Smash a Viper!
College grad Jason Gunther is 23 and his sole asset is a Viper (awwww…). Faced with the realities of adult life,
like a job, a place to live, bills to pay, etc., etc., Jason has decided to put his asset to use to make some
much-needed cash.
Not content with just selling the Viper (as he says, what's the fun in that?), he set up smashmyviper.com - where
advertisers buy advertising space and pay to have his Viper, well, smashed. The more you pay, the bigger your ad and
the more damage you inflict on the poor Viper. And the wealthier Jason gets - he will pocket over $1 million if sells
all the ad space.
For a minimum ad buy of $100, you get the Viper gouged with a key. $2500 gets the Viper whacked with a Louisville
Slugger. You get the idea. (You have to think Corvette clubs across the country would be lining up for a piece of the
action.)
It's way too complicated to explain - check it out here. As the site
evolves (and the Viper devolves) we are promised lots of photos and videos of the car's destruction.
[Tips from Jason, Dan and Dave!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
JustJase 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
To hell with the car, how much do I have to pay to whack him with the Louisville Slugger?
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Eric L. 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
As appealing as it sounds to see a 23 year old's Viper smashed up, what kind of fool would pay him to damage his own car? Sorry I'm not going to contribute to his high roller lifestyle, and the only people who do are those who are wasteful with earned money as he is.
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Dave 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
The link is broken!
"As appealing as it sounds to see a 23 year old's Viper smashed up, what kind of fool would pay him to damage his own car? Sorry I'm not going to contribute to his high roller lifestyle, and the only people who do are those who are wasteful with earned money as he is."
I think the appeal of seeing the Viper smashed brings traffic which makes advertisers pay money, which makes damage, which brings more traffic. Sounds like a VERY clever idea to me!
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Luxury Larry 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
i wonder if that car ever got him laid?
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Jay 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
The site is absoluetly awesome! it puts smashmyxbox and smashmyipod to SHAME! these guys did it right. I don't really care why he is smashing it but it will definetly be very interesting to watch! I can't wait till the damage begins!
I want that chick katlyn to take the power drill to it, someone buy me an ad!
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Jason n Boston 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
What a moron and ruining a great auto makes him less than that to any car enthusiast. But, morons of a feather flock together...
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Dave 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
"What a moron and ruining a great auto makes him less than that to any car enthusiast. But, morons of a feather flock together..."
You wouldn't take a million dollars to destroy a great auto? Maybe being the car enthusiast he is, his dream car is a Ferrari...and this will allow him to purchase that. Makes perfect sense to me. I'm sure the fact that he has the Viper in the first place will make it hard for him to do the damage...buta million dollars does sound nice!
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Alex 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
Link doesn't work, its www.smashmyviper.com . Interesting if this actually pans out....
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Jay 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
I think what people don't understand is that, regular people wont be paying $100 to smash it. Noone is going to pay $100 to key it, but Companies will! They want to get their name out there, and if they buy an AD square for $100 bucks they get to be in pictures, videos and on their homepage! Can't beat that for $100...
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crystal 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
This is such a great idea that two handsome, entrepreneurs thought of. This site is a hit and will be a more huge hit to those who take part :) It is a really cool idea to make some money...so go to the site, take time to read it, understand it and contribute to the fun!!
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Kevin Clarke 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
This site is money!! Good work
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Ella 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
Brilliant idea. At least advertisers will be getting something out of purchasing a square and who woudlnt enjoy watching videos of such a car being destroyed. I'm interested to see how well this works for them
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A_B 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
Can we have a moratorium on people shilling for their own site in comment threads?
The two guys running it are named Dave and Jason. One of the women that is going to allegedly "smash" the viper is named Crystal.
And what do we see in this thread? Three people named Crystal, Jay, and Dave shilling for the site as if they're disinterested third parties. Dave's name even links to the site.
Can you folks either bug off or admit that this is your site and you're simply shilling for it?
You already got the Autoblog guys to post a link. Give it a rest already.
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Dave 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
Sure I have no problem admitting that was me. I was trying to backup my site to the guy that was saying something bad about it...
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BJ 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
I think this is a great idea i should have tried this with my VW before just letting go for nearly notin. But good luck hope u do well.
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Nathan Jones 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
This is simply the equivalent of a mechanical smut film....what a moron.
NJ
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Bob Loblaw 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
Sites like this are one of the reasons why people hate Americans and why I'm embarrassed to be a citizen of this country right now. To destroy another's creation for no purpose other than to satisfy some animalistic desire to see things broken. Congratulations, degenerates. Now go play smashy-smashy on each other, ok?
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Bob Loblaw 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
And Autoblog, as a site for and by car lovers, shouldn't be wasting bandwith on these savages and giving their idiotic idea more exposure.
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JontheJiant 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
I like it.
Autoblog gives us all the crazy and new stories out there, I'm glad they posted this one I'm getting a crack out of it!
I think its an unusual idea but its very creative. If it works it works. I don't think anyone is going to lose any sleep over destroying a viper, its just a car. I consider myself a very big car enthusiast and I would love to see how well a Viper holds up to a Bat and a Drill!! I think its entertaining!!!! Plus its got cute girls, can't complain there just an added bonus.
I wouldn't call this idea idiotic, if he makes a million bucks then congrats to him.
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DaveSt 10:50PM (12/18/2005)
I agree with Bob, the story has no place on this website. What happened to "autoblog obsessively covers the auto industry"? How pathetic.
Are there any other sites like autoblog that allow comments without reg?
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