything except I've been in damn near every nook & cranny of the factory .

[@joshualanigan6921]

Do you still deal vipers and have a acr viper and have one black on red with red interior?

[@robertkopp873]

A great story. He made it happen...

[@peterschmidt7543]

Fun to hear a salesman put down some effort and manage to get ashore a tricky deal. Except for these seven guys and the dealer I ain’t seeing “the largest ever” factor reaching anywhere. The right kinda money suck anything Chrysle or Sun set boulevard, same thing..

[@vincentfresco5767]

it just blows my mind that Chrysler would say no. I'm sure just from this story alone made people go to their nearest dealer and place an order... truthfully some may have even called this guy and placed an order through him!

[@PeterChromeGaming]

Keep the videos coming, I'm an addict

[@richardparnell3770]

Holly cow. Scary roll of the dice

[@alejandrocervantes4523]

Wow what a great story !

[@deepee1544]

Happy for this guy!

[@youWoNtLikeMe04]

Great video. Viper is a great piece in American history. Very cool.

[@miguelberetta7887]

There's still brand new gen 5 vipers hidden away

[@cabilgibbs]

Glad you made it through man! People can be so...... The "Stars" see it all!!

[@ST62382]

This car alone is the biggest reason I hate that I have arthritis in my left knee. Been a dream to own a Viper since I was a teenager (just turned 40 yesterday) and I’ve had to give up on that dream because of my damn knee

[@gabesmith7800]

Talk about squad goals

[@NoEdits704]

My local dealer was the leading viper dealer in Salisbury NC. They got a complimentary ACR track car.

[@atlantaviper]

I've got a story about that dealer to tell in another episode. Lol

[@NoEdits704]

I bought my truck from them, pretty good experience. Looking forward to hearing it.

[@daviddowling9830]

Enjoyed this to what we’ve being seeing lately,nice.

[@RobinsM]

Hope he got a massive promotion because that one deal is worth more than a few years of deals at a Chrysler dealership.

[@atlantaviper]

I was also hoping for a massive promotion as well. Lol

[@steventenney8797]

Wonder if it's the same palmer that was famous in the 70s for running the pace car into the bleachers at the indy 500

[@atlantaviper]

Definitely not

[@pwrightisright8611]

The last ACR Extremes will be the best investment car of our era

[@EffDinero8]

No never actually means no...

[@brettbilger1390]

Here I was thinking there was a BOGO offer....or a punch card at least!

[@shadow105720]

The true dodge way "can i-" "no." "OK so don't be mad but"

[@BussytheRapper]

Good ol’ eLeads. We use the same system with CDK

[@Maldito956]

This has become my daily breakfast routine

[@RD-fw5kj]

This dude is the bandit... We're gonna do what they say can't be done. We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there. I'm east bound, just watch ol' "Bandit" run.

[@nabahmadi5012]

more stories Sean!!!!!!!!!!

[@kidwray4313]

Them viper cats were doing the most

[@stratagama]

Im more interested in the mans reputation after this, was he allowed back in the forums? if he wasn't did these guys shill for him where he couldn't go.

[@loveforthegame3]

viper is my dream muscle car.

[@giuliotoffano4763]

A confirmation that salesman are not really honest but they get the things done anyway

[@stunsisacul]

Meanwhile at Ford, I couldn’t get a Focus RS without a $7k markup to sell a guy who literally had a cashiers check in hand.

[@n4m982]

00:25 I thought that corvette was a viper lol

[@romanramon4147]

Last time i was this late scottykilmer was still driving a Toyota.. wait wrong channel 😆