[BDRCobra]

I have owned both. Are you sure you know what a Cobra is, I mean more than just looks. I saw a used Cobra for 18K. From 5 feet away it looked good and would stand on it own in a pack. If you got up close you could see the spyder cracking in the fendors, the powersteering rack that did not have any power steering, the owner had no idea of what kit it was, the thing caused my back to hurt for 4 hours after the 20 minute test drive, it vibrated, shook, and the brakes bordered on dangerous. The answer is yes you can get a Cobra close to 15K, will you be happy with it, probably not. I passed one up in NC for 15K. I bought a backdraft. Was it worth more than twice as much, yes. I can drive for hours and do not feel pain, I have a factory assembled car, 4 wheel disc brakes, 4 wheel independent suspension, Era correct components. Is a Superformance worth 14k more than my backdraft, to me no.

I purchased a Miata (years ago) and it was a good dailey driver(although I bought for a toy). Do not purchase a 99 or 2000, they installed the incorrect thrust bearings in some engines which results in catastrophic failures. Get on the Miata foruum (one of the best i have ever been on and do research).

I am confident you are not ready for a Cobra at this point, especially if you are considering a Miata. Now if you were looking for a Corvette Zo6 than it may be worth your money for the extra perfromance but if you are happy with 140hp than get you a gently used 2001 Miata with less than 40K miles for 10K.

I am not trying to be rude but a Cobra is a once a week take a drive car. It has no top, no ac, no heat, no windows, extremely loud, etc. You could drive a Miata from Houston to Alaska, To drive a Cobra from Houston to Galveston (30miles) is tiring