[klayfish]

Oh man, I'm trying to keep up with this thread. Getting ready for vacation in a few days, so I'm trying to wrap up loose ends at work and home.

On the insurance issue, I think we have to remember to compare Cobras to other specialty autos, and not the everyday Accord/Camry policies. For instance, in my company, I admit I don't know the ratio of Cobras vs. 'Vettes insured, but I'm very confident it is on the order of 20-30:1, probably much higher. The number of Cobra claims, while probably not the same as the number of 'Vette claims, probably has a much higher ratio and a much higher severity. As stated many times, insurance companies are businesses, so if Cobras are an obvious loss for them, they'll avoid them.

I agree with Meat that many owners of Cobras, at least from what I've seen and heard, do tend to get apathetic. Some kits go unfinished, some get sold shortly after completion.

My feeling is...Can a Cobra "group" change all the problems discussed? I don't know for sure. But what have we got to lose? I think it's worth a try. If it doesn't work, will we be any worse off? Who will form, organize, lead, run the group? I don't know that either. That would be up to everyone who wants to participate. I'd volunteer however I can, but I'm far from an expert on these subjects. If a group is formed, I don't even know what the first step would be. I'd want to keep it as simple as possible.

Steve