Here is what he responded to my barrage of questions:
"The Viper is in excellent condition and has never had a pint job or accident since we owned it. The reason why it is being sold is because I just got married and now need a bigger and family vehicle. The car just passed inspection and is good until 2005. We had no problems with it and no problems with the inspection. I bought it off of Ebay from a car dealership in Florida."
To me it spells RENTAL and that means CYA in my book, but who knows for sure.