I park it like the $25000 car it is. Hey if someone wants to ding or scratch the paintwork then that's just another battle scar that will be covered up when next it gets painted - mine is most definitely not a show car and gets just as much admiration on the street as the best, most authentic looking, concourse Cobra driving by so why stress about it's looks from close up.
I wash it when it's dirty enough for someone to write "please wash me" in the dust (maybe once or twice a year) - but I certainly enjoy it's performance and handling (mechanically its as perfect as I can get it)
As far as theft goes it is comprehensively insured, and anyway, the type of people who steal cars here would rather steal old tin-tops for spares or 4X4 and luxury cars for export to countries North of here in Central Africa, so Cobras aren't top of their list, and joy riders (very rare) will most probably write themselves off before leaving the parking area.
