[Chaplin]

This subject is like a train wreck. No one wants to see it, but they can't stop themselves from looking. We are on page 11 already, and likely not done yet. Even those that have seen the discussion time and time again, and are allegedly sick of it, can't stop themselves from posting. I personally find it pretty entertaining, but that's just me.

And in all fairness to Evan (not that I'm defending him because he certainly doesn't need my help), I have never heard him once state that a CSX is a "better" car than brand X. He has said, and I'm sure will continue to say until the day he dies, that the 4000 series are "real" Cobras; and he is right. Techinically, the CSX is the only car legally entitled to carry the name "Cobra". But so what, why should that matter to anyone? I'm sure no one gets in their FFR, SPF, ERA, Shell Valley or . . . and has any less fun because they can't legally call their car a "Cobra".

I'm certainly not bothered by the fact that my car does not carry a CSX label and that it can't be legally referred to as a "Cobra". And I doubt I'd enjoy it anymore if it did carry a CSX label (but I will admit that it would like the fact that it would be worth more if it had a CSX label.) Would the sound, the acceleration, the thumbs up, the fumes or the smile on your face be more intense with a CSX label? The Cobra experience is what we're all after, and I doubt your VIN will change that.

Who cares what car you bought, why you bought it or what you do with it? I just hope you enjoy it, because we are all pretty damn fortunate to have any of these cars.